One rider’s sporadic thoughts on motorcycling and whatever else life throws at him.
Yes, today I received in the mail, my new membership card from the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Inside the package was this bright new 5 year lapel pin. I hadn’t realized it had been that long. And I really didn’t know they gave out 5-year pins!
Well, it was pretty near perfect weather yesterday. I had already arranged for a friend to come over and help me get Jenny out on her little Suzuki for a longer ride out in the traffic etc. to help her get past the basic fear of riding with traffic. She has had the bike for [...]
Not much going on right now as far as the biking goes. I’m obsessed with getting that back yard hill cleaned off so I can go down the hill in back and camp some by the creek. The summers here bring tons of mosquitos and I hope to drive off much off that nuisance as [...]
Ahh! The rites of Spring. House cleaning…yard cleaning…bike maintenance….watch the blooms begin. That pear tree out back is looking nice.
The bike has been resting the last few days. I needed to clean up my back hill of vines, leaves, briars and other detritus and debris. I got the burn permit and have been burning since [...]
I got up at 6:30 so I could get all the warm gear on and still have time to make some coffee, kiss the wife goodbye and stop off for gas. I immediately phoned the “Time/Temp” number and the guy on the other end said “Current temperature-55 degrees.”
I said “What the hey!” Then I actually [...]
…But it was fun!
I was determined to take advantage of the nice weather and finally clear out some briars and vines on the hill behind my house. I want to build a step-down walkway to the lower level and create a nice outdoor grill/picnic area down the hill below the house. My property slopes pretty [...]
Earlier this week was really nice. Sunny, mild temps and not a cloud to be seen. March 1 happens, and here comes the clouds! Today it stormed all day with a big thunder boomer passing through with associated tornado warnings across the board. Our school had a prearranged drill at 9AM and then at about [...]
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