click the pics I get a lot of questions from guys and gals about transitioning from a street bike to a DS. I like this article but don’t totally agree about choosing bike size. You can go the route of buying a used smaller, lighter cc bike at first and practice. Or….you can sort of…
Background Russia conquered the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of “white gold” (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water…
Tel Aviv District 552 11 hours ago 33.2. Central District 159 33.3. Haifa District 70 33.4. Jerusalem District 63 33.5. North District 23 33.6. Southern District 17 Unknown 116
thanks Poland and Austria for stopping by over 1000 times! Poland 1,066 Voivodeship Unique Visitors 31.1. Masovian 285 31.2. Silesian 116 31.3. Lesser Poland 113 31.4. Greater Poland 87 31.5. Pomeranian 82 31.6. Lower Silesian 79 31.7. Lodz 47 31.8. Kuyavian-Pomeranian 41 31.9. Lublin 39 31.10. Podlaskie 27 31.11. West Pomeranian 25 31.12. Podkarpackie…
welcome COOK ISLANDS TO OUR BLOG! THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY! Background Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to…
We are taking a little BLOG vacation unless some really cool stuff happens to us or I find some interesting info to post. It’s a busy time around here not only for the holidays but with work. Leslie is on call almost the rest of the month and Cheryl is doing many OT shifts working…
Testing out the new gallery feature! I like it!
From this weekend!
November 24th & 25th 2012 (click on pics for BIGGER high resolution versions) One thing that I do alone because Cheryl does not share this passion is every year I go out to Harrison Mills, BC to see the almighty Majestic Bald Eagle. I also ride out each year as well. On Saturday I counted…
Thank you Poland for stopping by our BLOG over 1000 uniquely times! Poland 1,006 Voivodeship Unique Visitors Last New Visitor 31.1. Masovian 271 48 minutes ago 31.2. Lesser Poland 108 November 20, 2012 31.3. Silesian 105 9 hours ago 31.4. Greater Poland 82 6 hours ago 31.5. Lower Silesian 77 November 17, 2012 31.6.…
I never really tell Cheryl enough how proud I am of her especially when I see her in the RCMP Serge. It’s sad to think tonight she is not celebrating in dress but standing guard for one of her colleagues who was killed last week while working. Constable Adrian Oliver, such a young man and…
WELCOME MARSHALL ISLANDS! Background After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947…
Background New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the…