Life just keeps getting better

365 Group (By Gods grace I'm still a member) Well it has been a "year or two" since I last pounded the keyboard into submission....Several things have happened during this time. I guess the biggest thing is the term "remission" suddenly surfaced. (suspiciously at the same time as my money ran out)I have managed to make it all along on two wheels for the most part. Those times when that wasn't possible I was truly blessed with the greatest of friends that hauled my worthless butt around. I cannot thank them enough. I have been tearing around on my old '77' mostly. This old gal, "Miss Tilley" has kept going when all others have let me down. I cant say enough about the toughness of a 1977 KZ 750 B model. (Like an old Timex)I have literally been everywhere I have wanted or needed to go on this bike. A couple of months ago I was lucky and found a starter for my other gal and have been able to give Tilly a rest... :-) I was doing good this new year until mid January or so. The snow and Ice set in and it hasn't good for two wheels. But I'm still slugging along. Riding on the days I can and scheming on the days I can't. Some thirty years ago, I was happy go lucky, I was in college and riding around the country on an old worn out Honda. I had a great riding partner, a girl I met in college, and was having a grand old time. As things go they tend to change and we drifted apart. Now fast froward to a couple of weeks before Christmas of 2013 and a weird set of circumstances. I got a message from my old riding partner. We made contact and spent an evening catching up. It turned out to be one of my best Christmases ever in that she drove up from the "one star" state Christmas day to spend the holidays with me and my tribe of vermin. Now It's looking even better as she sits at my desk playing games on my old PC. We are still doing a lot of catching up as well as planning for the coming summer. A couple of weeks ago I received a promotion. No pay increase or key to the executive washroom or anything like that. Seems that I have been promoted to 'Dad' by a feisty young redhead.(the older daughter of my old/new girlfriend) The only job description I have for this new position is I'm suppose to hand out lots of hugs. I think I can probably handle this new job so my commute to work will have me on the road to Texas in the spring. In thinking back, this is one of the best jobs I've had. The weather has broken and I am getting to some upgrades and repairs to my bike finally. An LSI (lickety split indicator)figures greatly in things as I would prefer to not get a speeding ticket. Here in NW Arkansas it isn't hard to get one even with all the bells & whistles working correctly but I try and hedge things when I can. Lots of little things need attention to keep a great ride going So in nuts domicile.... that's been me since my last post. oh yeah... Hi Podlolly! catch ya on the road.