Got a bike again…

July 12, 2005 General Comments Off

Well, it has been 4 1/2 years since I sold my last motorcycle. It was a great 1999 Yamaha R6 (soooo fast). When we moved to Los Angeles, I wasn’t comfortable riding around town (those unprotected left turns). So, I sold it and invested in an engagement ring for Laurie. Great investment, but I remind her regularly that she is wearing my bike :)

I have finally bought another bike, NC is a pretty nice place for riding. It isn’t particularly fast… or sporty. Maybe it is a sign I am getting older. It is a cruiser bike, a 1986 Honday Shadow. I was mostly looking for a good commuter bike… but am looking forward to taking an afternoon ride out to Maple view farms for some ice cream ;-) Just need to arrange a baby sitter for an afternoon… any volunteers?

Ashlyn just loves it… she can’t stop talking about it, and keeps asking me to “put my hat on”. Here are a couple of pictures.

Ashlyn loves it

New bike

Kids entertainment

July 9, 2005 General Comments Off

I guess it is valuable… Today we took a short road trip with the two kids (first time since Drew was born). On the way home we stopped at a Sonic drive in and ate at a picnic table. Close to the tables was a little carousel ride, one of those $0.50 for 30 second things. Of course Ashlyn insisted to ride it, those things are popular. I remembered throwing a fit with my folks wanting to ride them many times. I spent $4 on it in about 5 minutes time, what a racket! She loved it and that made it worth it, but… they must make so much money on those things. Someone can just drive around servicing them and emptying out the quarters and make a nice living… Maybe it is time to leave the Tech industry ;-)

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