What to expect from this here blog.

     Greetings. First off I want to say to all of you , that I'm a man with various interests and hobbies. They include in no particular order, sports (both following and participation) Music (both playing myself and obviously listening..duh.) Astronomy/Astro photography. Much of the content of this blog will be about said hobbies/interests. Actually my basement/"Man Cave" in itself is a hobby. I'm constantly adding items/tweaking things in it here and there. Items in the "cave" are a eclectic collection of crap I sometimes say when I describe it. My wife told me many years ago, "It's your basement, do whatever." So I have. Here are a few photos.

My Favorite Bourbon

Christmas "Drinking" buddies

As you can obvious see. I'm a huge Cincinnati Reds fan. A Cincinnati sports fan in general. The "Rock Wall" as I call it shows my Music tastes. Mainly "classic rock" as I am on the tail end of the baby boomer generation. You can also see my "axes" My 1994 Fender "Stu Hamm Urge" bass is one of my prized possessions. I also have an 1996 Fender Stratocaster. I play the bass mainly. I'm not in a band. I do jam with some folks from time to time though. You and also sort of see my telescope.It's hidden under that black fedora (dust cover) It's Celestron  NexStar 4SE Computerized Telescope.

     Reason for the "Man Cave"? I'm the only male in my household. My wife and I have two lovely daughters. Actually the above statement isn't totally honest. Well it was until about this time a year ago. That's when we got this guy.

My little Buddy Toby

Toby is male 1 year old Shih Tzu. When we decided to get a pup I insisted on getting a male one. I desperately needed someone on my side!
     The basement has always been "mine". Oh sure the girls when they were younger had a ball playing down there all the time. When we finished it 11 years ago. (basically did all the work on it myself with some family help). I always envisioned it as my space. As the girls got older the less time they spent down there. Don't get me wrong the family still goes down there. Family movie night is always held there or when we watch our "viewed as a family TV shows." But basically it's mine now. No one complains. Everybody needs ones space.