Not Today

I got into town late last night, my plan was to ride the bike to Raleigh today for some more work....and then return this afternoon. But after looking at the weather I decided............not today. Next week!

The rain set in today, looks like a wet dreary weekend, notify the Johnnie Walker distillery ASAP, a second shift is needed. 

Good week in KY, OH, and WV; I even got to visit with some old co-workers in Marietta for a bit Thursday morning, and then of course tried to sell them some fans. You know, it never turns off. 

Pictures! This one is for our grand-dog Daisy:

Be the ball Danny, be the ball............................

While going through the mail today I found a flyer from the local Hospice; I was remembering how well they took care of Dink in her final days. What a great service to our community. Let's see,,,where is the humor here? Actually if you were around there from early November through early February there was a lot of laughter and reminiscing, all the while being mindful that not everyone in that building was in a cheerful mood. As you know we have a dark warped sense of humor....anyway, I remembered going there one Sunday afternoon: when I got out of my car I saw a man staring skyward at a balloon going off to higher altitudes. Being a big dumbarse I looked and him and said "oops,................. looks like it got away from you" Yeah, not exactly. But then once I got inside I had a good laugh at myself. 

While surfing the other night I found this picture:

It is still hard to believe that group of guys, and some very good coaches won the 4-A championship in football, basketball and baseball in one year, and darn near did it the next year also. Wonder if anyone else has ever done that..............and how many 4-A schools were in North Carolina 50 years ago? Pretty rare occurrence anyway you look at it

Seen over the University of Richmond/VMI football game last week:

I'm not going to get political in this blog today, and I might have a little more at stake than some of the readers of this drivel, but if you are planning on pulling a stunt like this, and I don't recommend it, at least use spell-check.

My new rep in the northwest:

BTW, he is on his way to a fishing hole, this isn't just whitewater rafting. I think I'm going to have to spend a lot of time in this territory.

SWMBO and I ran away last Sunday and tried to hide for a day. It didn't work out, but we had some fun in the Alligator River/Albemarle Peninsula area. Let her know if you want to go there, she can't wait to go back.

That was in Swan Quarter, we overheard a couple of mosquitoes talking; they were trying to figure out if they should eat us at the picnic shelter or take us home, but then worried if they took us home the big ones would eat us.............no, that didn't really happen. That might be called a high-per-bowl, or something like that, my pronunciation might be off a bit.  

Rainy, cooler, I hope we can fish and catch some soon, and it is about time to start thinking on the subject of reducing the oyster population around here:

Excuse me, the YouTube video calls it the Three Stooges clam video.....I have a hat like that, I know, hard to hide class:

Alphabet soup: On AMTRAK to DC for HVI Sunday morning. I mis-booked that trip by:

• the DC/Alexandria station I should have used and was able to change to
• by the departure date
• and by the return date

I can't believe how accomodating AMTRAK has been as my stubby fingers mis-typed time after time on this one particular trip. If this was done on an airline I would have bought three tickets by now. Thanks AMTRAK

I plan to be home all day Wednesday, got to get a flu shot, need tires, car service, inspections, motorcycle repair........................want to buy some fans?

Ever Watch A Dog Ride Down The Road With His Or Her Head Hanging Out The Passenger Window?

Live from the Charlotte airport: As for the dogs: Do they look happy? Ever see one that looks sad while doing that? Wonder why they do it? Wonder why they look as happy as happy can be? More on that subject later................

Do you remember, the twenty first night of September? (Earth Wind & Fire, never have I felt so out of place at a concert......) Anyway it is next week, remember and sing a song.

In Dallas/Fort Worth this week working with reps and manning the booth at the RCAT show in downtown Fort Worth. A productive week.

Next week I'm not in airports; I'll be in KY, OH, and WV meeting and greeting and interviewing. Maybe I should run for president? No, way too many skeletons, however for your viewing pleasure I offer this from the first GOP debate:

No, that really didn't happen.
But this summarizes how I feel about politics:

I talked about the slingshot last week, coincidentally I saw one this week in Fort Worth, much to the relief of SWMBO I didn't really like it. There were some things I liked, several I didn't. Most notably the seats appeared to be the cheapest part of the package, not safe and not comfortable. So if I sell the bike maybe I'll get one of these:

Yes that is me in the cockpit and I know what you're thinking and no, I can't believe I got my fat arse in and out of that thing either. But I did and without assistance.

On that subject ..............................I went out and caught a few waves the other day, looks like someone caught me on film

No, that isn't real either
But this is, a rare sighting at Loch Ness

Later three unicorns were seen riding Nessie but there is no film.

All true? Some true? Any true? You decide.

Back to the dog and the window thing......that's kinda what it is like to ride a motorcycle off from a green light with no one in front of you and then down through a series of twisties at speed. Try it.

Why?

Some people ask why not? Others ask why ask why, drink Bud Dry. I tried but they kept making more................ba da boom and we're off.

Pictures? Yes, lots, I cleaned out my phone and found some from the last month

I saw this creature in Portland a few weeks ago, Polaris makes it and it is called a Slingshot. It is categorized as a motorcycle. A four cylinder GM engine produces 175 HP, top speed is 130 MPH, a lot slower than my bike with 0-60 in 6 flat, but it could work as an eventual replacement to two wheels, if that time ever comes. More on that subject later. If you have a few minutes to explore, take a look at their website:                         http://www.polaris.com/en-us/slingshot

No pictures from this past Sunday night but we went to the Carteret Speedway Sunday night for their grand opening. The first race was a four cylinder event featuring mid-80's Mustang type cars. I told SWMBO that I could easily build (and of course drive) one of those cars. She squealed with unbridled glee and offered to park her car on the street so that I could use her garage stall. Or something like that. The Late Model class (real race cars) were impressive, we left after their main event. Standing room only crowd, and if you're ever wondering where people go when they leave the Wal-Mart....................

Oregon scenery, on a crystal clear afternoon.

Pygmy on a dove hunt last Saturday, I really had my heart set on some breasts for dinner. Great picture, no doves but I'm sure they had a lot of fun. 

But we had crabs instead. Well, Jackson and Elizabeth had crabs. I re-baited for Monday night and was disappointed, and then the nice lady at West Marine gave me a replacement for my defective pot and then I was able to re-engineer the old one. So now we have two pots with which we can not catch crabs. Maybe another set this weekend?

She is such a lovely young lady

NK in the news:

And back to the "why?"
A biker friend sent this to me, get a hankie and enjoy:

Texas, yes, Texas again next week, one day with my rep, another in the factory, and then two days at RCAT, a Texas roofing contractors show. Should be fun, home on the last plane in on Friday night. 

Phoning It In

In Charlotte waiting for another plane and decided to drop one in quickly.

Great Saturday last week fishing with a steely-eyed American hero. Unfortunately Andrew, Gunner and I didn't catch what we wanted, but I got a neat Commander's Coin

Sorry about the poor photography.
Good picture of Pygmy's boat though

If you really want to sense the excitement of fishing here you go, there might be some nose-picking going on, I kinda forgot the camera was on

You were warned

Very productive week in Texas, planning for 2016 and beyond.

Happy birthday Mama, hope everybody stopped doing everything in heaven and paid attention to you all day, as I recall you grew to expect that.

Has anyone else noticed the migrants going through Europe? Doesn't seem to be big news, but if history is true it should be. 

Love the smell of gunpowder on a hot Labor Day weekend, hope my brother and his son knock a few out of the sky and come home with sore shoulders.

Home next week