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Mediocre skateboarding | Incidental birdwatching.
I skateboarded in the driveway after work on Monday. I was tired from the weekend and couldn't get any tricks to click. It was frustrating since I don't do anything particularly difficult and can usually put together enough to make it count. There was a lone cardinal at the feeder at dusk.
February 17, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I skateboarded in the driveway after work on Monday. I was tired from the weekend and couldn't get any tricks to click. It was frustrating since I don't do anything particularly difficult and can usually put together enough to make it count. There was a lone cardinal at the feeder at dusk.
Sunday was sunny and mild. I skateboarded in the driveway all afternoon. I didn't have energy for that, but I tried since it was nice outside. I did two boardslides on the flat bar, noseslides, tailslides, like one 50-50, and a 43. I saw two tufted titmice, a downy woodpecker, and three crows.
February 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Sunday was sunny and mild. I skateboarded in the driveway all afternoon. I didn't have energy for that, but I tried since it was nice outside. I did two boardslides on the flat bar, noseslides, tailslides, like one 50-50, and a 43. I saw two tufted titmice, a downy woodpecker, and three crows.
Saturday I went to Jamestown. I scored a deal on new sheets at the mall & skateboarded at JSP. I was beat & didn’t land crap. It was still a good trip. I skated the driveway when I got home b/c it was sunny. I didn’t land crap there either. I saw 20 turkeys on the drive & a red-bellied woodpecker.
February 15, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Saturday I went to Jamestown. I scored a deal on new sheets at the mall & skateboarded at JSP. I was beat & didn’t land crap. It was still a good trip. I skated the driveway when I got home b/c it was sunny. I didn’t land crap there either. I saw 20 turkeys on the drive & a red-bellied woodpecker.
Happy Valentine's Day.
February 15, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Happy Valentine's Day.
I skateboarded in the driveway after work. It was cold, calm, and dry with a nice sunset. Actually felt like skateboarding after dealing with weather all week. I did two really good noseslides, some boardslides, ride-on grinds, and jump ramp ollies. Four Canadian geese & two mourning doves flew by.
February 14, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I skateboarded in the driveway after work. It was cold, calm, and dry with a nice sunset. Actually felt like skateboarding after dealing with weather all week. I did two really good noseslides, some boardslides, ride-on grinds, and jump ramp ollies. Four Canadian geese & two mourning doves flew by.
There were flakes in the air for Wednesday. The ground stayed dry so I skateboarded in the driveway after work. I did a few boardslides, a noseslide, a 50-50, tailslides, and jump ramp ollies. It was cold. Two Canadian geese flew over. An unidentified sparrow was on the ground at the bird feeder.
February 12, 2026 at 8:08 PM
There were flakes in the air for Wednesday. The ground stayed dry so I skateboarded in the driveway after work. I did a few boardslides, a noseslide, a 50-50, tailslides, and jump ramp ollies. It was cold. Two Canadian geese flew over. An unidentified sparrow was on the ground at the bird feeder.
Tuesday was a clunker. It was warm, but the driveway was damp so skateboarding was limited. A few rain drops were falling, too. I did a bunch of noseslides and a couple of 50-50s. There weren’t any birds around either. Usually there’s at least a cardinal or mourning dove.
February 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Tuesday was a clunker. It was warm, but the driveway was damp so skateboarding was limited. A few rain drops were falling, too. I did a bunch of noseslides and a couple of 50-50s. There weren’t any birds around either. Usually there’s at least a cardinal or mourning dove.
Monday was dry, but cold. I did some driveway skateboarding after work. I landed two boardslides, tailslides, frontside 50-50s, and jump ramp ollies and quit because it was 19˚ F. I saw an Eastern Towhee and a cardinal in the front yard.
February 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Monday was dry, but cold. I did some driveway skateboarding after work. I landed two boardslides, tailslides, frontside 50-50s, and jump ramp ollies and quit because it was 19˚ F. I saw an Eastern Towhee and a cardinal in the front yard.
I skateboarded in the driveway for the second day in a row on Thursday after work. It was 20˚ F so I didn’t have long before my board froze. I did two frontside 50-50s, tailslides, and a few ollies off the jump ramp. Things felt good, even with the cold. I saw a cardinal and maybe a house finch.
February 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I skateboarded in the driveway for the second day in a row on Thursday after work. It was 20˚ F so I didn’t have long before my board froze. I did two frontside 50-50s, tailslides, and a few ollies off the jump ramp. Things felt good, even with the cold. I saw a cardinal and maybe a house finch.
Wednesday was 20˚ F at best. I skateboarded in the driveway after work. The driveway had only a few small damp spots. I did a noseslide, a 50-50, tailslides, and jump ramp ollies before my trucks froze. I made my tricks count since I didn't have long due to the cold. I saw one cardinal in the yard.
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Wednesday was 20˚ F at best. I skateboarded in the driveway after work. The driveway had only a few small damp spots. I did a noseslide, a 50-50, tailslides, and jump ramp ollies before my trucks froze. I made my tricks count since I didn't have long due to the cold. I saw one cardinal in the yard.
I shoveled out the driveway on Sunday and was able to skateboard after work on Monday. I had to deal with some big wet spots. I fit in some noseslides and boardslides before I got cold. Things felt good and wish I had more time. I saw two cardinals in the yard.
February 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I shoveled out the driveway on Sunday and was able to skateboard after work on Monday. I had to deal with some big wet spots. I fit in some noseslides and boardslides before I got cold. Things felt good and wish I had more time. I saw two cardinals in the yard.
There was no skateboarding this week due to winter. Last night I watched Jimmy Lannon’s part in Volunteers, the 2015 video made by Mikey Bueso, if that counts for anything. I saw 10-12 robins fly by my apartment this morning when I went out to warm up the car. Spring is right around the corner.
January 23, 2026 at 8:02 PM
There was no skateboarding this week due to winter. Last night I watched Jimmy Lannon’s part in Volunteers, the 2015 video made by Mikey Bueso, if that counts for anything. I saw 10-12 robins fly by my apartment this morning when I went out to warm up the car. Spring is right around the corner.
I skateboarded in the driveway on Sunday afternoon for 45-50 minutes. It was sunny, but only 22˚ F. Actually wasn't bad. I landed some noseslides, frontside 50-50s, tailslides, boardslides, and jump ramp ollies. It felt good to roll. I saw three crows, a hairy woodpecker, a chickadee, and juncos.
January 19, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I skateboarded in the driveway on Sunday afternoon for 45-50 minutes. It was sunny, but only 22˚ F. Actually wasn't bad. I landed some noseslides, frontside 50-50s, tailslides, boardslides, and jump ramp ollies. It felt good to roll. I saw three crows, a hairy woodpecker, a chickadee, and juncos.
Skateboarding was cancelled all week due to rain and/or snow. There was a day or two where it was warmer and dry, but rained by the time I was done with work. The weekend forecast doesn’t look promising for going to an indoor park either. I’ve seen a couple cardinals, mourning doves, and juncos.
January 16, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Skateboarding was cancelled all week due to rain and/or snow. There was a day or two where it was warmer and dry, but rained by the time I was done with work. The weekend forecast doesn’t look promising for going to an indoor park either. I’ve seen a couple cardinals, mourning doves, and juncos.
I skateboarded in the driveway after lunch. I got warmed up, did a few noseslides, and a ride-on grind before the rain hit. If I had a regular ham sandwich for lunch instead of a grilled ham & cheese, I probably would've had an extra 20 minutes more to roll. Oops. I think I saw a robin fly by.
January 11, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I skateboarded in the driveway after lunch. I got warmed up, did a few noseslides, and a ride-on grind before the rain hit. If I had a regular ham sandwich for lunch instead of a grilled ham & cheese, I probably would've had an extra 20 minutes more to roll. Oops. I think I saw a robin fly by.
I skateboarded at the park on Saturday morning. It was calm, but chilly on the lake. I had a busy week and was worn out. I cruised around for an hour and did some boardslides, fakie ollies on the quarter, a pop shove-it, and probably something else. I dunno. A flock of 18 geese flew over twice.
January 11, 2026 at 1:27 AM
I skateboarded at the park on Saturday morning. It was calm, but chilly on the lake. I had a busy week and was worn out. I cruised around for an hour and did some boardslides, fakie ollies on the quarter, a pop shove-it, and probably something else. I dunno. A flock of 18 geese flew over twice.
I skateboarded for the first time in 2026 after work on Thursday. It was warm, but the wind picked up and the sun set fast. I did some noseslides, tailslides, a frontside 50-50, and jump ramp ollies in the driveway. It felt good. A flock of starlings and a few mourning doves flew over.
January 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I skateboarded for the first time in 2026 after work on Thursday. It was warm, but the wind picked up and the sun set fast. I did some noseslides, tailslides, a frontside 50-50, and jump ramp ollies in the driveway. It felt good. A flock of starlings and a few mourning doves flew over.
I did a few ollies in the driveway after work on Monday. It wasn’t enough to count as skateboarding. There’s a rainy warmup going on so things will be in good shape if it dries up. Odds don’t look great for that. I might be able to hit an indoor park this weekend. I saw two song sparrows on Sunday.
January 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I did a few ollies in the driveway after work on Monday. It wasn’t enough to count as skateboarding. There’s a rainy warmup going on so things will be in good shape if it dries up. Odds don’t look great for that. I might be able to hit an indoor park this weekend. I saw two song sparrows on Sunday.
I went skateboarding 246 times in 2025. There was more weather this year. I also took some days off because I’ve been in some type of slump since June. It's been a grind and made rolling not fun. I'm trying, but I'm getting old. Things have been better lately so I hope that continues for the future.
December 31, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I went skateboarding 246 times in 2025. There was more weather this year. I also took some days off because I’ve been in some type of slump since June. It's been a grind and made rolling not fun. I'm trying, but I'm getting old. Things have been better lately so I hope that continues for the future.
I did see some cool birds in 2025, including a brown creeper and a flock of snow buntings. I like the common birds around here, such as catbirds, red-wing blackbirds, bluebirds, and the assorted woodpeckers. I don’t go out looking for birds, it's just whatever I happen to see when I’m skateboarding.
December 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I did see some cool birds in 2025, including a brown creeper and a flock of snow buntings. I like the common birds around here, such as catbirds, red-wing blackbirds, bluebirds, and the assorted woodpeckers. I don’t go out looking for birds, it's just whatever I happen to see when I’m skateboarding.
I skateboarded at the park in the morning & the driveway in the afternoon on Thursday. Weather was mild. I had no pop, but did some boardslides, 50-50s, jump ramp ollies, and a pop shove-it. I saw two red-tailed hawks, a red-bellied woodpecker, a red-breasted nuthatch, a chickadee, and a cardinal.
December 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I skateboarded at the park in the morning & the driveway in the afternoon on Thursday. Weather was mild. I had no pop, but did some boardslides, 50-50s, jump ramp ollies, and a pop shove-it. I saw two red-tailed hawks, a red-bellied woodpecker, a red-breasted nuthatch, a chickadee, and a cardinal.
We closed work at noon on Wednesday. I had a sunny, yet chilly afternoon of skateboarding. I skated the park and the driveway. I did some noseslides, railslides, 50-50s, jump ramp ollies, and a few other tricks. I saw a bald eagle, a flock of geese, a red-breasted nuthatch, and a downy woodpecker.
December 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
We closed work at noon on Wednesday. I had a sunny, yet chilly afternoon of skateboarding. I skated the park and the driveway. I did some noseslides, railslides, 50-50s, jump ramp ollies, and a few other tricks. I saw a bald eagle, a flock of geese, a red-breasted nuthatch, and a downy woodpecker.
I tried, man. I went to the skatepark after work on Monday. It didn't seem windy, but it was when I got there. There was a rain/snow mix at 5:00 PM so I gave up. I did a few frontside sliders, fakie ollies on the quarter & a railslide. I guess this counts as skateboarding. No birds due to weather.
December 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I tried, man. I went to the skatepark after work on Monday. It didn't seem windy, but it was when I got there. There was a rain/snow mix at 5:00 PM so I gave up. I did a few frontside sliders, fakie ollies on the quarter & a railslide. I guess this counts as skateboarding. No birds due to weather.
Sunday was cold and dry with a few flakes in the air. I skateboarded in the driveway in the afternoon. Before my trucks froze, I landed a frontside 50-50, a jump ramp ollie, noseslides, ride-on grinds, boardslides, tailslides, and a frisbee toss. I saw a cardinal and a downy woodpecker in the yard.
December 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Sunday was cold and dry with a few flakes in the air. I skateboarded in the driveway in the afternoon. Before my trucks froze, I landed a frontside 50-50, a jump ramp ollie, noseslides, ride-on grinds, boardslides, tailslides, and a frisbee toss. I saw a cardinal and a downy woodpecker in the yard.
For Saturday, I went skateboarding at Jamestown Skateboard Products. I was feeling good until I hit a pebble and smacked my knee. I kept rolling, but the buzz was killed. I did some pop shove-its, fakie ollies on the hip, and frontside 50-50s. I saw about 10 turkeys in a field on the drive.
December 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
For Saturday, I went skateboarding at Jamestown Skateboard Products. I was feeling good until I hit a pebble and smacked my knee. I kept rolling, but the buzz was killed. I did some pop shove-its, fakie ollies on the hip, and frontside 50-50s. I saw about 10 turkeys in a field on the drive.