Saturday was stunning weather-wise. Bright sunshine and no humidity with moderate air temperatures.
I led a motorcycle ride to Virginia to watch motorcops compete in a large motorcycle police rodeo (they call it a “police motorcycle riding competition”.) I saw lots and lots of these…
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I successfully completed a rather intense series of meetings at a government facility on the West Coast of the United States. Friday, I am bound for home on a long but direct, non-stop flight. Thank goodness… soon I will be…
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I am still on travel for work. I am enjoying what I am doing, though I miss my spouse a lot. I speak with him on the phone each evening, but it’s not the same as having his warm embrace when I get home from work, and to listen to his stories and share our tales of each other’s days.
I was with a group of colleagues at dinner and said as much — I miss my spouse. To that, a colleague asked,
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Greetings from the West Coast of the United States. My boots and I took off on Monday morning to fly cross-country for a work assignment. I will be here all week. Where?
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My spouse has not driven his own car for some 18 months due to a restriction placed upon him by his physician. His long-term illness caused severe dizzy spells that would occur without warning. He could not be behind the wheel of a car if one of those severe spells happened, or risk death of himself and others.
But his doc evaluated his condition again and authorized my spouse to drive if he wanted to since my spouse has been “spell-free” for over three months. So we planned a “re-orientation to driving” event of our own.
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I was delighted that a boot retailer that I have liked to buy boots from offered Chippewa Hi-Shine (model 71418) boots with a Vibram 100 (“big lug”) sole. So many men have asked me, “does Chippewa make boots with lug soles?” and my answer has been, “no, sorry, they don’t.” Then they see my Chip Hi-Shine lug-soled boots and ask, “so how did you get yours?”
Answer:
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This is a guest blog post written by my sister M
This is the first time I have written something for my little bother’s blog. Yes, you read that right — my brother who goes by “BHD” uses the reference “your little bother” when he closes his email messages to me. The phrase dates back to when we lived under the same roof and, let’s say, we had many sibling arguments.
We both grew up. He is not a bother to me, but is a cherished friend. His twin brother, as well as my five other brothers, are also very close.
It is time to recognize and thank my brother “BHD” and his twin “J” for their steady, complete, and enduring love and affection, their help and sincere support throughout my life. They are great uncles to my children and great “great uncles” to my grandchildren.
Each of them inspire me to be better. To be a good person. To live life completely. To give back in return for all of the blessings bestowed upon me.
I am truly blessed with these great men in my life who lead, let’s say “naturally.” With grace, dignity, and downright beauty, they do not talk about taking action to resolve the world’s problems — they just do it.
BHD is a marvelous caregiver with the biggest heart I have ever seen. He has deep faith that comforts the most troubled souls. His dedication to caring for our uncle and aunt as they aged and became infirmed was legendary. A true demonstration of love. His commitment to caring for his husband for the duration of his illness and putting up with a tremendous strain throughout those awful months is a testament to the characteristics he possesses that I have long admired: persistence, patience, “unflusteredness,” and enduring love.
J, the ultimate professional, carried out a very difficult career with tremendous dignity and stature. I am still amazed how my little brother, the jock football team captain, grew up to be such a great man who has won respect from political leaders in our country and around the world. And today in his retirement, he is working to help through direct action to resolve suffering, pain, malnutrition, and illness — as he says, “one small community at a time.”
Both of my brothers will celebrate another birthday tomorrow. My gift is that I get to celebrate them every.single.day.
With love for my brothers, happy birthday and thank you for being the men you are.
Sister M
Muddling through the week… minding my own business… but I am enjoying many surprises that my spouse, family, boss, and friends have been doing.
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This question, “what kind of motorcycles do motor cops ride off duty?” was recently entered into a search engine and was directed to this blog, but to a post that did not answer that question.
I am not a cop, but I ride my motorcycle on group rides with some motor officers, and a close friend is a motor officer who rides a personal bike, so let me share some observations.
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This message was found in my spam folder for attempted comments on this blog:
naturally like your web site but you have to check the spelling on several of your posts. Several of them are rife with spelling issues and I find it very bothersome to tell the truth.
The message went on with some more babble that did not make any sense, and closed with the usual embedded link to some nefarious website that would probably introduce malware if I clicked on it or allowed it to be posted. No worries, I didn’t. (That is one reason why I never accept comments that have embedded links. The only links you see on this website are links that I have personally checked out and know that they’re safe!)
I find this spam comment hilarious and roared with laughter when I read it, before deleting it permanently.
I pride myself in my spelling and grammar. I sometimes spot a typo after one of my posts has gone live, and go back in and edit it. I can’t stand the reflection that poor spelling, grammar, and typographical errors on blogs make upon the author. Poor grammar and spelling indicates the author is poorly educated or just sloppy — he does not proofread his work.
Remember, the world can see your writing — be proud of it and proof your writing! I read some other blogs regularly and shake my head when I see frequent typos and misspellings. (You know who you are.)
Anyway, join me in a bit of Monday humor — some silly spammer claiming that I have frequent spelling errors. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Life is short: write well — the details of quality writing reflects on the author.