Musings from “Life Is a Road” author–Daniel Meyer
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I’ll see you on the road…
Jul 11th
Leaving VERY early in the AM for Bellaire, MI…gonna meet some friends there…
Going over the top, through Mackinaw City…
You know…just so I can sing, “Twelve hours out of Mackinaw City I stopped in a bar and had a brew…”
I figure that’s somewhere near the Iowa, Ill border…and that’s about 15 hours out of Dallas. Trying for at least that far tomorrow. I’ll definately need a brew about then…
Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan…yeah, it’s time to get out and run hard.
Oh, and I get to ride the Mackinac bridge. Love that thing. Here’s a pic from the last time I rode over it…that’s my friend James in front of me. I’m going solo this time.
It’s been a while, James. We need to change that…
Almost exactly 1500 miles, Dallas to Bellaire. The Valk’s ready to go. I suppose I ought to pack.
Maybe I’ll carry the laptop…it’s been having trouble getting started so it may be useless. Durn.
I’ll be gone a week…y’all be safe…if you see a fat guy riding hard on a Valkyrie, wave!
And I’ll see you on the road.
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
The 2010 Clarksville Fine Arts Festival
May 15th
I expect to see y’all there!
This year the 2010 Clarksville Fine Arts Festival will be Saturday, May 22, 2010, from 9:AM to 4:PM on the historic square in Clarksville, Texas.
This year’s festival is going to be a great one. The artists’ booths are all reserved! There will be glass blowing demonstrations, music, wood turning demonstrations, plenty of food, and a lot of talented artists to meet!
I’ll be there signing books and will also have original art, sketches, and some prints.
Art. Music. Food. Fun. What else could you need? Come on by and see me!
We’ll have a house full of guests, be mucking about the square all day Saturday, and we’ll be at the Wine and Cheese event Friday night as well.
Come see us. You’ll have a great time!
Directions and more information are here.
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
A very Happy Thanksgiving indeed!
Nov 26th
We always have things to be thankful for…and Thanksgiving reminds us of that.
It’s also a great excuse to get together with family and cook enough food to feed everybody twice!
It’s not a bad time to sit back a moment and think of something that you, in particular, are thankful for.
My life has been hard work, rewarded by wonderful things and amazing experiences. What am I thankful for? There’s so much, most years I don’t know where to start.
This year is easy. Really easy.
So what am I thankful for?
I’m thankful we got the call yesterday…
“Biopsy results–not malignant.”
It’s been a tense week.
Not sure what I’d do without her…
Thanks to Wanderer for the pic.
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
What the Second Amendment is REALLY for..
Nov 28th
Watch the whole thing. The last line sums it up very well.
Y’all take care!
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
Less Gimpy
Nov 12th
I’m walking without the cane now. Still some pain, still have to be careful how I plant the foot…certain bends or twists of the knee are still out…but definately better. Been going on a couple weeks now…it sure will be nice to be done with it. I’ve got stuff to do!
In related news, I sent the wife out to get me a heating pad last week. Heat to the knee has been helpful.
The new heating pad has a serious flaw. If left on “high” it will cheerfully (and quickly) burn you (as in damaging burns) before it shuts off. I expect I could get it to burst into flames with little effort.
Guess where it’s made…yep, China. Claims it’s UL listed too. Yeah right.
It does make a handy cat-trap. When I turn it on and put it on my knee, suddenly I also have a 20-pound cat on my knee as well. It’s uncanny. “Click”. Cat. Should be listed as a side-effect!
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
Bite. Crunch. Snap….Ow.
Sep 18th
Drat…now it’s time for me to go find a dentist.
For munching on a friggen Rice Krispies Treat no less!
Sigh.
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
Apparently, I am evil. EVIL! (grin)
Aug 7th
Several weeks ago, a coworker and friend decided to have laser beams shot into her eyes and all sorts of unpleasantness so that she could see better.
She had both eyes done and was out for several days. Naturally, I was concerned about her and hoped that it would all work out okay.
And then I turned evil…
More >
Real Gone.
Jul 30th
Slow down, you’re gonna crash,
Baby you’re a-screaming it’s a blast, blast, blast
Look out babe, you’ve got your blinders on
Everybody’s looking for a way to get real gone
Real gone.
Real gone.
Here’s to being Real Gone!
Phew!
Jul 29th
Oooo…a high speed run on The Dragon…cross country. That machine simply loves to run. Good thing…I love to run her…hard and fast…
Got friends to meet in Johnson City…a couple side trips…1100 miles? (each way)
Let’s see…
Hottest day of the year so far?
check.
Riding into the three states with the most heat warnings up?
check check check.
Timing is such that I’ll be in the hottest area for the longest time?
check.
Remembered sun screen?
check.
NOT a dry heat?
check.
Queue sunscreen saturated sweat dripping into eyes in…
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gggGHHhhhyyyyyyyaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!
Black jeans?
check
Black t-shirt
check
Black boots?
check
Black bike?
check.
1500cc heat producing horsepower source?
check.
Crispy critter panting in the saddle?
check (AND loving it!)
Funny…at the truck stops…bottled water is more expensive then
cokes and juices? What the heck’s happened to the world?
There’s hardly anybody on the highways outside of the major
towns…the 18 wheelers outnumber the cars. Wierd. Makes for some good running though…they know where the cops are and they typically DON’T try to run me down like the cages do…
Plenty of cops out though…not enough victims/marks…a car comes over the hill and there’s 48 cop cars from 15 different agencies crawling all over each other to get a radar lock on it. Too bad…it’s another little bitty shitty car and it CAN’T speed…it’s not capable! BOTH squirrels are working as hard as they can!
Alas…poor cops. They’re gonna starve! I feel like stopping and
giving them a dollar or something. Maybe some doughnuts….
I saw some motor patrol officers today…I *think* they were Tennessee State Patrol but they could have been Nashville PD…gad…where to start…motorcops…wearing bicycle shorts and tight/taylored shirts…oh no…no steriods there LOL…I hate to stereotype but jheeze…they looked like something right out of the village people or something.
And padded bicycle shorts? What the heck are they thinking? Deadly in an accident…and I guarentee had they pulled me pver they would have put me under the jail…I would NOT have been able to take them seriously…gawd!
I think I’m in Lebanon, TN or something like that….
Fritos in bed (yeah I love hotel rooms), AC on full…
Queue heat exhausted sleep in
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CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
http://lifeisaroad.com