How Not to Destroy a Cell Phone

Step 1 - Don't give it to EricStep 2 - If you do, make sure it never leaves his handy belt holderStep 3 - If that fails make sure he doesn't put it on top of his carStep 4 - If he does, try to stop him from driving off with the phone still on his roofStep 5 - If all this fails, grab a chair and watch for the Mini-Van to run it over in the street and have a good laugh.Driever has showed us that cell phones aren't able to stop moving vehicles.- Brian...

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Mr. Fix It

I thought it might be nice to share some helpful hints on how to remodel and update your home. These pics are some of my proudest moments as a do-it-yourself Mr. Fix it. I would be happy to share more or you can wait for my first published 'how to' book on around the house handy work entitled "This is Why My House Burned Down." - Eric D....

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The Ellusive Paddon Spotted

Rarely seen in the wild, the Paddon was spotted around 16th and J in Midtown a few weeks ago. Remarkably I caught him during the 14 minutes he was NOT actually riding his bike during the month of May. Funny thing about this picture... I was sitting in a restaurant across the street, snapped a photo with the flash and everyone looked outside as if there was some celebrity out there. Looks like Jack is even more of a local celebrity now.-Br...

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May is Bike Month - Finale

I see there were a lot of miles logged over the weekend. Great Job! We so far have been able to hold off the competition but not by much. They are a little more than 200 miles behind us. The web page will allow logging of miles that were completed during may for a few more days. If you rode during may and did not log your miles please do so.W+P has 6 people over 500 miles and to even think about getting into the top 10 you need to have ridden at...

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Mark and Robi's Ride

Jim Williams sporting a Rolling Stones JerseyThe gang waiting for Mark to finsh grilling the burgers and dogs...Ahhh...finally they're done! A tired and full bunch of riders.Finally, Jack's bike got a rest.Well Saturday morning was a beautiful day to ride and that is just what we did. We had 11 riders show up at Mark and Robi's house. At 9:30 we were off for a 20 mile bike ride through the Rocklin and Lincoln countryside. Thanks to the following...

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Oakmont H.S. Wins Architectural Design Competition

A few months back 3 young aspiring architects from Oakmont High School stopped by for some help on a design competition they entered. They were a little nervous at first. Really...who wouldn't be nervous in the presence of such a 3D graphical genius as Jeff? The competition was a Re-Use of an existing building (old pump station between I-80 and the river near Old Town) turning it into an Aquarium. They had the design figured out (which included...

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