Ron's Home Page » personal http://ozrock.net/ron Just somewhere I post stuff Mon, 31 May 2010 13:06:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 J.P. Patches and Archie McPhee http://ozrock.net/ron/2009/08/12/j-p-patches-and-archie-mcphee/ http://ozrock.net/ron/2009/08/12/j-p-patches-and-archie-mcphee/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:52:52 +0000 Ron http://ron.ozrock.net/?p=1762
The coolest thing I brought home from Seattle? Clearly the JP Patches Bobblehead from Archie McPhee.

]]> http://ozrock.net/ron/2009/08/12/j-p-patches-and-archie-mcphee/feed/ 0 My dad and the electro-assist bicycle http://ozrock.net/ron/2009/07/30/my-dad-and-the-electro-assist-bicycle/ http://ozrock.net/ron/2009/07/30/my-dad-and-the-electro-assist-bicycle/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:45:50 +0000 Ron http://ron.ozrock.net/?p=1755 In the 60’s and 70’s, my dad worked off and on on building one of these things in the garage; he called it the “Friction Compensator”. (eROCKIT electro-assist bicycle)

I’m not kidding. He was an electrical engineer by education, and also converted a 1947 Crossley to electric power with a big rack of lead-acid batteries in the back. Drove me to kindergarten in it a few times.

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Oz handing over the water

But he did 30 miles earlier in the week at camp.  He’s starting to leave me behind.

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Pink lilies in our yard

]]> http://ozrock.net/ron/2009/07/12/lilies-in-our-yard/feed/ 0 I’ve waited 10 years for this http://ozrock.net/ron/2009/04/15/ive-waited-10-years-for-this/ http://ozrock.net/ron/2009/04/15/ive-waited-10-years-for-this/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:27:55 +0000 Ron http://ron.ozrock.net/?p=1275 oz takes out the garbageThat’s right.

Oz is taking out the garbage.

Finally, this “Dad” stuff is starting to pay off.

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