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- Mood:
contemplative
I love watching "The Food Network" and "Diners, Drive-ins, an Dives" is a favorite show. Friday there was a place named Stoney Creek Inn and it was only about 30 miles away. They specialize in Chesapeake Blue Crab so Saturday off we went. OMG! As a starter we had a combo of Crab balls, potato wedges, an chicken strips. Now I'm not a big crab fan but the crab balls were good an the breading on the chicken was great. As it was lunch we decided to share a dish so as an entree we ordered Orange Ruffy stuffed with the Inns Crab Imperial. There were 2 nice size fillets of fish and a good protion of the crab. I would never have been able to finish this by myself and the wife and I just barely finished it. Will we go back? You better believe it. That evening we went to a friends to test a feast menu for an event in 2 weeks. It was wonderful. We had a great day of food today.
Tomorrow I have a poker ride for the American Legion Riders. I hope the weather stays good for it.
- Location:den
- Mood:
content - Music:Iron Chef America
I have been laid up this last week with bad pain been pushing down first the Tramadol, messing my stomach up bad, then Percocet. I don't think it was the bike trip but the weather. We have had a rainy week an I'm wondering if that didn't affect my back. Needless to say I didn't do much the last week. I just hope this week is better.
We are headed to California as my Mother-in-Law is having the same back surgery as I did on the 12th of Oct.
- Location:den watching SNF
- Mood:
sore
- Mood: peaceful
How many know what happens to a 2 wheel vehicle when the rear wheel is locked by to much pressure on the pedal. Well the wife and I found out Saturday the 8th. We were on a poker run to support the local VA home. We hooked up with 4 other bikes at the first stop and were doing good till about 5 miles from the last stop. We were on a country highway and we were coming up on a stop light. I was bringing up the tail ( a spot I like because I can see what everyone is doing). The lead was half way through the intersection, the 2nd bike was in the intersection also when the light went to Yellow, so they went through along with bike 3. I see this and speed up but I notice the bike ahead is stopping so I push the rear bake pedal. Now for the answer to the question at the beginning, the rear wheel locks and then tries to pass the front wheel. So here is the wife and I with the back wheel locked and starting the slid toward the front tire at 50-55 mph. To correct this you take pressure off the brake, which I did, but the bike wobbles, which i corrected. I then noticed that I was going to hit the bike in front of me so I veered off. I realized i wasn't going to be able to stop so ended up running a red light. The other bright spot was there was a huge pickup waiting to turn onto the highway. If they had turned I would have made impact just behind the door at about 30 mph. It was truly one of those Oh Shit moments. We finished the ride, didn't win, and are ready to do it again, well every thing but the locking brakes part.
- Location:den
- Mood:
tired - Music:TV
On the Cycle front I was finally able to make contact with the American Legion Riders. I had been trying since the start of June. The wife suprised me Saturday as she agreed to get behind me on the Bike. Turned out good as we did about 120 miles and visited 1 wildlife refuge and a county park along the Patuxent River. Today I did another 50 miles and only uesd 3.5 gallons of gas (premium). So we got almost 48 miles to the gallon, how great was that.
- Location:home
- Mood: happy
- Music:TV green channel
| Seen this 1 man play for the second time Sunday, its HiLARIOUS. It was just as good as the first time. |
My Doc at Walter Reed referred me to Neurology at the end of March. Well I finally seen one last Friday, a civilian as there was no way I was getting into see a military Nero Doc. She doubled 1 med an gave me 4 more plus wanted an EMG. For those that don't know an EMG is where the either stick you with needles or hook up electrodes then SHOCK you. Tried on Saturday with no luck, just couldn't get passed the SHOCK part. We are going to try again Friday this time I'll be drugged with valium.
Had a good 4-5 hour ride of over 80 miles.
- Location:Home
- Mood: exhausted
- Mood: accomplished
Harley
and Victory
The top is fully loaded at 19K the Harley and Victory are around 25k. its time to save the change because I'm torn between the Harley and Victory (both American built).
- Location:den
- Mood:
excited - Music:TV, liveing with ED
Tomorrow between 0830 and 0900 I'll be a licensed motorcycle rider. Passed my test with flying colors today.
- Mood: tired
Now to become legal. The local Community College offers a riders course, you pass and you go to the DMV plop down your cash and they give you a license to drive a cycle. The class was 4 hours on Friday night, 9 hours on Saturday, and 6 hours Sunday with a written and riding test. The written test was 50 questions the boy missed 2 but I beat him by only missing 1. There was 4 parts to the riding test, the boy only had 1 point deducted, me I wasn't so lucky I had 16 (you pass at 15). This means I go back next Sunday and ride again, bummer. We pickup the bike tomorrow as soon as the boy gets his license so I'll get some practice before the test. The only problem, and not a bad one, is the school bikes are 250cc's my bike is 1300cc's. We will go to where the test is given to practice and if I can do it on the big bike the small will be a piece of cake.
- Location:kitchen
- Mood: drained
- Music:TV in other room
- Mood: sore
I've also noted that some of my friends LJ entries are not showing up on my friends page.
- Location:bed
- Mood: sore
Veteran Affairs ER is such a lovely place (roll my eyes). Arrived at 1700 hrs and was asked my pain level which I said was 8 out of 10. 2 hours later my vitals were finally taken. at around 2230 I finally got up and asked about being seen, I was continually told I was next just to see someone else called (the bouncy every 15 minutes checking why they haven't been seen yet type, what was there pain rating 2). I finally said that if I was called in the next 5 minutes or they found me a place to lay I was going to just lay on the floor in front of the desk. Within 5 they had a gurney for me to lay on.
Atlantian 12th Night: Wow. seen a lot of people I hadn't seen in 6 months or more, it was great. Good to see friends recognized with awards. At the start of second court I was going to just stay outside but my wife was "so and so was getting called up to be elevated as a Peer", so in I went. About half way through my name was called. Up I went and as I arrived I did the dumb thing I knelt. Boy was I glad when the King stood to take the medallion as I stood also, almost falling because the legs just couldn't stand the kneeling. When called I had a good idea why but still there was shock when the Herald called the Pearls together. Wanted to stay but the drama meeting just went to long. The next day I was flat on my back again.
In more current news a friend posted that his house was on fire. I hope that everything works out and if I can be of help he'll contact me.
- Mood: exhausted
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- Mood: tired
- Mood:
hopeful
Last Year I said no more, so today is not my brithday as I am not having any more!!!! I just had to many health issues, and still do, last year so I called it quites on the birthdays at 50!
- Mood: tired
With the news that the East, our ally, giving all the war points to the Midrealm, our enemy, I knew is was time to pack and head home. My back was given me problems, causing me to snap at the wife a couple of times, and I had seen most of the people that I went to see. So the war point thing wasn't the only thing that caused me to leave.
- Mood: disappointed
Well for those that know what this time of year means I'm still at home and not camping. I woke Saturday with exteme pain. I was almost unable to stand upright when I walked so a 4-5 hour drive was out of the question. So here I am still and home and having a painful time. As it is it's 0100 hrs and with percocet in me I'm stll awake. It has also got me thinking about the Atlantian Greater A&S Order and what they look at when they decide on when the poll for membership. I think I'll leave this for after Pennsic. My son Thor is there and according to the wife our tents are up and ready for our arrival. Can't wait. The place we are camping is the same place as Pennsic 33 only with another group. Last year was the only time in the last 5 Pennsics that I haven't camped in that area.
- Mood:
confused
I thought it was about time to change the look of my journal. You'd think that wearing cloths that looked like this almost every day for 8-10 years I'd pick something different, nothing caught my eye so this is what I picked (at least for the time). Pennsic is right around the corner, can't wait. Have free tickets to see the Balt. Orioles on the 5th and they aren't nose bleds. only way to watch Baseball is at the park. Seen the trainer last week and I've lost a couple more percent of body fat now if I could make the gym 3 times a week for more than 3-4 weeks.
- Location:home
- Mood: calm
