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1/22-24/2022 Not Two Plug Nickels!

Here we are in the Blue ridge Mountains. Right now I wouldn't give you two plug nickels for the place. We were stuck on the driveway. We...

1/21/2022 Asheville & More...

In the past years, this small city tucked into the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina has been a regular on "best of" lists...

1/20/2022 Going To The Dog... 😎

Just sitting around... After a hectic prior few days. Today was a relaxing respite from road travels. Good food, great family hospitality...

1/19/2021 Operation Liftoff...

Final departure was 1700 hours yesterday. After delays and weary bones, the 190 miles trek was enough. We all voted unanimous to stop at...

1/17/2021 First Stage Systems A Go...

Mission Given Green Light T-24 hours to Carolinas launch Launch pad clearing initiated Weather briefing & journey pattern initiated Load...

12/30/2021 It's National Bacon Day...

Though the holiday was created in 1997 as a way to take a break from celebrating the traditional winter holidays, the consumption of pork...

12/29/2021 Holidays Whooshing Along...

I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by. The deadline of getting my monster of a mess...

12/16/2021 An Ode to St. Chrome-It...

Stole this to make little smile for us riders... An Ode to St. Chrome-It (The patron saint of Goldwings) T’was in the evenings twilight....

12/15/2021 Christmas Thoughts...

The history of Christmas trees goes back to the symbolic use of evergreens in ancient Egypt and Rome and continues with the German...

11/29/2021 Nostalgic Monday...

These are some of my fond memories... Sunflowers, Billings, MO My niece and grand nephew, (I did not take this but... Ya gotta love it!)...

11/27/2021 Family Story...

It just happened that Baby Face Nelson died on this day in 1934. Nelson had been severely wounded — hit by 17 bullets — in the FBI...

11/26/2021 Blessed & Thankful...

This year Thanksgiving had a double check treasure. It was my birthday too. My youngest daughter and her husband hosted everything at...

11/25/2021 Thanksgiving...

When people think of Thanksgiving, most remember the story of the Pilgrims and the Indians at Plymouth Rock. The Pilgrims first arrived...

11/24/2021 It's Here!

Wednesday is here! Who doesn't like Wednesdays? It`s a great day of the week because Wednesday is the middle of your so busy weekdays....

11/23/2021 Here We Go Again...

As I was removing the tire to replace brake pads and possibly rotors on my 2014 Fiesta I found yet another issue to deflate my wallet. As...

11/22/2021 On This Day...

Most people my age and older remember this day. In fact most people have it etched into their memory what they were doing on this...

11/19/2021 A Look Back...

November 19, 1863 was the date of the immortalized speech given by our US President Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg. The main address at...

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