Monthly Archives: September 2026

I just dug a hole and buried my cat. There are worse things but it sucks nonetheless. I’m going to skip blogging for a day or two.

I meant to replace a road trip with it’s expensive corporate hotel into an experimental “overnight drive” and happy solo campout. I’d done what I intended. I’d been exhausted but “caught up” on sleep. I partially recovered from the shock … Continue reading →

There I was…  exhausted, in a car, engine off, in a downpour, grieving my dead cat. Nowhere to go, no idea how go there, and no spirit to anything about it. These things happen. I don’t know how long I … Continue reading →

It’s just a cat but I’m pretty broke up about it. I’ve had cats that I don’t give a shit about. This one wasn’t like that. He had an outsized presence in the short time he was with us. I … Continue reading →

You may ask yourself. “Well… how did I get here?” It should have been a moment of triumph. I’d successfully completed a personal challenge. I wanted to see if I’d restored some of my constitution. I had. I’d been awake … Continue reading →

A month ago my 3d printer was giving me fits. The quality was shit. I deduced the situation was a loose hotend heating element. There are four tiny screws buried in the print head. Three were loose and one was … Continue reading →

I’m deliberately trying to do “retired guy” stuff. I’ve played bingo… perhaps for the first time since elementary school. I’ve started to go to the library. When I was a wee lad, libraries were literally the the place they kept … Continue reading →

I’d purchased the wrong tire? WTF! Everyone and their dog insisted the PC800, especially in the first year (1989), needs a tire exactly the right size. If the tire is too big it bumps into (and damages!) the bedonkadonk. Honda … Continue reading →

I tried an impact wrench. Nope. I soaked everything with Liquid Wrench, left it overnight, and then tried my impact wrench. Nope. I started having doubts about the tire. The bike is 37 years old, has < 20,000 miles, and … Continue reading →

Pics or it didn’t happen! The bedonkadonk (trunk) of a PC800 is unique among motorcycles. The cargo area is under the seat like a scooter’s but it’s larger. Scooters can have that storage because they have entirely different engines and … Continue reading →