ON THE MEND AGAIN & VINTAGE MOTORCYCLES

AN OLD VINTAGE & REBURBISHED ‘INDIAN’ MOTORCYCLE COMPLETE WITH SIDECAR

Feeling soooooo much better this morning with just a little bit of scratchiness left in my throat.  I am more inclined now to think it was some kind of a 'bug' I picked up in the hospital last Monday.  I base that theory on how totally yucky I had been feeling the past day & a half & especially all day Saturday.  And also the fact I do not remember my throat feeling sore after we left the hospital which might discount the theory of something being inserted in my throat during the lithotripsy procedure.

 

 

AND, THIS OLD INDIAN EVEN COMES COMPLETE WITH A GPS SYSTEM

It was about 8:50 this morning just coming out of the Pine forest when I first saw it.  We had patches of blue sky to the west:))  Minutes later an illuminating splash of sunlight broke through a heavy cloud cover to the east bathing Pheebs & I in a warming sunshine.  Yaaaay, our recent gloomy overcast rainy days were were slowly coming to an end at last:))

Didn't take me long to resume my carport cleaning & reorganizing project.  Also started a list of things to go to the house in Arizona this Fall.  Without a list I would easily forget about half the things that need to go.  By the time I put the first 3 items on the list I had to stroke them off again.  What the heck, might as well load em up now:))

Had planned on taking the Motorcycle to Goderich for a good spot free wash to get all the Pine pollen off.   But, I had to cancel that decision.  No, nothing to do with weather but everything to do with a sad little doggy face peering out the window at me.  Minutes later I was able to turn that sad little face into a happy little face as Pheebs hopped into the Jeep's front seat & we headed ourselves on up the road to the town of Goderich.  Quick stop at a Supermarket & Walmart.  We were home again before we hardly even knew we left.  Just a nice little jaunt through our scenic rural countryside for us two Bums on a quiet Sunday morning.

 

Bayfield's Clangregor Square plays host to many events during the summer months & both the Corvette & Thunderbird car enthusiasts have their day in the Park each year.  Not on the same day of course.  Sometimes it is Vintage cars & today was Vintage Motorcycles.  Not a big turnout under sometimes threatening skies but I did take a drive over & took a few photos.

 

A FEW OF THE BOYS GATHERED ROUND TALKING SHOP

MIKE & PAT out there in Custer South Dakota are the mighty proud Great Grandparents of a couple mighty fine twin Great Granddaughters today.  Lots of excitement there.  And be sure to check out the colorful quilts Pat helped make for the little Gals too.

And, in regards to a couple things in Saturday’s Shout Box…..First, the Agave stock we brought home from California was totally stone dead.  Just like many flowering plants here in Ontario, a stock grows, seeds sprout & pods open.  The stock then dies but not the plant.  It produces a new stock & the cycle begins anew.  Same with the Agave.  We did not dig up or transport across the border a living Agave plant.  We just brought home the dead stock…………  And second, because of the unusual circumstances (Monday’s lithotripsy & I never get sore throats) surrounding the soreness in my throat this week I assumed Emerge would have been the place for me to go to have that looked at.  Oh Dear, there I went assuming something again.  Kelly informed me this afternoon the proper thing for me to do was to have called the Medical Clinic requesting a same day appointment with my Nurse Practitioner & resolving the problem that way.  Geeeeeezzzz, what do I know, I’m just guy……………………………

GROANER’S CORNER:((     A small boy is sent to bed by his father...
[Five minutes later]
"Da-ad..."
"What?"
"I'm thirsty. Can you bring me a drink of water?"
"No. You had your chance. Lights out."
[Five minutes later]
"Da-aaaad..."
"WHAT?"
"I'm THIRSTY...Can I have a drink of water??"
"I told you NO! If you ask again I'll have to spank you!!"
[Five minutes later]
"Daaaa-aaaAAAAD..."
"WHAT??!!"
"When you come in to spank me, can you bring me a drink of water?"

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RECLINERIZED FOR THE DAY:((

Spent the biggest part of my day in the recliner under a blanket not feeling worth a darn.  My throat was really bothering me & I did a lot of sleeping.  I am cautiously optimistic tonight though because I'm feeling better & the sore throat seems to be finally backing off.  Maybe whatever it was has finally run it’s course.  We'll see how things are in the morning.  If the problem persists I will slip up to the Goderich Hospital Monday morning.  Like most guys, I do not like having to go to Emerge unless it is absolutely necessary.  And, how nice to look at the calendar for June & not see it filled with medical appointments like the month of May was.

I see more & more folks using the 'reply' feature in their blog commenting sections.  Thought about it for a bit but for me it just adds an extra something else for me to forget.  I'm having enough trouble with my short term memory as it is without adding any more things to my ‘remember list’.  When I leave a comment on someone's post I rarely go back to see if the poster or another commenter has commented on my comment.  I just never think to do that.  Guess I have always enjoyed the comment section as just that, a comment section rather than a two way communication tool.  Just me trying to make things easier for myself.  Much the same reason I never pursued Google+, Pinterest, or Twitter any further.  Ten years ago I would have enjoyed being right in the middle of all that stuff.....but, that was 10 years ago.  I have to follow the KISS formula these days.  'Keep It Simple Stupid'

My fault for not explaining what TSC meant in my post Thursday night.  I know how annoying it is when people use letters without explaining what they mean.  Tractor Supply Company, (sometimes described as a Country Hardware Store) is correct & they are in both the States & Canada.  In fact, we pass a big TSC supply depot somewhere down around Indianapolis somewhere when we use that route.  TSC is kind of geared to the farming & ranching communities.  It's a great Guy's store & I like their rugged & practical clothing lines.  And Jenny, it was just one shirt I bought Thursday.  At nearly $7 a crack I had to be pretty careful not to spend my whole allowance in one place:))

In Friday's post of the vase & shadow, a commenter correctly guessed about the Century Plant casting the Kokopelli shadow.  That particular seed pod came directly from Blair Valley's Ghost Mountain in California back on January 3rd 2008.  Below is a few photos of Kelly carrying a couple Agave stocks as we headed down the trail from the Marshal South Homestead.    We carried one of them all the way back to Canada & part of it is now in that vase.  The stock itself sits in a wooden barrel on our front porch.  I'm thinking we might have picked that Vase up in Quartzsite, Arizona.   And, regarding the other photo of Kelly & the Pheebs in the chair.  No, they weren’t sleeping, just doing some big hugs & snuggles:))

 
How exciting for Karen & Steve over at SMALL HOUSE...BIG BACK YARD.  Their house has just sold & they are standing at the brink of a whole new great big adventure.  I will reprint my comment to them because it sums up how I feel about their upcoming Full Time adventures......"I can sure feel & understand your excitement. It is a welcome lifestyle change & you will be the better for it both mentally & physically. You are standing at the brink of a great adventure that few people get to experience. How nice to have the whole North American Continent at your feet. And, how nice to trade in a previous lifestyle for something so new & refreshingly exciting. Go for it guys.....I envy you".

GROANER’S CORNER:((  Here are some great songs from the past renamed... 
Some of the artists of the 60's are revising their hits with new lyrics to accommodate aging baby boomers who can remember doing the "Limbo" as if it were yesterday.

They include:Bobby Darin ---
Splish, Splash, I Was Havin' A Flash
 
Herman's Hermits ---
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Walker
 
Ringo Starr ---
I Get By With A Little Help From Depends
 
The Bee Gees ---
How Can You Mend A Broken Hip?
 
Roberta Flack---
The First Time Ever I Forgot Your Face
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Johnny Nash ---
I Can't See Clearly Now 
 

Paul Simon---
Fifty Ways To Lose Your Liver
 
The Commodores ---
Once, Twice, Three Times To The Bathroom

Procol Harem---
A Whiter Shade Of Hair
 
Leo Sayer ---
You Make Me Feel Like Napping
 
The Temptations ---
Papa's Got A Kidney Stone
 
Abba---Denture Queen

Tony Orlando ---
Knock 3 Times On The Ceiling If You Hear Me Fall

Helen Reddy ---
I Am Woman; Hear Me Snore
 
Leslie Gore---
It's My Procedure, and I'll Cry If I Want To 
 

And Last, but NOT least:

Willie Nelson ---
On the Commode Again

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- Tourists see the world, travelers  experience it.
- Home is where your pet is:))
- The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right  now...AL.
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SOME HIGH FASHION SHOPPING AT THE TSC STORE:))

A steady rain moved in overnight & we ended up having ourselves a cold gray damp & very wet day.  Only way to stay active & dry was to keep a roof over one's head.  Pheebs & I did just that this morning as we Jeeped ourselves through the rain to Goderich.  I enjoy any excuse to break up the day & do something different.  Excuse today being we had to pick up some birdseed at TSC.  And, I saw in their flyer they had short sleeve denim shirts on sale for $6.49.  Yep, if I'm a gonna buy myself some new high fashion clothes, it's TSC all the way for this guy. Pheebs did a great job at mooning McDonald's when we went flying by too.

STORMY SKY’S ON THE WAY TO GODERICH
And yes, the first & last photo of Pheebs in Thursday's post are one & the same.  The last one shows how a little 'cropping' & 'soft focus' in Picasa's photo editing program can give a photo a different effect.
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This bear of a sore throat still has not let go of me.  Did they back a gravel truck down my throat to get a load of kidney stones out our what.  Geeeezzzzzz.
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There is always something kinda cozy about a rainy day.  Gives a feller a legitimate excuse for staying inside the house stretched out in the recliner with remote in hand.  But, not today.  Hauled my iPod & Bose out to the carport & cranked up some tunes.  Turned on a few lights & felt like a contented Caveman happily working away in his darkened little domicile tidying up his slightly dusty & slightly cluttered surroundings.  Sometimes, depending on mood, I kinda like that dusty cluttered feeling.  Neat-O:))

CAN YOU SEE A LIKENESS TO THE SOUTHWEST’S MYTHICAL KOKOPELLI CHARACTER IN THE SHADOW?  MAYBE A LITTLE CANADIAN MOOSE MIXED IN

Kelly had to go into my Facebook settings this morning & untangle me from another devious Facebook deception.  I'm not big on YouTube videos to begin with but saw a couple by friends that looked interesting.  One video about a dog was OK but the other one had some rough language in it.  Next thing I know I see both those videos on Facebook today with my name beside them saying I had watched or liked the videos.  That just ticks me off to end end that Facebook takes liberties like that.  Took Kelly a bit of scrambling to find out where to make the appropriate changes in my settings & get me off a list I had not put myself on!!  No matter, I'm sure Facebook will intervene at some point & coyly change my settings again.  It has happened before!!  I know, I know, why don't I just dump Facebook.  I suppose because it is the only communication tool I have to keep up with a few friends who also have Facebook.  But I'm tellin ya Alice, one of these days........bang-zoom!!!!

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It is nice to see Chipmunks & small Red Squirrels returning to our yard again & we have the Pheebs to thank for that.  It was last summer when several neighbour's marauding cat's frequented our front yard killing all the Chipmunks, small Squirrels & who knows how many Birds as well as pond frogs.  Since Pheebs came to live with us last August cat's have wisely stayed away.  Pheebs won't put up with any kitty cat nonsense in the yard & patrols it regularly to the delight of her little feathered & furry front yard friends.  

I like days when things are happening.  You know the kind of day when you get to the end of it & you have something satisfying to think about.  Something to write about.  When a day is eventful, writing comes easy.  Come to think of it, so does thinking.  I don't know where I'm going with this but it's the end of the day & I don't seem to have a lot to think about, therefore, not a lot left to write about.  Perhaps tomorrow will be an eventful day & writing will come easy again.....

And, some late breaking news from Karen over at SMALL HOUSE - BIG BACK YARD.  As many fellow Bloggers know, Karen & Steve have had their house for sale in preparation for RV full timing.  One word sums it up………….. ‘SOLD’:))

2010 FILE PHOTO…I’M IN BAYFIELD NOW BUT MY WHITE COWBOY HAT IS HANGING INSIDE THE DOOR AT OUR CONGRESS HOUSE IN ARIZONA:))

GROANER'S CORNER:((  A nurse was showing some student nurses through the hospital.
"This will be the most hazardous section in the hospital for you. The men on this floor are almost well."

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- Tourists see the world, travelers  experience it.
- Home is where your pet is:))
- The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right  now...AL.
stargeezerguy@gmail.com