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 ....well, none that I can"recall." Damned if the ticker didn't take off racing again.  Been home four days from Hot Springs where I'd been in the ER/ICU for a tune up and ...... after ten minutes of 195 HR, we headed to the ER.  I knew where this was going. Once there, they finally get me in the ER and hooked up to an EKG and just like in May of 2020 I hear "get him to the big room.".  I was in the same gurney in the same hallway, same machine as last time.  We pass Room #1 I was in last time and now I"m in Room #2.  Doc recognizes me from my last ER trip a few months ago and we're having a 'good time' if you can call it that.  I tell them all about the Hot Springs fiasco, and they've soon got the patches on me for a defribalator.  I've been down this path before.  After 45 minutes he tells me the "good news."  I have to admit; I was begging them to knock me the f*ck out; and they did.  Two syringes of something in my drip...

 Few months ago, we headed to MS rolling down Interstate 49 in the Porsche Macan GTS.  I normally would have taken the Grand Wagoneer, but we opted for the Porsche this time around.  Problem is, for some reason I didn't take my newer high end Uniden Radar Detector; left it in the Jeep.  Duh.  At one point I had 4 vehicles in front of me, both lanes screwing around slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.....  as normal, I got pissed off, saw an opening and shot through them about a 100mph.  Slowing down back to 75mph ( okay .. maybe low 80s), I came around a corner less than a minute after passing the 4 ass wipes and .... Sheriff's car sitting there with his radar on because he immediately hit the blue lights.  Grrrrrrrr... I was carrying a 9mm so when he walked up I handed him both pieces of ID. After a few seconds, he handed me back my CHL and excused himself. Never said another word about it..   Few minutes later he came back writing ...

 Here's a wild one .... At the Jeep Dealership today purchasing a new Wrangler and they are having a Chili cook off and Halloween Party.  I notice an older dude at the table next to me dressed up as a 'biker' for the contest; wig and all. I'm looking at his vest and realize it's the 'real deal' so ask him whom he rides with.  He stands up, turns around to show me his Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA) backpatch and our conversation ensues.  He's been to Sturgis, a dozen times, but sold his bike recently due to losing his left leg in an accident the year before while riding a horse.  I make a few comments he could always get a trike, etc. and we chat for another five minutes or so.  I sit back down at the desk with my sales guy when I mention I just got out of the Hospital.  Turns out he ALSO has an ICD and has gone through similar situations, but actually much worse than myself initially before getting it. As I said, we're buying a new Jeep and ...

 Few months ago I wrote about this HERE  when I ordered it.  Hell, we weren't even sure what the exact color would look like! It's  "High Velocity" and it looked yellow.  Another picture looked like it had green hints in there.....  still, we said ...  "order it." 392ci 6.4 Liter Hemi Got an email/text a few days ago that it was finally here!   Gotta' tell you, more than just a lil excited.  Got back home yesterday afternoon and made plans to get to the dealership today.  Twist was .... we decided to potentially trade in the Porsche to reduce vehicles in the driveway.  Have to admit this was a difficult decision because I love driving that thing.  The Macan GTS handles like a dream, good gas mileage and will haul ass.  But, maintenance, insurance, too many vehicles.. common sense came into play. So, headed to Carvana for a sale price to them and had a baseline.  So, drove it to the dealer, offered it up, they met...

 I hate that platform.  Truly despise it.  The Ads.  The Drama .. you name it. Yet I've been using it since 2009. Problem is, so much info is avail on there for Events , etc that ONLY gets posted there... so I succumb.  I got hacked .. yes.. actually hacked last year and on 1 MAR 2021 they deleted my profile. Not because someone got me deleted whining to them about my beliefs and posts.. but .. some POS from Viet Nam logged into it, turned on advertising and within hours... was locked out and it was deleted thirty days later. So I'm on my new profile and in FB Jail.. .once again.  Just finished a 7 day stint.  Yesterday, got sentenced to 30 days in the hole.  Guess I hurt someone's feelings?   Cops in Philly were being 'attacked' by thugs and dirt bikes and ATVs via bricks and bottles .. .and just sitting there taking it.  Read the Mayor has instructed them to stand down.  So, I commented what I'd be doing .. run the fuckers ov...

 Well, sounds good in theory ….   A number I was glad to STOP at Saturday night….  Seven... I’m still twitching thinking about it. Donnie and I were supposed to do a nice week riding few months ago and that went by the wayside due to extremely hot summer temps, so we ended up making plans for a weekend in Hot Springs, couples not just he and I.    Been looking forward to it and Friday around noonish we headed down I-30 to Hot Springs, AR.    Pulled up to their home about 3.5 hours later to a cold beer handed to me and lots of hugs.    Let the weekend begin! First Stop - we head into Hot Springs to Malco Theatre where I’d been before with Donnie.    Cool lil place, with Nick bartending again. He remembered me, poured me a Pinot Noir (he remembered) and we’re having a relaxing evening.  Then we decided on Mexican for dinner so headed out to a nice joint I’d never been to; Colorado Grill.  Margaritas were really goo...

Got reminded of something this past weekend .. that I should have known. I've experienced similar issues but this one got by me.  Shame on me. Here's the deal .. at least .. my deal.  I lean on American Express for points. Marriot Bonvoy for Hotel points.  American Airlines for mileage points.  There are dozens of other companies of course that do this .. I also have Hilton points, Southwest Airlines, Sun Country, Delta... list goes on... but here's what I got reminded of this past weekend.   Points sometimes.. suck I made my Marriott reservation this past January nine months out.  Only room choice available was a room with 2 queens.  This was for a large event I was attending, so I assumed a lot of folks had already snagged their rooms and I was getting leftovers.  Now, had I looked closer at the room options WITHOUT points, I'd probably have been surprised.  Why?  Well, there are lots of other options.  For arguments sake.. l...

 Wrote a CVMA Specific Post here on the Weekend: >>   STATE 2022 Been looking forward to this one for awhile.....  only thing I was concerned about was weather, and all for nothing... was P E R F E C T .  Three of us would roll down on bikes this past Thursday, 60s when I left and about 90 when I rolled in.  I spent 80% of that ride with a short sleeve Tee on; awesome.  We decided to do it on two lanes, taking an hour or so longer but well worth it.  Much of that was spent on Hwy 22 into Central Texas with some time on 215 and 217 which were firsts for me ....  superb country roads with adequate curves, scenery and almost zero traffic.  After some time on 281 which is a notch busier, we turned east on 311 which was our final run on 2 lanes and some curves.  Eventually we drop onto 46 and  you know you're getting close ... because... traffic .. civilization. When the smoke would clear we did upwards of 320 miles that day a...

 As usual .. I'm frustrated.   Was looking for some info on an event and .... realized a 'problem.'   It doesn't exist!  Well it does, but...... not everyone looks at this from my perspective.  Here's what I mean. On FB, there are basically Two distinct ways to disseminate info ...  well, way more I guess but this is about the 'basics' here.   FB Page .  This is a public facing page for a Business, Group or Person (ex celebrity).   This is 100% viewable by the entire world.  In todays world... .every business or group should have one, whether you like or dislike FB.  Just a fact.  Allows you to control the info available to billions for users. FB Group .  This is VERY different from the page and where some folks get 'confused'.  Many Groups are 'public' but to me, that goes against the grain to me.  Most should be Private so everything discussed is ONLY visible to those in the group.  Now...