My motorcycle club leader is trying new ways to get members to attend regular monthly meetings. Last month, she organized having a technician from the local Harley dealership show us how to check and maintain engine oil. That was a great thing for all of us to learn and employ as we ride our Harleys.
For the most recent meeting, the subject of a meeting reminder email was “Leather and Lace.” In it, she said,
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Finally… after 10 straight days of rain, we had a break with a bright sunshiny, pleasant day on Sunday May 8 to enjoy Law Ride 2016 in Washington, DC.
I met some buddies and rode with them to the staging area…
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Weather is full-on for the motorcycle riding season, and I am happily commuting via Harley to work every day now. Yay!
But… I have a sad story about a hot dog biker who had a problem….
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Sunday, I rode wing (second) next to someone training to lead rides for my motorcycle riding group. In my group, we call ride leaders Road Captains. I have served as a Road Captain for my group since 2005.
On Sunday, I was riding to evaluate the new Road Captain-in-training so he can earn his Road Captain patch and organize and lead rides on his own. It was a great ride. I enjoyed…
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One of my longest-held gripes about working full-time is that “they” have it all backwards. We should work two days and have five days for weekends. (LOL).
This past two days was packed, and involved managing a day of exceptional cold with snow flurries, work-booted demolition, dusty boot-n-wranglered supplies calculations, socks-with-sweats pasta making, chasing ten LOLITS, a ride on my Harley, electrical repair, hair chop, and even some “down time” with the spouse.
To give you a glimpse of what I do on weekends, read on…
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Yay, it’s “dress down Friday,” where men in my office wear denim jeans and informal shirts. No jackets or ties. (Especially “yay” for that!) Even BCO wears dressy jeans and I think we’ve convinced him to ditch the jacket, especially since The Big Cheese doesn’t wear one.
As I was dressing this morning, I looked at my Lucchese Peat Elephant boots and thought …
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After the funeral on Saturday, I got busy at home preparing income tax returns for seniors. This is something I do voluntarily each year. Sunday morning during our usual morning snuggle before rising, my spouse asked me, “what are the plans for the day?”
I mumbled something about preparing more tax returns. I have 20 done and about 20 more to go.
He said, “look, it is supposed to be warm and sunny today. Instead of pouring yourself into volunteer work again, …
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So Mother Nature gave us a nice tease today — temperatures reached 65F (18C) today, under partially cloudy but revealing-more-sun skies. What was on this biker’s mind?
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I had an exceptionally productive day on Sunday, starting with a long, brisk walk at oh-dark-30 with my walking partner, then after a shower, leathering up…
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The excitement of the impromptu surprise party that my brother and sister-in-law threw for us was too much for the mother-in-law. By the late afternoon, she developed medical issues (not describable, but quite smelly) and I had to turn into a caregiver again.
I spent the evening and most of the night caring for her. My spouse…
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