Category Archives: Life

Shadow Bobber - Rat Bike Can Be Done!

Are you thinking about building out a Honda Shadow VLX Bobber? It can be done! I just saw Mike’s thread on the Honda Shadow forum about his Shadow Bobber/Rat Bike. He has done an incredible job!

dBlogIt 2008 Year End Review

I pushed hard this year when it came to blogging. From marketing to writing I spent a lot of personal time here on dBlogIt. Here is a little round-up of the most notable posts from 2008.

Honda Shadow Bobber - Phase 1

Back in April I mentioned plans for my Honda Shadow 600 bobber. I have made some progress on the bike so I thought I would show it off.

128 Questions for New Year’s Reflection

For me, the word “reflection” carries the connotation of lonely mental acrobatics. In reality, however, I think a systematic approach can make it a manageable and fun way to wrap up the year.

This list of 128 questions should help to create a little spark to get you started. It covers life in general, marriage, [...]

It’s Like Your Mother Always Said

I had a sneaking suspicion today that something was wrong with my pants. Something felt weird but I ignored it.

It comes with the territory

So the baby has been screaming her little head off for an hour while the missus heads out to do the shopping. You have tried burping her, changing her, swaddling her, unswaddling her. All the while she continues to cry hysterically. Louder and louder and louder she gets until you feel like you are going [...]

Phoenix, Arizona: The Tropical Desert Paradise of My Youth

If you can, imagine a teenage, Arizona-style country-boy, raised out in the middle of the Navajo Reservation. Making the occasional five-hour drive to Phoenix was a little adventure that I anticipated. I once made the long drive with a couple of friends to see a band play. Other times I would come down with my [...]

Doc says they were “Cavalier”

I take a prescription medication every day. I don’t want to say what it is but let us just say it is not your average run-of-the-mill shot of Pepto-Bismol. Not taking it could have a potentially harmful effect on me. This weekend, for the first time since I have started taking the medication, I forgot [...]

Vacation Preparation

Mary and I have two very different styles of preparation for a vacation. Essentially, we prepare the way our parents prepare.

Drink of Choice

What’s your drink of choice? Mine? It’s a Long Island Iced Tea. I love the fact that it contains five or six different kinds of liquor (depending on the recipe): triple sec, light rum, gin, vodka, tequila, and sour mix. The simple fact that it has gin is enough, but it goes a step further [...]