(re-post from Saturday, August 2, 2008)
Well the bike riding is getting better and better. Last night Billie and I had our first real ride together. We went up through a valley road that gave us the opportunity to lean together in the turns and get used to riding together on something other than a straightaway. She did great and I am doing better.
No it is not a mid-life crisis as many would think. I am 60 and had that 25 to 30 years ago. Actually the driving force has been my wife. For the last 18 months she has been saying that we need a bike. Then in the last 4 months she has really taken it up a notch. Hardly a day would go by without her saying something about getting a bike. She said the idea of her and I just getting away on the afternoon or weekend without cell phones, radios or whatever was pretty apealling to her. Well it happened. Last week she and I went to my Admin’s house to pick up a refridgerator and in the garage was her husband, Dan’s “extra” bike. It took me a few minutes and a quick ride to get excited. All during this time and the next day all Billie would say is you need to get that bike. So now we own a motorcycle and it is amazing.
(re-post from Thursday, July 24, 2008)
I was thinking that I was way too old for this one but then I knew that my sons and daughter would ask if I rode the it. Kinda Ka at Six Flags in Jackson, NJ now boasts having the highest and fastest roller coaster in North America. Last week we rode it and it certainly gets my vote. As I sat there wondering what this would be like, I felt us start to move. then it happened. We were launched. The ride information states 0 to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds. I agree. Then it was straight up over 45 stories and over the top. Then of course straight down 45 stories. The web site states that the ride is 59 seconds. really seems more like 30-40.
