Mechel's Blog

Mechel’s new road bike

Ben — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:21:19 +0000

Mechel and I have been doing a bit of road riding lately, and he’s outgrown his 20” Specialized Hot Rock, so we (along with Bubbie and Zaydie) bought a road bike for Mechel’s 9th birthday:

Mechel received the bike this morning, and then he rode to Rockleigh with me. We rode the 14.8 mile course in 65 minutes, with an average speed of 13.5mph.

We decided to take off the toe clips for now:

Old Western Highway, near Blauvelt:

Here we are at the end:

Elevation and speed chart:

Hooray!

Lookin’ good

Ben — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:03:12 +0000

In my humble, unbiased opinion, of course.

Mohawk boy

Ben — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:37:00 +0000

Trish cut Mechel’s hair, and left the middle alone. Mechel said, “look, I’m a Roman soldier,” presumably thinking of the plumage on their helmets. I was thinking Mr. T, but he doesn’t know who that is.

Yes, Trish finished the haircut in the end.

Going to the carwash!

Tricia — Fri, 22 May 2009 01:06:00 +0000

We had a hot day and lots of friends over, so a carwash seemed like a great idea!

Here is the speed cycle!

Attention on deck!

Ben — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:02:00 +0000

It’s Captain Mechel, just in time for Purim!

Mechel’s school project

Ben — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:45:00 +0000

Worker man Mechel

Ben — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:47:00 +0000

Today, I heard those words, those precious words, that every father waits to hear, from the moment he first sees his son thrashing about in his crib:

“Tattie, can I help with the leaves?”

Sure, Mechel!

Mechel used our leaf machine. It’s basically a lawn mower with a sealed bottom, so the blade spins in an enclosed space, generating suction. The leaves get sucked up through the nozzle in front, are chopped up, and then blown into the bag. Please note that Mechel is wearing ear and eye protection. Child labor, yes, but we are conscientious regarding the welfare of our ~~underage yard workers~~ precious children.

Kayaking with Mechel

Ben — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:08:00 +0000

I wanted to test our new kayak trailer, so Mechel and I went for a quick paddle on the Hackensack, north of Blauvelt:

Mazel Tov!

Ben — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:43:00 +0000

Mechel completed reading the entire Sefer Tehillim (Book of Psalms), so he had a siyum (completion ceremony) in his class today:

Mazel Tov Mechel! May you have many more!

Baseball Action

Ben — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:34:00 +0000

Mechel had a game today: