20 Years – People are Great

This week marks the 20th week of my employment at Quality Bicycle Products. 20 Freaking Years! Seriously, I can’t believe it. I joke often that I just went to work at QBP to fool my friends and family that I had a real job and one day might be able to repay my student loans. […]

Waiting

After a couple years of wondering on this blog, I have finally found my way and created a new vision for where I want to go here at ImagineGnat. The background here is that I left a job a few years ago that had my personal identity wrapped up in my work and the brand […]

2015 Favorite Images

As I point to the future that I hinted at in the last post calling out focus and direction, I am sharing a few of my favorite shots of 2015 with you along with a few words about each of them. I am working to close out this season on a high note sharing my […]

A Restart

This past weekend I left town with a few incredible people with the intent of riding, shooting and laughing. I needed it. What for you ask? To reset….Or to Restart. Let me explain. I have let life get the best of me this year. I lived up to my work hard play hard mantra but […]

Bunyan Velo Night of Adventure

Last evening was the Bunyan Velo Night of Adventure. It’s the second night of adventure organized on by Lucas of Bunyan Velo and hosted by Angry Catfish Bicycle and Coffee. It was an incredible evening of cured meats from Red Table, beer from Lake Monster Brewing, and music by Ben Weaver. Several speakers came into […]

MY CUP RUNNETH OVER

I have been a bit quiet lately huh? Based on my posting, some of my friends have been asking me am I dead? Nope, just focused and busy. My cup runneth over is a phrase meaning I have more than enough for my needs. So much in fact that I am almost drowning. So much […]

FIFA Women’s World Cup Fever

Last week my kids finished up school and to celebrate, we headed to Winnepig, Canada to see a couple matches of the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer tournament. It isn’t often that you get to see one of the best teams in the world play. We got to watch Australia vs Nigeria and the USA […]

Why am I here?

I think at least everyone that somehow landed here at my little place on this digital planet has asked themselves at least once “Why am I here?” I think deep down it is what keeps those folks curious. Why? I know I’ve been asking lately. To my surprise last Sunday’s sermon was about “why? and […]

Getting Out

I have few words today. Words are all jumbled around in my head. I’ve been riding and shooting just a little tiny bit. Even those rides and moments of shooting images have helped me. I think I am just sensing a gang buster of a 2015 and it starts immediately again on Monday. I don’t […]

Where am I going?

I don’t know if it is the end of the year that is causing me to ask this question? Maybe it is or maybe I have a little bit of seasonal depression. Whatever it is, I find myself thinking a lot about how things are going for me. Right now I find myself really conflicted. […]

Blessed NOT Busy

Every once in a while I read something, hear something or see something that really hits home. Sometimes it seems like the preacher, the writer or the speaker are speaking directly to me. This happened recently at church. I was sitting in a large congregation listening to our pastor and it felt like I had […]

Ride more….Shoot less!

This past week has been a revelation for me. Despite being a solo dad for almost a week while my wife was in London, I somehow had one of the best weeks of riding that I can remember. Even though schedules were a bit crazy, I found time to do what I love. Dang it […]

Dirt. Dirt. Dirt. Dirt!

Trying to squeeze one more post in for May. Hard to believe we are moving to June already. By my posting, or lack of, it might appear I have been dead but truthfully, I’ve been busy. While I am always busy with home, family and work, I have also been busy riding. A few weeks […]