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 Damned.... two guys I work with ....  are preparing to pull the plug.  One is older, other is about ten years younger.  I know it's coming, but dragging my feet.   Thinking... two more years.  Why not, I keep asking myself.  I could have pulled the plug a few years ago.  Hell, my dad did it at age 55. The younger buddy of mine is doing it to enjoy life, less stress.  The older guy, shit is changing at his company and the headaches aren't worth the BS.  The stories he tells me of the crazy fux they are hiring making their lives painful, sounds excruciating. Me ....  at some level, still enjoying the ride.  But ... but ...   the day is coming.  Have to admit when I check the work email inbox and it's quiet... puts a smile on my face.  But .... paychecks are addicting. Almost time......

 Crazy part is I bought my bike several months ago on a whim.  Was fat, dumb and happy on my Chieftain. Lets go back two decades.  Owned a Kawi' Vulcan 1500.  That, was a nice sized bike. Then in '09 got a Kings Mountain Chief.  That .. was a big bike.  I was sitting on a few Victory Cross Countrys along the way...   Big Bikes!   Then I got a '14 Chieftain and .. they shrunk them.  Had to lower the boards, change out the seat and the bars and ... they were comfortable.  Along the way, owned 3 HDs ...  were't big bikes (Road King, Street Glide and Road Glide). Well, the Challenger... is a big bike! Now, I'm sitting with my feet firmly planted , straight legged.  The length feels correct to me.  Out the gate, comfortable!  I did change out the bars to some taller ones, but in all fairness .... I'm 6'4".  Over the last 4 months I've acquired two challengers.  I chose not to get a pursuit which is basi...

 About 17 years ago, our daughter while in college asked if we'd chip in financially to get her a new puppy.  I don't remember if it was 300 or 500, but I was initially thinking "oh hell no!" .. get a mutt, for free!   Well, I got out voted by the two women in my life and ponied up the cash.  In hind sight, best money I've ever spent .... She and a girlfriend each got Puggles, that were siblings.  Male and Female.   I'd never heard of a Puggle back then; a breed that initiated from Pugs and Beagles.   Best of both worlds I guess.   Well, soon she visited us and brought the lil guy home.  Once in the home, he was on fire.  Jumping on all the furniture, hauling ass throughout the home.  I was soon yelling for my daughter to get control of him, before he ruined my furniture.  Before he broke something in the house.  Lets just say by the time she got him under control, tears were flowing and I looked like a...

 Man .....   rode home on Krimson, my newest bike (Challenger) on Sunday after a glorious 900 mile weekend.  LOVE the bike; can't say enough.  Yesterday I took out Krush ('21 Chieftain) and ...   what a difference.   Just feels .... 'small' to me now.  So, as always, my brain got to churning.....    Last night I had a few sips of Bourbon, and saw once again..... Gregory Polaris STILL has their second Elite they hadn't sold yet.   I wrote about this awhile back ( Challenge post #1 ).... it was actually ordered for me, but I didn't expect it to actually happen, so I bought Krimson.  Well, I made a comment to Eric about ... "how much delivered?" and ... well...   it comes home this Saturday! ( Challenger post #2 )  Now ... what to call the new one? I've been riding Indians since 2009.  I've got way too many and have NEVER sold one.. never traded one in...   but, common sense took over t...

Man, I used to be crazy about attending many of these rallies.  Used to head to MN for upwards of a decade before I realized I'd grown out of it (that's an understatement .. IYKYK .. lol).   Attended a few IRIP in Branson, until the IIRA/IOA fiasco.  Then IIRA Reunions ( 3 in Durango , 1 in TX ).  Few in the Hill Country that occurred in Apr by a local rider. Then all the other Indian related events that tied back to my first choice of Motorcycle Brand over the last 15 years. Throw in all the Big Rallys where we hung together (Sturgis, Daytona, BBBQ, ROT, LSR, etc). Only one I never got to visit on my bucket list was The Rendezvous' in Durango every year. ....  point being you meet a LOT of people, get tight  with a LOT of people.  Many of those, attend multiple events throughout the year so you never know whom you're going run into.   But ..... but .. I hate to admit it, I'd got a lil worn out on much of it and switched gears a notch about 6...

Guess I've been in sales too long.  Value.   To me EVERYTHING is about Value.  I don't always agree with the way things go down.  I've got the ability to look at things from the outside, since I don't always have skin in the game.  Here's an example. I've been in situations working for manufacturers that are publicly held companies. As we've seen with automakers, sometimes they are willing to drop their shorts.   How many of us have heard that if you go buy a car at the end of the month, you get a deal?   Sometimes ... often ...it's true.  If you buy at the end of a model year, you get a better  deal?  Sometimes, it's True.  Depends on how the dealer is doing.  How long that specific car has been sitting in the lot.  What most don't realize is many dealers get additional money by the the quantity of units sold.  Most dealerships are paying interest on the cars sitting at their dealership.  Sometime...

 

 I over think shit all the time....  one of the things that's made me whom I am.  Now, that's not always a good thing, but in the overall picture I view it as  a positive.  When I do something, I'm always wondering what's 'next' before I even accomplish the first thing.  After doing some things... almost anything .. I wonder if I could have done it better.  What would I do if I did it all over again.  And, most of the time I'm willing to share that info off.  Hell, I'm probably too much of an open book with this blog the last decade. Well, a group I'm with just finished an awesome event for the Association I ride with ( Shindig ) .  My plan is to do an after actions report of some sort; unofficial but for my own use.  The last two years has been an interesting one based around this event.  Why?  Human Behaviour. Why do some folks feel the need volunteer for the events?  I get that 'somebody' has to.  I volunteer ...