DATE: 28 Jun 2008, 2:56 pm / MOOD: Eager to ride

I posted a few new rides and rallies for Tennessee in the Forums. Check them out under  Event info,Southeast,Tennessee

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DATE: 28 Jun 2008, 2:53 pm / MOOD: Disappointed

OK I feel foolish. went riding in the mountains last week and stopped for a bit to walk down to the river. A friend of ours was pointing out to me what poison ivy looked like,as we were walking thru it. Luckily I had my boots and socks on and thought that was good my feet were covered. But did I think about that later when I took my boots off and then brushed back my hair off my face.NO,not me...so now I am covered head to toe with poison ivy.Had to get a shot Friday but still spots popping up on my skin. So next time,wash hands after taking boots off before touching any part of my body.

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DATE: 28 May 2008, 4:19 pm / MOOD: Happy

We had an awesome time this past weekend at Thunder on the Rock in Monteagle,TN. Some of the conditions weren't that good at times but what made it a great time was meeting up with BW's group "riding friends of mega mamma". It was a good time meeting mega mamma,Ga Cruiser,Bubbles,roxynhatter,BDog,DC,Lainie, LoveChrome and others. Deacon led a ride over to Lynchburg,TN on Friday in the rain,then showed us thru the area on Saturday,showing us great southern hospitality. Can't wait to be able to meet up with all these good people again.    Terrie

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DATE: 23 May 2008, 3:19 am / MOOD: Eager to ride

Wishing everyone a safe Memorial Day weekend. We have replaced our annual ride to Washington,DC to a trip to Thunder on the Rock this year,but will still keep all our veterans and the boys overseas in our thoughts.

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DATE: 16 May 2008, 1:23 pm / MOOD: Happy

Hey to all the good people out there. I just posted some new rides and rallies coming up in Tenn in the Forums under the Southeast heading. I've been slacking in my postings the past couple of months but will get caught up soon. Guess it's the excitement of my first real  "official"  bike rally coming up next weekend. We will be heading off to Thunder on the Rock and hopefully meeting up with some of these wonderful Bikerworlds members. Can't wait.

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DATE: 26 Apr 2008, 7:27 am / MOOD: Happy

Yes,we are still here.Between getting all the household and outside things DONE before we do any long haul riding, I try to get on here a bit. My laptop is freaking out on me and I can't send any comments without it taking all day to load em. I read the comments left by you my friends and no I've not forgotten y'all.  Try to read the ridelogs and forums.  We are getting in some ride time as well. Tons of charity rides and rallies going on,just need to get the honey do lists out of the way. Almost done and it will be a great riding season. Hope everyone is enjoying it.

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DATE: 06 Feb 2008, 9:45 am / MOOD: Mad

Last June,I brought my used sporty in to a local bike shop (Ridge Runner Cycles) to get it up and running. It had never run since we had gotten it,but thats another story.The bike shop had done some work on the ol mans bike and done a good job and was fair. well anyways,we gave the guy some money to buy parts and stuff.went in to the shop a couple of times to check on the bike,but he still had a lot of bikes ahead of ours.So ok..then it got to be August and now when we go by,the shop is not even open when we stop by but lights still on and bikes inside. End of Sept,finally catch the shop open and hear the woes of the shop owner,including a crushed hand when a motor fell on it while working.So it will be just a few more weeks and he will get my bike running. Being the trusting soul I am..ok..we'll see you in a few weeks...Well..then the holidays start getting busy and we don't call the shop to check on bike,getting cold anyways....Don't think much about it. Ok..Holidays over,ol man goes by shop and NO lights on,still a few bikes inside.Phone's been disconnected. Call the local cops,who tell me they heard the shop was closed and that its a civil matter and now I got to get a lawyer to find this piece of shit scumbag to get my bike back. I am so furious right now I can't even think straight.Its not like he didn't have our number to call us. I just can't believe someone would do this to another person.

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DATE: 27 Jan 2008, 2:59 pm / MOOD: Elated

Found this poem thru another group I belong to and it really touched my heart,and of course I had to google the author and found his site as well.Truly awesome Biker poetry.Check it out when y'all have a chance.         

My Daddy

by The Ironhorse Writer © 4/12/2002

The kids all pledged allegiance
Then sat to start their day
One little girl was deep in thought
Over what she was going to say

One by one, each took a turn
To talk about their Dad
She wondered if the kids would laugh
If her teacher would be mad

There were uniforms with badges
An abundance of suits and ties
It was then a smile beamed from her face
For she had realized

He really wasn't like the rest
Not part of any crowd
This little girl in coveralls
Stood tall and said so proud…

"My Daddy is a Biker
He wears no ties, no suits
Leather is his uniform
He wears big biker boots."

"The pins on my Daddy's vest
Are the badges that he wears
He takes toys to girls and boys
Because my Daddy cares."

"My Daddy takes me everywhere
We have lots of fun
You go on vacations
We go on a run."

"He always likes to ride to work
Mommy likes to say….
You can hear your Daddy coming home
From half a mile away."

"That is all I have to say
But I am really glad….
My Daddy is a Biker
But most of all….My Dad."                                and this is Ironhorse Writer's website                                                                     http://www.ironhorsewriter.com

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DATE: 30 Dec 2007, 8:40 am / MOOD: Happy

 
 I want to start the New Year off right in 2008 so I found this on Snopes.com
New Year's Superstitions

Besides getting sloppy drunk and kissing everybody in the room at the stroke of midnight, celebrants throughout the ages have observed numerous lesser-known New Year's customs and superstitions. Many of the superstitions associated with the event bear the common theme that activities engaged in on that day set the pattern for the year to come. Others have to do with warding off evil spirits or attracting luck.

Because January 1 is the first day of the new year, we have drawn a connection between what we do on that day and our fate throughout the rest of the year. Here are some of the ways we attempt to guarantee a good outcome through our acts on that portentous first day:

    * Kissing at midnight:   We kiss those dearest to us at midnight not only to share a moment of celebration with our favorite people, but also to ensure those affections and ties will continue throughout the next twelve months. To fail to smooch our significant others at the stroke of twelve would be to set the stage for a year of coldness.

    * Stocking Up:   The new year must not be seen in with bare cupboards, lest that be the way of things for the year. Larders must be topped up and plenty of money must be placed in every wallet in the home to guarantee prosperity.

    * Paying Off Bills:   The new year should not be begun with the household in debt, so checks should be written and mailed off prior to January 1st. Likewise, personal debts should be settled before the New Year arrives.

    * First Footing:   The first person to enter your home after the stroke of midnight will influence the year you're about to have. New for old Ideally, he should be dark-haired, tall, and good-looking, and it would be even better if he came bearing certain small gifts such as a lump of coal, a silver coin, a bit of bread, a sprig of evergreen, and some salt. Blonde and redhead first footers bring bad luck, and female first footers should be shooed away before they bring disaster down on the household. Aim a gun at them if you have to, but don't let them near your door before a man crosses the threshold.

      The first footer (sometimes called the "Lucky Bird") should knock and be let in rather than unceremoniously use a key, even if he is one of the householders. After greeting those in the house and dropping off whatever small tokens of luck he has brought with him, he should make his way through the house and leave by a different door than the one through which he entered. No one should leave the premises before the first footer arrives — the first traffic across the threshold must be headed in rather than striking out.

      First footers must not be cross-eyed or have flat feet or eyebrows that meet in the middle.

      Nothing prevents the cagey householder from stationing a dark-haired man outside the home just before midnight to ensure the speedy arrival of a suitable first footer as soon as the chimes sound. If one of the partygoers is recruited for this purpose, impress upon him the need to slip out quietly just prior to the witching hour.

    * Nothing Goes Out:   Nothing — absolutely nothing, not even garbage — is to leave the
      house on the first day of the year. If you've presents to deliver on New Year's Day, leave them in the car overnight. Don't so much as shake out a rug or take the empties to the recycle bin.

      Some people soften this rule by saying it's okay to remove things from the home on New Year's Day provided something else has been brought in first. This is similar to the caution regarding first footers; the year must begin with something's being added to the home before anything subtracts from it.

      One who lives alone might place a lucky item or two in a basket that has a string tied to it, then place the basket just outside the front door before midnight. After midnight, the lone celebrant hauls in his catch, being careful to bring the item across the door jamb by pulling the string rather than by reaching out to retrieve it and thus breaking the plane of the threshold.

    * Black-Eyed Peas:   A tradition common to the southern states of the USA dictates that the eating of black-eyed peas on New Year's Day will attract both general good luck and money in particular to the one doing the dining. Some choose to add other Southern fare (such as ham hocks, collard greens, or cabbage) to this tradition, but the black-eyed peas are key.

    * Work:   Make sure to do — and be successful at — something related to your work on the first day of the year, even if you don't go near your place of employment that day. Limit your activity to a token amount, though, because to engage in a serious work project on that day is very unlucky.

      Also, do not do the laundry on New Year's Day, lest a member of the family be 'washed away' (die) in the upcoming months. The more cautious eschew even washing dishes.

    * New Clothes:   Wear something new on January 1 to increase the likelihood of your receiving more new garments during the year to follow.

    * Money:   Do not pay back loans or lend money or other precious items on New Year's Day. To do so is to guarantee you'll be paying out all year.

    * Breakage:   Avoid breaking things on that first day lest wreckage be part of your year. Also, avoid crying on the first day of the year lest that activity set the tone for the next twelve months.

Other superstitions attaching to the beginning of the new year are:

    * Letting the Old Year Out:   At midnight, all the doors of a house must be opened to let the old year escape unimpeded. He must leave before the New Year can come in, says popular wisdom, so doors are flung open to assist him in finding his way out.

    * Loud Noise:   Make as much noise as possible at midnight. You're not just celebrating; you're scaring away evil spirits, so do a darned good job of it!


      According to widespread superstition, evil spirits and the Devil himself hate loud noise. We celebrate by making as much of a din as possible not just as an expression of joy at having a new year at our disposal, but also to make sure Old Scratch and his minions don't stick around. (Church bells are rung on a couple's wedding day for the same reason.)

    * The Weather:   Examine the weather in the early hours of New Year's Day. If the wind blows from the south, there will be fine weather and prosperous times in the year ahead. If it comes from the north, it will be a year of bad weather. The wind blowing from the east brings famine and calamities. Strangest of all, if the wind blows from the west, the year will witness plentiful supplies of milk and fish but will also see the death of a very important person. If there's no wind at all, a joyful and prosperous year may be expected by all.

    * Born on January 1:   Babies born on this day will always have luck on their side.




    



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DATE: 18 Dec 2007, 3:45 pm / MOOD: Happy

I want to wish all my BW friends,old and new, a very Merry Christmas.I've been stuck in the holiday preparations and not been on here very much lately.Trying to catch up on the blogs and the forums while I have the chance.I found this site in April and have enjoyed every minute of it.Have met a couple of people and had the honor of escorting BW Larry to Rolling Thunder rally.Can't wait till next year when I can get on my bike and travel a bit more.Hope everyone has an awesome holiday.

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