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The missus & I are heading to Boise ID tomorrow morning to celebrate her & her sister's b-day as they're only 4 yrs. & a week apart.... Just gonna drink tequila & play darts in their garage....low key fun.

It's either that or SKI....

Drawing a tribute to my best friend's boss who just passed away suddenly last week....my friend really respected his boss....the kind of guy who makes going to work a pleasure. He was a native american...which I told my friend that he called the right guy as being married to a native for 31 yrs, I have a ton of love & respect for the natives. I'm hoping that the finished product will help along with his grieving process...

Nuthin' but a Meat Market for the (maybe) 20 sumthins ....some of those blokes look like they couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag

Welcome aboard Kostas! Nice T7 you've got there.... Great to see another member to carry the torch for the Tuning Fork marque...

There are definitely times when I feel like a Borg....I think it freaks some folks out, but I love how some kids react to it. I met a little girl once that thought my cable was attached Internally. Then there's some lads that think it's the koolest thing since sliced bread...

Well, the harness that operates my hook finally broke....been living with no opposing member for 2 weeks....like not having a thumb. Since I moved, the insurance I had basically dropped off....so I was expecting a big bill for this service. I fortunately found a clinic under the same Hanger name where I originally got the arm built. It was 108 miles away, which was alot closer than the original location in Portland which is 280 miles from me. It turned out really well as I got the harness repaired w/ a new HD cable as well. Really glad I returned to the company that built it....didn't have to fill out any paperwork & was able to order 2 new harness' & 8 new arm socks for just over 100 bux. 3+ yrs. ago was the last time I had any dealings with them....drove 280 miles to only get short-changed with a crap cable that broke in 3 days time. So since then, I've been buying pre-cut shift cables from a bike shop only 20 miles away, to keep it operable. Thank God that my Medicare covered 80% of the cost, because anything prosthetic is just stoopid expensive! Now I'm able to finish the projects in my garage & keep riding the 'Goose more often. The real icing on the cake was when the missus & I got home, we finally got a message from my oldest boy who's been working in Israel as a PMC (pc term for Mercenary)...he said it's pretty hectic there right now, but he's working on coming home stateside after Christmas...which left me pretty stoked as I haven't seen him in over 3 & a half years. I couldn't be more proud of him....miss him terribly, but he did also attach this holiday greeting....

I can relate to that metal staple thing.....they pulled 150 of 'em outta my right side of my chest....before they chopped off my toes. Fortunately, I felt only about 3 of those. Take it from me....MRSA is nothing but a Bitch!

If I didn't know any better, I'd tend to lean on the notion....that maybe Pete's rubbing off on you!.... or did you just nick that off him when he wasn't looking?

My other favorite looking bike.....

Avoiding the Black Friday mayhem on this sunny but cold morning....21f & frosty Seriously thinking about a dirt road ride in the big truck w/ the missus today.... just too damn nice to stay inside all day.

Happiest of Birthdays to the Chief Twat who's ahead of Pete into his 7th decade....

Long Live the Blue hue....

Woke up to a good dusting of the white stuff this morning....gone now, but the temps are dropping into the 20'sF the next few nights Fall/Autumn....ya blink, ya miss it!

Start prepping for a week w/o the missus....she's leaving Wed. for her hometown (Emmett ID) to sit with her 12y/o grand-daughter while her son & daughter-in-law pay a visit to Nashville TN. She's making me some of her kick-ass meatloaf for me to survive on while she's away. Had to run off 7 deer this morning outta the backyard....keeps her dog from getting beat up by one again....gave that dog a concussion & a coupla staples in her head last time. That dog thinks she's 10ft. tall & bulletproof....she's a Chihuahua/Italian Greyhound mix & can run like a gazelle.

Since I've been "toe-less" for 10 yrs now, I've become a complete advocate for Salomon....the fit is impeccable. The Quicklace feature is a game changer.... These last me @ least a year....& I've already got 2 more new pairs in reserve.....I shouldn't have to buy any more boots/shoes for the rest of my life! & they're great for riding the Mongoose mtn. bike with....

And that came with it's own acid kit as well... I was rather surprised as the last time I bought a bike battery was 15+ yrs. ago....for the same price!

Just received a Yuasa battery yesterday for my 35y/o XT.....through Amazon, for only $30.

Raining here all night.... but the little tree frogs that hang out under my house, seem to be liking it. When that rare tropical storm came in from the Pacific that hit the LA area last month....it headed NE & missed Portland, but dumped 6" of H2O in 36 hrs. here in Elgin ....surprisingly, it didn't cause any flooding or damage....it was so dry from August's heat blast, the ground just soaked it all up!

Gonna be a warm one today....90F....but backs off again tomorrow Got a Ride in before 9am ...darn'd camera was dead, so my "old fart" flip-phone came through...

We're gonna see 90F one more time tomorrow....& NO precipitation for another week 2-Wheelin' is definitely is in the cards

Feeling old as my youngest adopted son turns 40 this Saturday....he's a PMC in Israel & his contract is up in November...gonna be great to know he's back home with his family...ANYwhere stateside. Couldn't be more proud of him!

Have always liked the Brutale....bet this Beast with the Arrow exhaust makes some sweet Mechanical Music.

TBH Pete, it's a pretty sharp looking bike. But then again, I'm fairly biased as I was spoon-fed on Honda twins by my old man. It looks like it does the job well...& is easy on the wallet.

Back when I worked @ a bike shop, a particular customer who was tight with the owner came in for a new tire on his PC.... But before I could take a wrench to it, he proceeded to use up the rest of the old tire's life....right there in the parking lot....SmokeShow from HELL!! 'Twas quite obvious just where the bike shop was in that neighborhood...