DogHouse

Thursday and Friday I stayed on the floor with some pillows.  I was glad to have some novels to read.  Saturday and Sunday I rode in the rain to Millington to the armed guard/ concealed weapons permit classes.  I tore up some paper targets with a 2 inch barrel.  More time on the floor. ouch!

This time I totally trashed my back.  I had to have a cane when I wanted to walk yesterday.  Pain meds and muscle relaxers are helping.  I’ll return to work on Monday and I shall not lift a thing.  Period.

Saturday and Sunday I have to renew my professional firearm carry permit.  Blamo!  We are doing well.  Making it day-to-day and week-to-week.  Getting old is very depressing.  I’ve not come to grips with aging and living in a failing body yet.  I doubt I ever shall. 

One more cup of coffee for the road,
One more cup of coffee ‘fore I go
To the valley below.

I may be kayaking to work soon.  The Mississippi River is engorged.

This weekend I got to sit on a CanAm Spyder. Nice and it made my butt look fast. Is it a 1 liter snow mobile with car tires and an electric shift tranny?

 

It was fun seeing Pam, Ted,Neil, and Lisa at the Midsouth Motorcycle show.

Riding season is upon us. I took the farm roads to Kentucky yesterday. A 290 mile day for me. Fun.

Work, work, work.  My back feels better but not healed. Keeping as active as I can be and light stretching has helped me recover.  We had a 6 inch snow fall this past week.  By the time I got off work my scooter was buried.  Snow and ice prevented a safety interlock micro switch from getting the safe message.  I had to work on clearing the device for about 20 cold minutes before I could start the scooter.

The ride home was surreal.  The night was dark and the snow was blowing at 25 mph.  The roadway was 2-3 inches of slush.  I saw several 4 wheelers in the ditches and one of them was a severe injury accident. Two wheeler riders are always thinking of the danger and act accordingly.

The ride to work the next morning was very intense on 2 wheels.  The road way had 2 inches of hard packed snow and there was water on top of the snow.  There was little traffic on the road so I felt OK riding at a very slow speed. 

The snow mass crushed the gazebo over the hot tub. Having Molly from Denver stay with us is great.

…is broken. ouch!

Yesterday, was a beautiful day.  75F, breezy, and beautiful clouds on a backdrop of crystal blue sky.  I saw hundreds of people out riding their bikes.  I saw at least 2 scooters a well.

After riding I headed over to Errol’s on the 1958 VBA Vespa 150.  I had Pumpkin in the dog carry pouch.  The old bikers, like me, talked about the bikes we had as kids.  Sears Allstate, Cushmans, and the like.  It was a great day.  Molly and I watched some rented DVDs from Blockbuster.  We viewed "Love Actually" and "Sweet Home Alabama." Fun movies.

 Later last night, my back gave out on me.  I have to take it very easy today.

Cheers