A few weeks ago, I smiled and was amused by a post on a popular social media platform by a motorcop with whom I am friends. I have observed his exemplary riding skills often on the roads around my home county as well as during police motorcycle riding competitions (this photo is of him in the 2012 competition).
The cop posted about a new pair of Dehner boots that he got. (More and photo after the jump)
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Sunday, June 9, presented many choices of things to do and places to be. After all, it was Gay Pride weekend in DC. It was also the date when…
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I wrote in my last post that a colleague said to me, “you are a normal gay, will you speak at our Gay Pride event?”
I appreciate that several people commented. My response and how I dealt with this matter follows…
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It’s June, Gay Pride Month… this month hasn’t been a big deal to me for a long time, as I am proud every month whether I am gay, a brother, an uncle, a friend, a biker/Harley rider, a civic leader, a helper, a caregiver, a neighbor, a husband… whatever.
However, I am bombarded with many messages related to “celebrating Gay Pride!” … like suddenly the world thinks everyone should celebrate… la la la, twirl and laugh… whatever.
Nothing took me more by surprise than a colleague coming up to me and saying,
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Yesterday dawned brilliantly sunny. Low humidity and no rain forecast for the entire day.
I mentioned the forecast to The Spouse on Thursday, and he said what I hoped to hear, “you should go for a ride on your Harley.”
So I cleared my Saturday schedule of most things… only leaving two essentials…
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I received a very interesting (to me) email the other day that at first I thought would be an easy answer, but as I thought about it, I found it to be quite challenging. So I thought I would turn to you, loyal readers, for your opinion. The question was…
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Regular readers of this blog know that I am a die-hard, old-fashioned, civic leader who contributes his time through volunteering to serve my neighbors in various ways.
In the last two years, my efforts have evolved to spending a lot of time coaxing, coaching, teaching, and encouraging…
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Spouse and I had a peaceful trip to Pittsburgh this past week. His mother died on Sunday after a long, long decline in health, but no disease such as cancer or heart disease. She just gave out at age 91.
This trip was my turn to do all I could to…
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By odd serendipity, this is the 2,900th post on this blog. This time, rather than review odd this-and-that trivia for the last 100 posts, this post is to share some expected yet still sad news…
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Yeah, really… but with pleasantly warm temperatures (70F, 25C) and brilliantly sunny skies (for 18 hours), I can’t help but…
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