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Back to Sunshine

We're back to sunny days and warmer weather again. We had five straight days of rain and COOL temperatures here all week since Sunday...but now we are sunny again!

Ron is gearing up for his ride tomorrow. He's been out in the garage doing the tuneups to the Vulcan and now he's out in the driveway giving it a bath. He will ride in the morning with his chums Dave and Clark. It's a weekend ritual that has been pretty ongoing for about five years now. At first it was just Dave and him riding, or Dave, Nancy, Ron & I doing the riding. Now, Dave's friend Clark has joined up and they are a threesome every weekend...well just about every weekend anyway.

I think it is great that these THREE SENIORS can get that kind of enjoyment out of life and ride the miles that they do with the wind whispering through their helmets reminding them of their youth ~

"Roll Me Away"


Took a look down a westbound road , right away
I made may choice
Headed out to my big two-wheeler, I was tired of my
own voice
Took a bead on the northern plains and just rolled
that power on

Twelve hours out of Macinaw City stopped in a bar
to have a brew
Met a girl and we had a few drinks and I told her
what I'd decided to do
She looked out the window a long long moment then
she looked into my eyes
She didn't have to say a thing, I knew what she was thinkin'

Roll, roll me away, won't you roll me away tonight
I too am lost, I feel double-crossed and I'm sick of
what's wrong and what's right
We never even said a word, we just walked out
and got on that bike
And we rolled
And we rolled clean out of sight

We rolled across the high plains
Deep into the mountains
Felt so good to me
Finally feelin' free

Somewhere along a high road
The air began to turn cold
She said she missed her home
I headed on alone

Stood alone on a mountain top, starin' out at the
Great Divide
I could go east, I could go west, it was all up to
me to decide
Just then I saw a young hawk flyin' and my soul
began to rise
And pretty soon
My heart was singin'

Roll, roll me away, I'm gonna roll me away tonight,
Gotta keep rollin, gotta keep ridin', keep searchin'
till I find what's right
And as the sunset faded I spoke to the faintest
first starlight
And I said next time
Next time
We'll get it right

Bob Seger's "Roll Me Away"