(re-post from Monday, August 4, 2008)
Last Night Billie and I had the blessing of being invited to Music in Moonlight at the Navigator’s Conference Center at Glen Eyrie for a wonderful evening of dinner followed by a concert presented by the Colorado Springs Chamber Orchestra. We dressed up and it was really good for us.
(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.
