I am an old man living in Seattle. Tumblr (3.0; @homeslice3)http://www.lonardo.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5ma415n2E1qz517xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sigh… but thank goodness.</p>http://www.lonardo.com/post/816531121http://www.lonardo.com/post/816531121Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:55:13 -0700Kat: Why don’t you and jon get sidecars for your bike so Pat and James can go. This way Pat...http://www.lonardo.com/post/799431608http://www.lonardo.com/post/799431608Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:44:40 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l37aa2haPo1qz517xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sad day, Dennis Hopper died.   I’m gonna have to don a ‘stache on our summer Seatte to Vegas motorcycle trip this year as a tribute.  Shit, I better start growing that shit now.</p>http://www.lonardo.com/post/644741204http://www.lonardo.com/post/644741204Sat, 29 May 2010 14:27:38 -0700(206) 659-3269 Out with the iphone, (end of week) in with the crackberry (sigh), but at least work...http://www.lonardo.com/post/590058860http://www.lonardo.com/post/590058860Tue, 11 May 2010 10:56:23 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0esjiWHrE1qz629to1_500.png"/><br/> The Belgian visits.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0esjiWHrE1qz629to2_500.gif"/><br/> And then we need a week at Betty Ford<br/><br/> <p>(via <a href="http://likeureallycare.com/">santacroce</a>)</p> <p>Santa - is that Ted?  It’s been a LONG time since I’ve seen him!</p>http://www.lonardo.com/post/503398475http://www.lonardo.com/post/503398475Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:32:43 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzludeupsN1qz517xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Test rode this today.  Really liked it - perfect city bike yet big enough to haul across the country.  One more test ride tomorrow and I’ll decide.</p>http://www.lonardo.com/post/461933963http://www.lonardo.com/post/461933963Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:53:38 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kydfbtMzI91qz517xo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I may just buy a turntable for the first time in 20 years.</p> <p><a href="http://www.fullofwishes.co.uk/2010/02/24/pre-order-galaxie-500-deluxe-reissues-and-get-the-music-early/">http://www.fullofwishes.co.uk/2010/02/24/pre-order-galaxie-500-deluxe-reissues-and-get-the-music-early/</a></p>http://www.lonardo.com/post/409959385http://www.lonardo.com/post/409959385Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:14:17 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxwsw4br8H1qam6ylo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love this tumblr.  I laugh at it every day.</p> <p><a href="http://unhappyhipsters.com/post/397127035/shed-been-begging-her-parents-to-swap-out-the">unhappyhipsters</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>She’d been begging her parents to swap out the gravel for a real lawn, with chairs and everything. She hadn’t counted on their literalism.</p> <p>(Photo: Dave Lauridsen; <a href="http://www.dwell.com/slideshows/domestic-democracy.html?slide=5&paused=true">Dwell</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://www.lonardo.com/post/398782577http://www.lonardo.com/post/398782577Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:40:51 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvs62kVBtM1qz629to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Oh hell yeah.  I remember the Acme Oyster house.. Tequilla and Crawdads.. oh yum..</p> <p><a href="http://likeureallycare.com/post/318222831/id-walk-from-michigan-to-the-acme-oyster-house-in">santacroce</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I’d walk from Michigan to the Acme Oyster House in the Big Easy for a plate of these.</p> </blockquote>http://www.lonardo.com/post/318308423http://www.lonardo.com/post/318308423Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:00:56 -0800<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kv6dag9PyI1qz4ml0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Oh Santa, please bring my good friend Pat Castaldo an old dodge dart in decent condition.  He’s been a good boy this year, and all of his friends feel sorry for him yearning and lusting over Craigslists ads for years waxing nostalgia..Please please please Santa, please.</p> <p><a href="http://patcastaldo.tumblr.com/post/298962352/im-sorry-but-if-you-change-it-from-a-column">patcastaldo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I’m sorry, but if you change it from a column shifter to a floor shifter it can’t be considered “bone stock” and “never modified.”</p> </blockquote>http://www.lonardo.com/post/299152717http://www.lonardo.com/post/299152717Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:46:08 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kukflloHnm1qz517xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>For you Pat. I found your off shore investment you never told me about. Pat’s fish taco stand?</p> <p>I did have the best taco of my life at the taco stand outside the bus terminal in Playa Del Carmen.  oh yum..</p>http://www.lonardo.com/post/280903230http://www.lonardo.com/post/280903230Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:48:00 -0800<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kugbcuevGh1qz4ml0o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>WOW, I was a slot racing fan when I was a kid.  A saturday morning at the hobby shop with the 10 lane track was a HUGE day for me.</p> <p>I had 1/2 of our basement setup with the trains and tracks.</p> <p><a href="http://www.slotracecars.com/Default.aspx">http://www.slotracecars.com/Default.aspx</a></p> <p>BTW Pat, a RESTORATION HARDWARE set - very douche like..</p> <p><a href="http://patcastaldo.tumblr.com/post/277832952/this-is-really-hard-to-resist"><br/>patcastaldo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This is really hard to resist.</p> </blockquote>http://www.lonardo.com/post/277973160http://www.lonardo.com/post/277973160Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:48:00 -0800<object width="400" height="253"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_vUhSYLRw14&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_vUhSYLRw14&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="253" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Santa - funny.  I grew up being a huge Pirate fan - Robert Clemente was my hero - I used to mimic his basket catching method and my little league coach would yell at me.</p> <p><a href="http://likeureallycare.com/post/242579195/all-professional-sports-should-be-played-this-way">santacroce</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>all professional sports should be played this way</p> </blockquote>http://www.lonardo.com/post/242627652http://www.lonardo.com/post/242627652Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:24:34 -0800An old bull and a young bull are standing at the top of a hill, looking down at the herd below. The...http://www.lonardo.com/post/222085426http://www.lonardo.com/post/222085426Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:15:28 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t5i7JDNACtI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t5i7JDNACtI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Wow. Glad I sold my Uly last year.   Sad times for motorcycle manufacturers.</p>http://www.lonardo.com/post/216624767http://www.lonardo.com/post/216624767Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:21:43 -0700“The real problem here is the owner – most American males have gradually morphed into...http://www.lonardo.com/post/213999107http://www.lonardo.com/post/213999107Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:02:59 -0700<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr971jf9qz1qz517xo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My new <a href="http://i.dell.com/resize.aspx/laptop-studio-14z-hero/295">home laptop</a>.</p>http://www.lonardo.com/post/208472810http://www.lonardo.com/post/208472810Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:29:00 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqwyrue8Fk1qz517xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My friend Jon is selling his house. He paid for a staging coMpany to come in after we painted and cleaned. Evidently they think Jon likes birds.</p>http://www.lonardo.com/post/202975672http://www.lonardo.com/post/202975672Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:59:44 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqdqxsH11N1qz629to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is EXACTLY how I want to go, expect I need someone to drive the entire thing off a cliff (and jump to safety before it lands) while the sidecar is on fire.</p> <p><a href="http://likeureallycare.com/post/194232362/the-final-ride">santacroce</a>:</p> <blockquote>The final ride.</blockquote>http://www.lonardo.com/post/194380114http://www.lonardo.com/post/194380114Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:07:45 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqb1462EeN1qz5wn3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pat thinks I should try to find the guy I sold my <a href="http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/moto_guzzi_jackal_2000.php">Moto Guzzi Jackal</a> to.  It’s not a bad idea Castaldo.  Not a bad idea.</p> <p><a href="http://paribello.tumblr.com/post/193093062/now-its-my-turn-for-a-new-bike-brought-it-in">paribello</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Now it’s my turn for a new bike…</p> <p>Brought it in for the 2-day 15,000k tune-up. Got a call a few hours later saying I have a bad cylinder that’s been leaking into the engine. Gonna cost $2500 when all is said and done.</p> <p>So, I’ll take the opportunity to sell her and get something easier on the arms and better for our long rides.</p> <p>We did have some fun times though…</p> </blockquote>http://www.lonardo.com/post/193373374http://www.lonardo.com/post/193373374Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:25:53 -0700