Just Do Stuff with Farmee

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:03:00 +0000

The pre-ride shirt soak!

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Sat, 07 May 2011 01:10:00 +0000

A Wolf about to cross over and emerge a Bear.

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Sat, 07 May 2011 00:25:00 +0000

Ahhh.

Motorcycles, Friends, and Food

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:22:00 +0000

In almost that order. I received clearance from HQ for a day ride on Saturday after a fairly rough week. The day started about 10AM, early enough for me. In true biker fashion, I set up the meeting spot with Scott as the I-240 Starbucks, where I dined al-fresco on a spinach and feta breakfast wrap while I waited. Very moto-chic:

Scott Arrived Shortly. As he has a "new" bike, (he's really had it a while, but the weather's been pretty crappy) and as we are going to ride with another pal, Jae, who has a new cruiser; Scott chose his sport-touring Kamasonki Concours for the job.

We decided to head northwest toward the Jae pick-up. We had never traveled on Agnew / Villa from the far south side to the north side, so we did. After a few stops along the way, we arrived at the home of our newest riding bud, Jae. Scott immediately initiated humiliation procedures.

Then we headed west, where Jae showed us some of his family's farm land. We ended up riding to El Reno for a Subway lunch, and then back to Jae's. Here are some pics we took along the way.

I really liked this one!

Testing the imaginary ape-hangers on the 'Strom

A new bike after a number of years can make a grown man gitty.

Somebody spent too much time in that one country where they drive on the shoulder...

Jae had evening plans, and apparently so did my family. Scott and I ended up covering most of the eastern half of the Grand Blvd loop around OKC on the way home. We parted ways at O'Hare, er, the new On Cue on sooner Road and SE 29th, which looked like O'Hare as we were on final approach. Great ride, fellas!

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 01:01:00 +0000

Fresh Meat

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 01:57:00 +0000

I had the opportunity to visit the Motorcycle Tire Store on S. Agnew in OKC yesterday to get my new Shinko 705 radial mounted on the DL. $25 with the wheel still on the bike when I rolled in. Super nice guys and they did great work. From the stickers and hats everywhere, it does look like I possibly supported my local Outlaws. Pics:

New Flashlight: MTE-907 Tactical

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 01:42:00 +0000

I just received my last Christmas present to myself today. The MTE C3-907 Tactical flashlight is a 1 AA light with a CREE LED bulb. Unfortunately, it is of Chinese manufacture. It claims a peak of 170 lumens at full power, and also has a normal (60 Lumen) and an energy-saving (30 lumen) mode. There are also lots of different strobe and "SOS" modes that I likely won't use.

I purchased this light based on recommendations from trusted people. This is a quality light, not Chinese junk. From what I gather, though, the real deal can only be found at http://site.gregmcgeeengineering.com/. There are said to be lots of imitators with cheaper LEDs and especially cheaper lenses. Here is a picture I took, but go to McGee Engineering and check it out for yourself. For $30 shipped, it has $100 plus surefire lights against the ropes. Oh, the tail switch also glows in the dark. Imagine that. A flashlight you can see in the dark. Here's a picture of mine:

And an ad I found on youtube:

The light is better quality than the video. And finally, here is a much better review: http://www.glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1276743

My Dad

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:29:00 +0000

I'm starting this post while taking a quick break from packing my dad Tom's parachute for his birthday skydive tomorrow. I hadn't felt compelled to make a big deal about him jumping on his 70th freaking birthday, but I now realize it IS a big deal.

My dad has pretty much always been the man I aspire to be. He's a father, Christian, a patriot, an athlete, an adventurer, a caretaker, and just one hell of a good guy. He's soft spoken, but not a pushover. Well, I won't get too mushy, besides, what more can I say that this doesn't...Tomorrow Dad's going to go make (another) skydive to celebrate his 70th birthday. Oh, and no assistance necessary. He's got this.

UPDATE!!!

Survival pics!

Gotta add a couple of things. One, we are still some pretty kick-ass skydivers after all this time. Two, some things never change. Three, our skydiving friends are some of the most giving and cool people around. Thanks everyone! I got to enjoy a very special day with my dad. I think he might have had fun too.

Labor Day Weekend 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Labor Day weekend brought us the opportunity to spend some time at Grand Lake o' the Cherokees with John, Stephanie, and their boys Alan and Garner. The first stop on the way was Fuddrucker's in Tulsa for dinner.

Even Jake and Elwood were there

Then on to Grand Lake. We had lots of fun on the water:

And off the water. When we weren't on the lake, we were eating great food

and visiting cool places like this garden in Grove, OK:

I thank God for opportunities like this to have great times with the fam!

(Full Picture Gallery Here)

Another run to Fallis

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:21:00 +0000

Photo tag took me to Fallis, America yesterday. It was only a 60 mile round trip, but I got to ride twistys (central OK's version anyways), dirt, gravel, sand, and Route 66. Overall great ride.

Fallis Redux

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The Economy and Personal Finance

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:31:00 +0000

After discussing with friends, I have decided to help both of my readers in your quest to stretch the dollars by listing a few items of which you MUST buy the name-brand. You can't put a price on some things, like:

Pork and Beans
Spam
Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (yes, the glowing powder stuff)
Ranch Style Beans

I'm sure there are many more. Please help me in the comments.

Woody's Road

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:00:00 +0000

Left home in ridiculous heat to go visit the wife and kids in Kellyville. We have family there and they are taking a mini-vacay without dad. Anyway, I have a friend who was in Okemah at "Woodyfest", an annual tribute to Woody Guthrie. I didn't think I would make both places in this heat, but the fam was leaving for the Jenks Aquarium when I pulled up, so off to Okemah I went.

I was told about a bridge out on Hwy 48, and intended to go down 16 to Okmulgee, but found a kick-ass dirt road to take from Slick to Okemah instead.

Then I found out that I actually dig folk music.

Great day.

Kellyville-Slick-Okemah (Or

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Who are YOU, Congressman?

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:30:00 +0000

Ms. Magazine vs. Iron Man 2 « Monster Hunter Nation

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Wed, 19 May 2010 19:38:00 +0000

Man, this is one awesome post:

Ms. Magazine vs. Iron Man 2 « Monster Hunter Nation

Westfall Elementary First Grade Zoo Trip

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:50:00 +0000

Drew enjoyed the company of a Lorakeet today in the new Children's Zoo inside the OKC Zoo. Awesome day. I'll get more pictures up ASAP.

Red Bull | Human Flight 3D Movie

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:01:00 +0000

Red Bull | Human Flight 3D Movie

This looks like it is going to be awesome. Maybe a little cheesy, but so is the sport. One great guy that helped me out a long time ago died in pursuit of this film, so I hope everyone will go experience it.

2010 Eureka Springs Hillbilly Ride

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:19:00 +0000

I'm making some time to catch up today, although this will probably be a lackluster tale, as most of the emotion will have drained away by now.

Scott and I left the OKC metro for Eureka Springs on Thursday morning. We were both really pumped, as the weather that day was clear and projected to range from the mid-50's to the mid-70's. The ride to Eureka in 2009 was the polar opposite. It was cold, windy, and raining the entire way to the Arkansas border. Anyway, all packed up and ready to go:

Photo by Scott Carmack

So we hit the road. We had decided on a few parameters for the ride out. We wanted to ride some dirt roads. There were a couple of areas in Oklahoma we wanted to see. Also, we preferred to arrive at the former Traveler's Inn in Eureka before dark.

I think I'll just post our track and some photos of the ride out from here, then pick up witht he rest of the story...

The track:

Eureka2010_To Eureka

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Arrival! I think I'll continue this later. Bored. Wonder if it quit raining?

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:30:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:46:00 +0000

Lumpy say:
"Don't be silly, wrap your Willy!"

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:16:00 +0000

It's All Saints Day!

EPIC Oklahoma College Security Win! (or FAIL)

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:10:00 +0000

O-M-G. This story made my Friday. Comedy doesn't get much better.

OCCC Evacuation a Misunderstanding

Cowboys Rasslin'

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:21:00 +0000

Drew and I went to Stillwater last night and watched the OSU Wrestling team obliterate the Northern Iowa Panthers.

The Article

Going all White-neck in the Snow

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:59:00 +0000

Sloppy mud and U

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:11:00 +0000

Rode to Crescent with Scott today to pay a visit to the old Kerr-McGee Cimarron Uranium processing facility, a-la Silkwood infamy. I'm pretty sure we found the site, although it is pretty nondescript these days:

Even more interesting though, was finding out what the Wee Strom would do when confronted with snotty slop:

No falls, but it did take two of us to get it out of the peg-deep mud once. The after pic looks way cleaner than real life.

What a fun day. Is it hot in here?

That's a Third!

noreply@blogger.com (Farmee) — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:11:00 +0000

Drew took third place in the Choctaw Novice State Wrestling Championship!