My hobbies?

Hobbies? Or loves? Or .....what should I call them. Most times I assume that this blog will be about those, which are family, beer, cigars and motorcycling. Maybe not in that order, though yeah, family is in the right spot.

I am a homebrewer that got into that hobby because of my love for great beer. I found right off that I can actually brew a beer just as good as most you can buy anywhere. Right here at home!! As with most hobbies, they become a passion and grow completely overboard. I love it. So now I brew all grain beer and serve it out of my brew fridge with 5-6 taps. One usually for root beer. My love for beer has also taken me to many functions, brew fests, pubs and such over time as well. My friend Ted has now opened a english style public house and brews his own beer right there on site. He has his own blog as well at http://brewersunion.blogspot.com/

Cigars is yet another hobby that I have started and created yet another monster with! Hahaha

Motorcycling is my newest addition to hobbies/passions. I bought a 2006 VTX1300 back in 2007 that I now have modified with extras to exactly what I want. It is a beautiful cruiser that is very comfortable for me! I put on 10,000 miles last riding season and looking forward to doing that again this year. I had some great trips during the season. I took a lone trip all by myself to Vegas that was pretty fun. A friend here at work also has a motorcycle and we have started taking trips together. He is a great guy and we have found that we like to travel at about the same pace, so it makes for enjoyable trips around the states. We did a redwood country coast run into California. Then later in the year we took a trip up through Eastern part of Washington and over to the coast, then back into Oregon and home. Great times!!