Houston Police Officer Rodney Johnson was murdered in the line of duty yesterday by Juan Leonardo Quintero, a convicted felon with a lengthy record. And a record of piddling punishment. And deferred adjudication. Yes, deferred adjudication for molesting a 5 year old three times. … [Read more...] about This is a sad, sad story.
Nostalgia
I've been blogging since at least 2003, much longer if you consider the early days of computing. I've stopped and started many times, usually deleting everything. I found about 800 old posts from 2004 - 2007 that I imported for random memories. Those posts are under this category.
Had a really good ride
on the Marauder last night. On Wednesday, I installed a set of MAPAM forward controls but ran into a couple of problems and didn't get finished. So when I got home yesterday, I fabricated a spring mount so that the brake light would work properly when using the rear brake. After … [Read more...] about Had a really good ride
I just realized
that I've been at work almost a full day with almost no pain from the lower back! Wow, that is good news. It seems like forever since this happened but it's only been 2 and a half weeks. Frankly speaking, I made much better progress once I decided to stop taking the pain pills. … [Read more...] about I just realized
Well, the big day is
not far off. What big day, inquiring minds want to know? The first ride with the boys at church! Yeehaa, that's pretty much why I got into this in the first place. JM used to ride with them and talked so much about it, I wanted the same camaradarie (it just occurred to me that I … [Read more...] about Well, the big day is
Had a fabulous evening
yesterday! Wow, what awesome weather! I decided when I left work that I was going to ride the Marauder come no matter what. I'd spent a lot of time yesterday stretching the back and walking around the plant. So off I went. Over the big bridge to Baytown, that was an experience! … [Read more...] about Had a fabulous evening