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Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving.
DH
If everyone is thinking alike, then someone is not thinking
stimulus explained
In case you still don’t understand what the Stimulus Bill is all about, I have this simple explanation for you.
Q. What is an Economic Stimulus payment?
A. It is money that the federal
government will send to taxpayers.
A. From taxpayers.
Q. So the government is giving me back
my own money?
A. Only a smidgen.
Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
A. The plan is that you will use the money
to purchase a high-definition TV
Set, thus stimulating the economy.
Q. But isn’t that stimulating the economy
of China ?
A. Shut up. Below is some helpful advice on how to best help
the US economy by spending Your stimulus
check wisely: If you spend the stimulus money at Wal-Mart, the money
will go to China
..
If you spend it on gasoline, your money will go to the
Arabs.
If you purchase a computer, it will go to India ..
If you purchase fruit or vegetables, it will go to
Mexico , Honduras and Guatemala ..
If you buy a car, it will go to Japan .
If you purchase useless stuff, it will go to Taiwan
If you pay off your credit cards, or buy stock, it will
go to management Bonuses,and they will hide it offshore.
Instead, keep the money in America by:
1. Spending it at yard sales, or
2. Going to ball games, or
3. Spending it on prostitutes, or
4. Beer or
5. Tattoos. (These are the only American businesses still operating
in the US .) It would be best if you went to a ball game with a
tattooed prostitute that You met at a yard sale
and drink beer all day.
Have fun-be careful
dh
2039- right around the corner
A picture of the future. Alice and I heading out on a “ride”.
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Another FM Ride- with Oysters
This Saturday past we made another Radio Ride.
This one was just an “FM” ride as we rode to Galveston and the Kemah area. Galveston still amazes me. I forget that for the rest of the state, and every where else I suppose, Galveston is a destination. A vacation spot, and Tourist are a funny bunch.
It was fun to sit at “the Spot”, a local dive of sorts, and enjoy a beverage all the while studying the habits and goings on of the locals and visitors. I claim to be neither. Living close but not on the island, I can enjoy being an outsider yet still local enough to understand and not be confused for a tourist. God forbid!
Stopping off in Bacliff for lunch is another story altogether. Everyone here is local. Even if your not.
Noah’s Ark is the place to park your steed, sit outside and enjoy a cold brew or a pitcher of Bloody Mary’s and enjoy the view of the bay. The oysters were great (a first for me) and the weather was perfect. Temp’s in the 70’s in mid-November. Thank god we live on the third coast.
Back to the oysters.
I can not believe I have not had raw or grilled oysters before this weekend. I have lived on the coast the better part of my life and only eaten the fried variety. Grilled with Monterey jack cheese and picante sauce… too good.
I can see that the oyster needs more research on my part. Lots of testing and research. Yup, thats the ticket. Just remember, only eat’ em in months with “r’s”. Has to do with the cold water and the abundance of bad stuff in warm water. I’m no expert but I’ll take their word for it.
Smith Point, where most of the oyster boats dock, isn’t far from here. Maybe I could pick up a sack and Alice would shuck’em for me.
I’ll let you know
Have fun be careful-dh
Up date–Moving Day
Well,
This afternoon we start moving Willie.
She’s going to a downstairs apartment. Climbing up and down the stairs has gotten to be just too much for Willie and Alice. That leaves her with the upstairs unit to either sell or rent. I hope she sells it. Just one less headache to deal with (being a landlord and all).
This is also the weekend for the Lone Star Rally in Galveston. This one is usually a good one to attend.
I don’t think we will be making it this year ‘cause of the move. That’s o.k. we’ll get plenty of reports back from those that are going. After my marathon ride last Friday, a weekend off might not be a bad idea.
So the “volunteer’s” have been threatened, I mean recruited, the box’s have been purloined, the pain relievers stockpiled and the hot tub heated, so it’s off to get ‘r’ done. Moving sucks. At least it’s all down hill, so to speak.
David Henderson
The "Story"
In general I try a be an easy going type of guy. I try and stay open minded and tolerant of other views and opinions.
There is a situation though that has, for some time now, really bugged the shit out of me.
When was the last time you were in a conversation with someone and in the course of your visit, your hobby, passion of the day or just the type of vehicle you drive comes up??
I would guess this sort of thing happens all the time.?
Ok, so how often, when this happens, does the other guy go into some long detailed story how someone he knows or is related to screwed up or got hurt doing just the thing you just told him that you love so much?
I’m sure if your a bicyclist or a photographer it happens all the time.
“Oh wow, my second cousin used to ride a bicycle and one day he stopped to take a picture and a log truck came around the corner……”you get the drift.
It seems as soon as someone finds out that I ride, that one of the most favorite things in the world for me is enjoying the world on my motorcycle, then out comes “The Story”.
I’m not ignorant of the inherent risks?involved?in my current passion. You manage those risk the best you can and put faith in your skills and the man upstairs.
I do not need to be reminded that the world is full of dip shits ?that cannot do either.
There,
I feel better now.
So next time you meet someone and start a little talk about what ever it is that trips your trigger, just remember that other person has cousin or a brother or?knows?someone who brushed his teeth with shaving cream, or met that log truck while?snapping?the shot.?
So for me, just go ahead and slap the snot out of ’em,?figuratively?speaking of course.
have fun, be careful
dh
The "Radio Ride"
To the uninitiated, a radio ride is a motorcycle trip. The destination or distance traveled is based on one of two criteria, AM or FM.
Let me explain.
An FM ride consists of riding in any given direction until the chosen local FM channel can no longer be received on your bikes radio.
The AM ride is the same but typically a much longer ride seeing how we have a powerhouse AM station down here that reaches all the way from the valley to Baton Rouge.
Short Wave rides are for the truly Iron Butted.
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Yesterday?s ride was an AM ride plus some.
It was decided I needed a day off. This was decided by the folks I work with so I must have really needed it.
My riding buddy Tom agreed he needed one as well so a plan was hatched. But where to go?
Rumor has it there is a great Mexican restaurant in Tyler Texas. This must be confirmed, and we are just the guys to confirm it.
At 8:00 AM we are off. It?s 45 and beautiful.
The ride north is fine, very little traffic and good roads all the way.
We hit Tyler after a few stops around 12:30.
Then it happens. POWW!!!
The clutch cable on Tom?s bike snaps. Sound like a rifle shot.
We?re in bumper-to-bumper traffic with no clutch.
This is important.
A clutch makes shifting a motorcycle much easier. You can shift without a clutch, but it can be exciting, especially in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
We pull over and survey the situation.
We decide a roadside fix is out of the question so we call the local dealership and arange for a tow to their shop.
It needs to be noted here that tow truck operators are a “special breed”. And I do mean special.
“Tow Mater” showed up, just as promised, and off we go to the Dealership.
The "Radio Ride II"
We are stuck at the dealership now.?
“it?shouldn’t?take more that an hour” we are told.?
Lesson #2, Service Managers have a totally different take on time.
We head out for lunch and make the best of the situation. Tom rides two-up with me.?
Lesson #3, somewhere it is written that is un-cool for two guys to ride together on a bike.
He will probably never admit it, but I think Tom enjoyed the ride to the?restaurant.
The food was good. Of course it could have been we were just hungry, it was 2:30 by now.
Remember, “It?shouldn’t?take more than an hour”.
5:45 and after a “complementary” bike wash by Tow-Mater’s long lost cousin, we are finally on our way back south.
The trip back was perfect (and cold). Except for slowing for the occasional deer on the side of the road we made pretty good time.
A couple of stops for coffee along the way and I’m finally back in Neddelburg at 10:30.
Coffee wired and wore out… a?successful?trip.
Now for the plans for the next “radio ride”.
Only Tuesday
Cool weather is on the way.
Temps in the 40’s this weekend. Should be great for a ride.
Perhaps the Lottery Gods will smile down upon me and we can just keep on riding.
Maybe they won’t and we’ll just keep on riding anyway. Have to come back sometime though, got to feed the “kids” after all. Wonder if I could pull a Livestock trailer behind ole yellar?
What would folks think if we just sold it all and split…..tempting.
David Henderson
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