Jay Taylor
@jaytaylor.bsky.social
Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, Bicycling, Live Music, Film Photography, Mechanical Watches, Dogs, Bourbon, Progressive Independent.
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I see that Jack Daniel's Heritage Single Barrel bottles are starting to hit the shelves in the state of Iowa. So, I grabbed one to try it.
#JackDaniels
#TennesseeWhiskey
#SortOfBourbon
#JackDaniels
#TennesseeWhiskey
#SortOfBourbon
December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I see that Jack Daniel's Heritage Single Barrel bottles are starting to hit the shelves in the state of Iowa. So, I grabbed one to try it.
#JackDaniels
#TennesseeWhiskey
#SortOfBourbon
#JackDaniels
#TennesseeWhiskey
#SortOfBourbon
Tonight, I’m finishing up a bottle of Wild Turkey Jimmy Russel’s 70th Anniversary bourbon.
#Bourbon
#WildTurkey
#Jimmys70thAnniversary
#Bourbon
#WildTurkey
#Jimmys70thAnniversary
December 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Tonight, I’m finishing up a bottle of Wild Turkey Jimmy Russel’s 70th Anniversary bourbon.
#Bourbon
#WildTurkey
#Jimmys70thAnniversary
#Bourbon
#WildTurkey
#Jimmys70thAnniversary
This is not a message I look forward to seeing on a NAS drive:
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: FAILED!
Drive failure expected in less than 24 hours.
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME WHEN_FAILED
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct FAILING_NOW 1899
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: FAILED!
Drive failure expected in less than 24 hours.
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME WHEN_FAILED
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct FAILING_NOW 1899
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This is not a message I look forward to seeing on a NAS drive:
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: FAILED!
Drive failure expected in less than 24 hours.
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME WHEN_FAILED
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct FAILING_NOW 1899
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: FAILED!
Drive failure expected in less than 24 hours.
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME WHEN_FAILED
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct FAILING_NOW 1899
The Taylor holiday cards have been dropped into the mail, so I will post screenshots of the of the card here.
Happy Holidays to all of my friends/followers from all backgrounds and religions!
May this post find you healthy and surrounded by loved ones.
#HappyHolidays
#HappyRetirement
Happy Holidays to all of my friends/followers from all backgrounds and religions!
May this post find you healthy and surrounded by loved ones.
#HappyHolidays
#HappyRetirement
December 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The Taylor holiday cards have been dropped into the mail, so I will post screenshots of the of the card here.
Happy Holidays to all of my friends/followers from all backgrounds and religions!
May this post find you healthy and surrounded by loved ones.
#HappyHolidays
#HappyRetirement
Happy Holidays to all of my friends/followers from all backgrounds and religions!
May this post find you healthy and surrounded by loved ones.
#HappyHolidays
#HappyRetirement
I lucked-into finding a Stagg batch 25C today (and, at the Iowa retail price of $63). I'm gonna have to crack this one open tonight or very soon.
#Bourbon
#BuffaloTrace
#Stagg
#StaggJr
#Bourbon
#BuffaloTrace
#Stagg
#StaggJr
December 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I lucked-into finding a Stagg batch 25C today (and, at the Iowa retail price of $63). I'm gonna have to crack this one open tonight or very soon.
#Bourbon
#BuffaloTrace
#Stagg
#StaggJr
#Bourbon
#BuffaloTrace
#Stagg
#StaggJr
Time for some bourbon and dinner…
Tonight, the bourbon is #HenryMcKenna 10-yr single barrel, and dinner is penne pasta with #Graziano Italian sausage, beef and tomato sauce.
Tonight, the bourbon is #HenryMcKenna 10-yr single barrel, and dinner is penne pasta with #Graziano Italian sausage, beef and tomato sauce.
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Time for some bourbon and dinner…
Tonight, the bourbon is #HenryMcKenna 10-yr single barrel, and dinner is penne pasta with #Graziano Italian sausage, beef and tomato sauce.
Tonight, the bourbon is #HenryMcKenna 10-yr single barrel, and dinner is penne pasta with #Graziano Italian sausage, beef and tomato sauce.
On Black Friday, I attended a local liquor store's allocated bourbon event. I stood in 18 degree temps for an hour and a half. I was about 40th in line, and got a Weller Special Reserve and a Old Forester Single Barrel store pick. A good day!
Two new bottles in, and one got finished off tonight.
Two new bottles in, and one got finished off tonight.
November 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
On Black Friday, I attended a local liquor store's allocated bourbon event. I stood in 18 degree temps for an hour and a half. I was about 40th in line, and got a Weller Special Reserve and a Old Forester Single Barrel store pick. A good day!
Two new bottles in, and one got finished off tonight.
Two new bottles in, and one got finished off tonight.
Back in mid-September, I ordered a Submariner "homage" watch from #Ginault. My #OceanRover (v2.5) arrived today.
This watch has a Swiss movement, but is assembled and calibrated in the United States.
I love the blue ceramic bezel and sword hands (MilSub style). I didn't want a date complication.
This watch has a Swiss movement, but is assembled and calibrated in the United States.
I love the blue ceramic bezel and sword hands (MilSub style). I didn't want a date complication.
November 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Back in mid-September, I ordered a Submariner "homage" watch from #Ginault. My #OceanRover (v2.5) arrived today.
This watch has a Swiss movement, but is assembled and calibrated in the United States.
I love the blue ceramic bezel and sword hands (MilSub style). I didn't want a date complication.
This watch has a Swiss movement, but is assembled and calibrated in the United States.
I love the blue ceramic bezel and sword hands (MilSub style). I didn't want a date complication.
Kicking back and relaxing tonight with a fresh crack of Calumet Farm 16-yr bourbon.
I'm setting up a new Linux desktop computer (Debian). I've decided to opt out of as much telemetry/data sharing as I can.
I'll be using my Apple devices much less in the future.
#Debian
#Linux
#Bourbon
#GrapheneOS
I'm setting up a new Linux desktop computer (Debian). I've decided to opt out of as much telemetry/data sharing as I can.
I'll be using my Apple devices much less in the future.
#Debian
#Linux
#Bourbon
#GrapheneOS
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Kicking back and relaxing tonight with a fresh crack of Calumet Farm 16-yr bourbon.
I'm setting up a new Linux desktop computer (Debian). I've decided to opt out of as much telemetry/data sharing as I can.
I'll be using my Apple devices much less in the future.
#Debian
#Linux
#Bourbon
#GrapheneOS
I'm setting up a new Linux desktop computer (Debian). I've decided to opt out of as much telemetry/data sharing as I can.
I'll be using my Apple devices much less in the future.
#Debian
#Linux
#Bourbon
#GrapheneOS
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Two photos for the evening…
I picked up an AliExpress big pilot-style watch with a beautiful green dial this week. It has been running at about -1 second per day so far. Not too bad for $75!
I’ve been sipping on my Old Forster 1910 this week.
#Corgeut
#BigPilot
#Watches
#Bourbon
#OldForester
I picked up an AliExpress big pilot-style watch with a beautiful green dial this week. It has been running at about -1 second per day so far. Not too bad for $75!
I’ve been sipping on my Old Forster 1910 this week.
#Corgeut
#BigPilot
#Watches
#Bourbon
#OldForester
November 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Two photos for the evening…
I picked up an AliExpress big pilot-style watch with a beautiful green dial this week. It has been running at about -1 second per day so far. Not too bad for $75!
I’ve been sipping on my Old Forster 1910 this week.
#Corgeut
#BigPilot
#Watches
#Bourbon
#OldForester
I picked up an AliExpress big pilot-style watch with a beautiful green dial this week. It has been running at about -1 second per day so far. Not too bad for $75!
I’ve been sipping on my Old Forster 1910 this week.
#Corgeut
#BigPilot
#Watches
#Bourbon
#OldForester
This is the second night in a row of finishing off a bottle of bourbon. The John J. Bowman Single Barrel has been officially retired.
I do have a couple of bottles of this as backups.
#Bourbon
#JohnJBowman
I do have a couple of bottles of this as backups.
#Bourbon
#JohnJBowman
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This is the second night in a row of finishing off a bottle of bourbon. The John J. Bowman Single Barrel has been officially retired.
I do have a couple of bottles of this as backups.
#Bourbon
#JohnJBowman
I do have a couple of bottles of this as backups.
#Bourbon
#JohnJBowman
I’m finishing off my bottle of Four Roses SBBS recipe OESO tonight.
A friend picked this up at the distillery while she was there.
Good Stuff!
#Bourbon
#FourRoses
#SingleBarrel
#BarrelStrength
A friend picked this up at the distillery while she was there.
Good Stuff!
#Bourbon
#FourRoses
#SingleBarrel
#BarrelStrength
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I’m finishing off my bottle of Four Roses SBBS recipe OESO tonight.
A friend picked this up at the distillery while she was there.
Good Stuff!
#Bourbon
#FourRoses
#SingleBarrel
#BarrelStrength
A friend picked this up at the distillery while she was there.
Good Stuff!
#Bourbon
#FourRoses
#SingleBarrel
#BarrelStrength
I mowed one last time, then ran the gas out of the mower chopping up the rest of the leaves.
I have a fundamental dislike of mowing in November, and certainly in December. So, I'm done for the year...
#Mowing
#AutumnLeaves
#AlmostSnowBlowerSeason
I have a fundamental dislike of mowing in November, and certainly in December. So, I'm done for the year...
#Mowing
#AutumnLeaves
#AlmostSnowBlowerSeason
November 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I mowed one last time, then ran the gas out of the mower chopping up the rest of the leaves.
I have a fundamental dislike of mowing in November, and certainly in December. So, I'm done for the year...
#Mowing
#AutumnLeaves
#AlmostSnowBlowerSeason
I have a fundamental dislike of mowing in November, and certainly in December. So, I'm done for the year...
#Mowing
#AutumnLeaves
#AlmostSnowBlowerSeason
Reposted by Jay Taylor
Day of Note - Nov 11, 2025:
Today is the day that I have officially outlived my own Dad. He was taken by Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in May 1996.
My wife and I got married in his hospital room a few days before he passed, and somewhere, I have a photo of him looking down at our hands and rings, smiling.
Today is the day that I have officially outlived my own Dad. He was taken by Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in May 1996.
My wife and I got married in his hospital room a few days before he passed, and somewhere, I have a photo of him looking down at our hands and rings, smiling.
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Day of Note - Nov 11, 2025:
Today is the day that I have officially outlived my own Dad. He was taken by Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in May 1996.
My wife and I got married in his hospital room a few days before he passed, and somewhere, I have a photo of him looking down at our hands and rings, smiling.
Today is the day that I have officially outlived my own Dad. He was taken by Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in May 1996.
My wife and I got married in his hospital room a few days before he passed, and somewhere, I have a photo of him looking down at our hands and rings, smiling.
The other morning, while walking the dogs at sunrise, I took this photo of the neighbor's trees. I'll miss the glow of orange and red.
It's snowing today...
#AutumnColors
#FallColors
#AndNowItsSnowing
#FirstOfTheSeason
#NotAWinterWonderland
It's snowing today...
#AutumnColors
#FallColors
#AndNowItsSnowing
#FirstOfTheSeason
#NotAWinterWonderland
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The other morning, while walking the dogs at sunrise, I took this photo of the neighbor's trees. I'll miss the glow of orange and red.
It's snowing today...
#AutumnColors
#FallColors
#AndNowItsSnowing
#FirstOfTheSeason
#NotAWinterWonderland
It's snowing today...
#AutumnColors
#FallColors
#AndNowItsSnowing
#FirstOfTheSeason
#NotAWinterWonderland
My wife and I went to #HoytShermanPlace to see blues legend #KebMo and his opening act, Anthony D'Amato. Each played solo acoustic songs, and we really enjoyed the show(s).
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
My wife and I went to #HoytShermanPlace to see blues legend #KebMo and his opening act, Anthony D'Amato. Each played solo acoustic songs, and we really enjoyed the show(s).
Doing my part - voting for the 2025 city, school board and public measure FO is complete.
#Vote
#IVotedToday
#Vote
#IVotedToday
October 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Doing my part - voting for the 2025 city, school board and public measure FO is complete.
#Vote
#IVotedToday
#Vote
#IVotedToday
Tonight was a special, invitation-only Wine-O Bingo night.
The owners of Wine Styles will be retiring at the end of this week.
Lots of familiar faces and laughs tonight!
@sally1025.bsky.social
#WineOBingo
#WineStyles
#HappyRetirement
The owners of Wine Styles will be retiring at the end of this week.
Lots of familiar faces and laughs tonight!
@sally1025.bsky.social
#WineOBingo
#WineStyles
#HappyRetirement
October 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Tonight was a special, invitation-only Wine-O Bingo night.
The owners of Wine Styles will be retiring at the end of this week.
Lots of familiar faces and laughs tonight!
@sally1025.bsky.social
#WineOBingo
#WineStyles
#HappyRetirement
The owners of Wine Styles will be retiring at the end of this week.
Lots of familiar faces and laughs tonight!
@sally1025.bsky.social
#WineOBingo
#WineStyles
#HappyRetirement
It’s #Generator Test Day for us. I manual disconnect for the grid and run the whole house on our Honda generator until the fuel runs out.
I usually get 15-16 hours of run time on 5 gallons of fuel.
#MiniPrepper
#HondaGenerator
I usually get 15-16 hours of run time on 5 gallons of fuel.
#MiniPrepper
#HondaGenerator
October 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It’s #Generator Test Day for us. I manual disconnect for the grid and run the whole house on our Honda generator until the fuel runs out.
I usually get 15-16 hours of run time on 5 gallons of fuel.
#MiniPrepper
#HondaGenerator
I usually get 15-16 hours of run time on 5 gallons of fuel.
#MiniPrepper
#HondaGenerator
I bought two racks of baby back ribs and the fixin's for Jay's Dirty Beans.
Ribs and beans are now on the #Smoker
#Traeger
#Ribs
#JaysDirtyBeans
Ribs and beans are now on the #Smoker
#Traeger
#Ribs
#JaysDirtyBeans
October 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I bought two racks of baby back ribs and the fixin's for Jay's Dirty Beans.
Ribs and beans are now on the #Smoker
#Traeger
#Ribs
#JaysDirtyBeans
Ribs and beans are now on the #Smoker
#Traeger
#Ribs
#JaysDirtyBeans
The #Woodworking project of the day is a custom ramp (1 of 2 pictured) for our whole-house portable generator. I store the generator in my office and deploy it out as needed.
With a new slider door installed, I didn't want to damage the track moving our generator over it.
#WoodworkingProject
#DIY
With a new slider door installed, I didn't want to damage the track moving our generator over it.
#WoodworkingProject
#DIY
October 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The #Woodworking project of the day is a custom ramp (1 of 2 pictured) for our whole-house portable generator. I store the generator in my office and deploy it out as needed.
With a new slider door installed, I didn't want to damage the track moving our generator over it.
#WoodworkingProject
#DIY
With a new slider door installed, I didn't want to damage the track moving our generator over it.
#WoodworkingProject
#DIY
My friend, Mike, suggested a motorcycle ride to Grinnell, IA to the eat at the #1 rated Pork Tenderloin sandwich restaurant in IA for 2025.
The wind was fierce and weather was cool (46º), but the food was good!
Now, I'm enjoying at Booker's #Bourbon in the driveway.
#PorkTenderloinSandwich
The wind was fierce and weather was cool (46º), but the food was good!
Now, I'm enjoying at Booker's #Bourbon in the driveway.
#PorkTenderloinSandwich
October 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
My friend, Mike, suggested a motorcycle ride to Grinnell, IA to the eat at the #1 rated Pork Tenderloin sandwich restaurant in IA for 2025.
The wind was fierce and weather was cool (46º), but the food was good!
Now, I'm enjoying at Booker's #Bourbon in the driveway.
#PorkTenderloinSandwich
The wind was fierce and weather was cool (46º), but the food was good!
Now, I'm enjoying at Booker's #Bourbon in the driveway.
#PorkTenderloinSandwich
October is the month that our River Birch tree really lets loose with its leaves. This video was taken in 2022, and I've done some trimming of branches, so it's not dropping them quite this heavy any more.
#FallingLeaves
#FallColors
#AutumnColors
#FallingLeaves
#FallColors
#AutumnColors
October 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
October is the month that our River Birch tree really lets loose with its leaves. This video was taken in 2022, and I've done some trimming of branches, so it's not dropping them quite this heavy any more.
#FallingLeaves
#FallColors
#AutumnColors
#FallingLeaves
#FallColors
#AutumnColors