Unicycles and Insulators

By Chris Renaudo; posted January 4, 2015

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As I'm waiting for America's team the Dallas Cowboys to open a can on the Detroit Lions, I had some time so I thought I'd post a couple of pics. Here's a shot of my two Nimbus unicycles: 20" and 36" along side my curio cabinet in my man cave. You can also see I have a small collection of porcelain on the wall as well.

I take the 36" or Coker out for 12-15 mile rides each day on weekends. 15 miles on a unicycle is an order of magnitude more difficult that 30 miles on a bicycle. Great for the core! The 20" is used for tricks and trials. At the age of 52, this mostly results with me being face planted on the concrete driveway!

So in addition to insulators and unicycles, I collect Hamilton wristwatches (or timepieces for the horologically astute), knives, dragons, gargoyles, and bulldog statues. I also wear more jewelry than most men I know except for Andrew Gibson and Rick Hess. For me, I guess it's an Italian thing, capisce?

Hopefully you noticed the Will Rogers quote on the wall (I'm an Okie by birth!) that says, "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went." One of my favorite quotes besides my motto in life, "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room!" Go Cowboys!!

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