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.

Go Lady Vols!

Today is the first day of the regular season for the Lady Vols. Unfortunately I have prior commitments today so I am not able able to make the trip to Knoxville. Today the Lady Vols will raise their 8th National Championship banner before the game. They welcome back two former players that are coaching The University of San Francisco, Tonya Haave, head coach, and Abby Conklin, assistant coach. They both won national championships with Tennessee. Since the start of the NCAA tournament every Lady Vol has played in at least one final four. The Lady Vols will go down in history as one of the greatest programs in SPORTS history. This year they will hopefully bring Coach Summitt to the great feat of reaching 1000 wins. She needs 17 more wins. Hopefully her young team will be able to make that happen soon. This year they only have one senior, no juniors, three sophomores and a ton of freshmen. It's going to be a very entertaining year. I really believe they are going to sneak up on a lot of people.

The picture is one of Smoky at the first round tournament game at West Lafayette, IN last year. I also have a picture of the Irish Leprechaun, but decided not to post. He frightens me quite a bit.

VOTE

I am up a little early so I can try to vote before work. Four years ago I waited 2 1/2 hours. Since 32% of Franklin County voted early, and I live close to the early voting location, I'm hoping it won't be a very long line. We will see. I am including a picture of some family in front of a banner that my sister-in-laws brother made. It's very impressive. He has an entire album of pictures with quite a diverse group of people getting their pictures taken in front of it. I pray that what ever happens today that it is the best for our country, our children, and the world.