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Jay Taylor
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Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, Bicycling, Live Music, Film Photography, Mechanical Watches, Dogs, Bourbon, Progressive Independent.

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Motorcycle ride is done for the day.

We got a later start than we had planned, so we just did a115-mile, two hour ride in the 73° temps.

#HarleyDavidson
#RoadGlide
#WinterDoneRight
January 17, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I’m trying a new bourbon tonight.

I bought this Blue Bolt 248 Birthday Series Bourbon Finished In Sherry Cask at a local Winn-Dixie 50% off. It was the last bottle of this 122 proof, barrel proof bourbon.

Their mission is to honor the culture and achievements of those who serve the Marine Corps.
January 17, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Zoey is pretty far off the trail (for her, anyway).

It’s cooler than normal in Florida, but she is liking this weather much better than she would the light dusting of snow and the -13° wind chill back at home.

Getting ready for an afternoon motorcycle ride…

#WinterDoneRight
#WhyDoWeLiveThere
January 17, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I had to bring my pickup in for service today - probably front wheel bearings.

Grabbed a quick lunch of tacos al pastor at a taco truck, and doing some #Bourbonhunting to kill time.

Pick flamingos on the big toes to celebrate the warm weather.

#TacosAlPastor
#Bourbon
#PinkFlamingos
#PalmTrees
January 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I had a good Saturday. My friend and I got a 115 mile motorcycle ride done, including lunch at the Nav-a-gator restaurant near Port Charlotte, FL.

Then relaxed with a beer by the pool and sunset walk with the three dogs.

#HarleyDavidson
#RoadGlide
#PalmTrees
#BarnTownBrewing
#DontCallMeShirley
January 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I had to take my e-bike into a local bike shop in here in FL. The ride to FL in the back of the pickup vibrated something loose in the front forks. I didn't bring tools to fix it.

The shop made the necessary adjustment for $10, and then I was ready to ride.
January 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
This is the way to spend winter days - warm temps, deciduous trees that still have leaves on the branches, and still-green grass.

FYI, the pool is too cool to swim in, or I’d be there.

Soon, motorcycle riding!

#FuckTheCold
#WinterDoneRight
#BarnTownBrewing
#Birkenstock
#HarleyDavidson
#RoadGlide
January 6, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I drove to Nebraska today to visit my uncle. He just moved into a nursing home. He had been falling a lot, and it was getting to be unsafe for him to be at home.

He was very happy to see me, and we chatted for a couple of hours. I also brought him a copy of his book that we recently published.
January 3, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Starting the evening with a pour of some Yellow Spot Irish whiskey.
January 2, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Zoey says that this cold weather is bulls#it, but the sweater helps on days like today.

Time to go to Florida to get out of the Iowa cold!

#Zoey
#ZoeyTheMiniFoxTerrier
#DogSweater
December 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Relaxing tonight with a pot of Old Forster 1924 bourbon.

#OldForester
#OldForester1924
#Bourbon
December 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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December 28, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple and your phone carrier abuse your privacy to a great degree. I am privacy-minded, and have been taking steps to reduce my exposure to tracking, targeted ads and online profiling.

I also dislike subscriptions, and try to minimize these as much as possible.
December 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Milestone mileage on the 2012 RAM diesel pickup today - 200,000 miles. I bought this brand new almost exactly 13 years ago.

It’s due for an oil change and tire rotation, then it will be time to hit the road for some Winter retirement travel.

#MilestoneMileage
#OnTheRoadAgain
#RAMTough
#RAMPickup
December 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I stopped by la casa de una amiga on Christmas Day. She had made a large pot of Guatemalan-style tamales for her family's Christmas dinner.

I brought three home to eat this weekend. Yum!

#Guatemala
#Tamales
#ChristmasTradition
December 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I did some baking tonight, and made a buttermilk cornbread recipe that I had found a while back.

Capping off the night with a Russell's Reserve 15-yr bourbon.

Going out to Chinese food tomorrow for lunch with friends.

Merry Christmas, y'all!

#RussellsReserve
#Bourbon
#Cornbread
#MerryXmas
December 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Happy Festivus for those of us who celebrate it...
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
My friend, Chad, is stepping down as the drummer for Fast Dolly, and last night was his final gig.

The rest of the band presented him a reminder of the good times over the years.

#FastDolly
December 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Finishing off the week with some Russell's Reserve Single Rickhouse (Camp Nelson-B). Happy weekend, y'all!

This particular bottle is the 2024 release at 120.2 proof. I picked this up at a liquor store in Colorado Springs, CO on my Autumn motorcycle trip.

#Bourbon
#RussellsReserve
#CampNelson
December 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
48° and no wind feels kinda awesome! Winter driveway party with the neighbors (yesterday).

Of course, the wind picked up and the temps fell precipitately today.

#Winter
#DrivewayParty
#FuckWinter
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 AM
For the first time, Frannie curled up on my lap and napped. She probably spent 25 minutes here.

#CorgiClub
#Corgi
#PembrokeWelshCorgi
December 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A friend got to be a part of a barrel pick team for Buffalo Trace bourbon, and the bottles have finally arrived. So, today I picked up six of them...

After tasting, I can confirm it was a good choice!

#Bourbon
#BuffaloTrace
#BarrelPick
December 12, 2025 at 10:56 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
December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Tonight, I’m finishing up a bottle of Wild Turkey Jimmy Russel’s 70th Anniversary bourbon.

#Bourbon
#WildTurkey
#Jimmys70thAnniversary
December 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM