A secret is something only a few select should know about right? If everyone knew about it, then it wouldn’t be a secret, now would it? That’s why I am convinced I have stumbled about the ultimate secret diet!
Since I know there are only a few people who ever come to this site, I suppose [...]

My first outing was tough. I rode the path that I would usually walk or run in previous years. This ranged anwhere between 3 to 6 miles in distance. I opted for the 6 mile route, which has several decent grades. I barely made it. In fact on one of [...]

Ya gotta start somewhere…
A while back Starbucks took us from a simple cup of Joe to a Vente Carmel Macchiato made with low fat soy. Coffee went from coffee to something that requires a primer course at the local community college.The same thing it seems has happened with bicycles in my lengthy absence from [...]

Okay, I’ll just come out and say it. Anyone who knows me at all knows I have always gone up and down with my weight. Actually, usually just up with the occasional down. Recently, Jan noticed that I would stop breathing at night. I tested

Beautiful, isn’t it?
(extremely) positive for sleep apnea. [...]

This video show breakfast the morning of the reunion with the DeToro’s and the Smiths at the Williamsburg Lodge, Followed by an appearance by George Washington outside the Kings Arms Tavern, where we then had lunch.

This was our first day before the reunion actually. The actual reunion footage was taken on my Handycam and still needs to be offloaded and edited… This footage was taken by my still camera which takes some rudimentary video. Enjoy!

The reunion was great! Jan, the boys and I all had a wonderful time. Except for a little traffic on the way up and back, the trip was perfect. The weather was warm and dry, everyone was friendly, the Williamsburg Lodge was an excellent choice, the food was great throughout Colonial Williamsburg, and [...]

I’m working on adding a photo gallery to the Smithism site. You may need to register and be approved to be able to see some of the galleries. If you have any trouble, please contact me and I will do what I can to help. Here are a few of the latest [...]

Okay, so after evaluating several portal frameworks and rejecting them all for being too complex and time-consuming to manage, I decided to go with a blog format. Fortunately, I believe this blog system (WordPress) is flexible enough to also include customized content and such things as photo galleries.
So, please come back often to see what’s [...]