Isaac @idropyou@qoto.org

Ok, it's clear I need a way better #introduction post.

Hi, I'm Isaac. #wisconsin born and raised and still living in this wonderful state (just now on the opposite side of it). As a lover of all seasons, this is definitely home.

I grew up on a dairy farm and migrated away due to the draw of computers and getting a degree. I work as a lead systems and software engineer; which lets me enjoy the hobby of collecting hobbies. I am most definitely found being busy. I spend copious amounts of time #cycling, mostly riding and racing #MTB but also enjoying time on the road bike and commuting by bike to work when possible. I also coach middle/high schoool MTB racing and have spent several years on the board of our local MTB advocacy group.

I enjoy the outdoors and spend a lot of time #camping in our #nationalparks and other spaces; towing a little Aliner classic camper around the country and enjoying it all with my wife and son. I enjoy hunting (no, I'm not a gun nut), fishing and hiking. I spend too much on #photography equipment and not having enough time to use it; and can't wait until retirement so I can shoot more. #birds are one of my favorite subjects. If we're not enjoying our wild spaces, we're donating to orgs to help preserve them.

I'm always tinkering and #making things; my upbringing (poor farm kid) allowed me to learn to be rather handy and have the ability to make all kinds of stuff. Some days I'd much rather be running my welder than a computer.

In the late winter and early spring you can find me making #maplesyrup from ~100 taps on equipment I've built. My dad taught me the art and science of it and now my son gets to learn and we have a lot of fun.

And, I enjoy #rocketry. Low, mid and now high power - but I'm only L1 high power certified so far. It allows me to make stuff. I enjoy scratch building immensely. It's also yet another reason to be #outside and spend some fun time with my son.

That's me in a very condensed version. Glad to be here.

Yup, AI sure is working just fine.

Last day of work before time off until July 29th. Just want the day to end....

It's black, purple, red, gold, orange....

Kid outgrew his race bike. He's growing like a weed now, so this may be short lived and I pinched pennies here because of that. Ebay frame, moved parts over. Just didn't make sense to spend a ton on something new if it's used for 1-2 years.

Took the opportunity to rebuild the Sid XX fork and extend it from 100mm to 120mm of travel. Frame has 100mm.

Paint is Custom Paints, Inc. Chromacoat Fireball. Best rattle can paint ever. Amazing stuff.

Came in at 25# ready to race. Not bad. #MTB #BikeTooter #cycling

Had a copilot on my #MTB ride today. Just chilling on the top tube.

Seriously? A leaf blower at 6:10am?!?!

Rosie buttering me up before a vet visit. #catsofmastodon

Good morning. Back in the real world after a week of camping up north (WI) and the kiddo's state trap shooting championship. Here's a loon :)

Trek 100 (charity ride for the MACC Fund) MTB route today....at Trek's private trails. Rained on the first lap, so it got a little messy, but wasn't too bad. Held speed back a bit. Goal was to ride as many laps as we wanted. I got in four. Recorded two and three.

Kid knocked out nearly five laps at a pace way higher than mine.

Great day on the bike.

#MTB #BikeTooter

Trailside today. #mushroom #MTB

Did a N-1 last night and it's tough, but makes me happy. The woman who bought this Trek District looked so incredibly joyful testing it out. I'm donating all the proceeds to our NICA MTB team, so that makes it even better.

Sadly, it was a bit redundant in our fleet and a bit too small for me, but has to be one of the nicest bikes I've ever had the pleasure of riding.

Goodbye friend; make someone else happy.

#BikeTooter #cycling

Clearly the best part of being forced back into the office, besides the insipring interior design, is people having meetings on speakerphone in their cube. Either the clown paces around while on a call (with headset) or this. So great. What awesome culture.

Making some mods to our Aliner Classic camper before our several short summer trips. Putting the queen bed platform on lift cylinders to make it easier to get to storage underneath that is hard to utilize in stock config. Using as much scrap as I can, and some old steel brackets from a long gone swingset make for great lift braces with an extra hole drilled. Don't throw anything away!

Still need to go get 76" of piano hinge and some screws for that.

Late #caturday post. Violet soaking up the morning sun. Snapped it then had to run to a wilderness medicine class for the day.

8:17am is apparently gas leafblower time :(

Switched my old Trek Stache to SS mode since it's no longer the primary MTB. It's even more fun setup like this; despite the heavy stock wheels and 3" tires. Just flies through the singletrack. #MTB #BikeTooter #cycling

#caturday Violet had to try the hammock... Not a huge fan.

I'm all for a four day work week and if that should ever happen (LOL) it should be mandated that the bonus day off is a no gas outdoor power equipment allowed day.

I'd love to be able to enjoy my back yard on a weekend during our nicer months without the constant mower, blower, chainsaw, woodchipper, etc noise.

Now, get off my lawn.

My 14yo son is having a heck of a weekend up at our farm. His first totally solo turkey hunt was a great success and he's doing even more to enjoy the outdoors and feed himself. We all got to enjoy the aurora from dark skies as well. Proud of this kid. I also got a turkey, so lots of great eating ahead.