That Was Refreshing!

Yesterday after the fog lifted and the temperature rose to a balmy 49F we decided to get the bike out to join a friend of ours on a short run. J-bird had broken his leg back in late summer/early fall and when he said he felt like he was ready to give it a try of course I'm going to join him!


















Lightnin provided this snapshot of us in front of "Best Damn Bar" where we stopped for something to wet our whistles. I'm not sure if we were actually thirsty or just needed to get inside for a couple of minutes to get feeling back in our fingers!

We probably rode for close to an hour total, which was good enough because 49F at 50mph is still a bit chilly even with leather on!

Mini-China Expat Reunion

This past weekend we were finally able to get a group of friends together who had all met while living in China. We were obviously missing a few folks because some still live in China and others have returned to their homes in Europe. (You know who you are, and Lightnin and I were at least able to see some of you on our last trip to Europe!) Their presence was missed, but we still managed to have fun sharing good food, drink, memories of Beijing, and lots of laughter!

Although most of us that spent a majority of our free time together while in Beijing work for the same company, we come from very different backgrounds and probably would never have met nor formed the strong personal bond that we currently hold had it not been for this common experience. I know that the experience has a different affect on everyone so I can only speak for myself when I say that it was life changing!

I will never forget the friends that I came to know while living on the opposite side of the earth and hope that we can get the entire group together again someday!

Snowy River

Yesterday it finally snowed enough that I was able to get a few shots of the White Water River with snow covered banks.
The White Water River is right across the street from where we live and it feeds into the Ohio river just a few miles away from us.
The bridge in the pictures is the I-275 loop that circles the city.