The Lady Vols will be back...

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=7&f=1373&t=4136848

New Camcorder

It has been a long time since I last blogged, but spring is almost here and I am getting excited about future scooter rides. I've been good about getting the scooters out and letting them run for awhile. I am still amazed that the Vino starts right up. I think I have decided to sell her. She is just sitting in the garage looking pretty and needs to be ridden.
I just bought a new Flip Mino camcorder. I am very excited about starting a video diary. I hope to figure out how to post videos here soon.

R.I.P. Kay Yow

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/columns/story?columnist=voepel_mechelle&id=3853652

I wish I could go on a scooter ride.

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Saturday ride

All week I've been watching the weather forecast hoping that there would be some decent riding weather. The forecast for yesterday said that it was going to be in the mid sixties, but with a wind advisory. Wind is the scariest obstacle I've run into on my scooter, but I was hoping that the morning would be tame so I could go for a ride. About 8:00 I got Dixie out and let her run for a little bit and headed off. I rode for a little over an hour and felt the wind start to kick in. I headed home after a ride into the city and then back out to the burbs. Along the way I stopped at an Indian burial ground that I noticed earlier in the year. I'm not sure if this is in the city limits of Columbus. If it isn't, it is probably a mile or two from it. The amusing part to me is that it is named after the family that deeded the land to the Ohio Historical Society. It doesn't seem right. I am including a couple of pictures at the sight and also a picture of Wyatt and Maple as they spotted a squirrel outside the front window. Of course I reprimanded Wyatt for standing on the couch, but I'm not sure that it did any good.

R.I.P. Gary

Gary Didier was the founding member of the Easy Peasey Scooter Posse. He died last week of a heart attack at age 50. I never met Gary, but we conversed on the EPSP message board. I was surprised by how sad I was of his passing and thought about it a lot. He seemed like such a cool and caring man. I discovered that I wasn't sad because I would miss him. I was sad because I never got a chance to meet him. The EPSP family is mourning and this past Saturday had a ride to his memorial service. You can see photos and read great stories about a great man at http://epsp.us/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=87bfd67cf6854bf39a9997987049cef3.

Thanksgiving

I'm always a little disappointed on Thankgiving when I have to attend two Thanksgiving celebrations on the same day. I feel pressure to eat my share at both houses, but don't get to enjoy the feasts nearly as much as I would like. I am either holding back because I need to save room for the next house, or am too full at the second house to enjoy it. This year my solution is to celebrate with Mary Ann's family on Thursday and have my family over on Friday. So I woke up at 6:00 this morning and put the turkey, "Jerry", in the oven. The picture is Wyatt and Maple doing their best to keep their distance. They know that soon they will be kicked out of the kitchen. I am going to try to take pictures all day so I can share more. It is also supposed to get up to 43 degrees today so I may try to squeeze in a scooter ride.