THINGS--SERIOUS CASE OF WINTER FUNK



JUST A BLEAK SKY AND BLEAK TREES--YEA, I KNOW, JUST KINDA MATCHES MY WINTER MOOD SO FAR



DON’T REALLY KNOW WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO ME THESE LAST FEW WEEKS..DON’T FEEL LIKE DOING MUCH OF ANYTHING.. KINDA GOING INTO A MENTAL HIBERNATION OR SOMETHING.. SHUT-DOWN FOR THE LAST WEEK OF DECEMBER AT THE SHOP SO I MADE THE BEST OF IT.. GOT OUT ON THE BIKE A COUPLE OF TIMES, DIDN’T REALLY FEEL LIKE TAKING THE CAMERA ALONG-JUST FELT LIKE RIDING..THAT VACATION THING IS AN EASY HABIT TO GET INTO, STAY UP LATE, SLEEP AS LONG AS YOU WANT, ENJOY A LATE BREAKFAST, A NICE LONG LUNCH, THAT’S A NICE WAY TO LIVE.. KIND OF ADDICTING-I MUST HAVE SPENT ABOUT THREE OR FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS BUYING POWER-BALL AND LOTTO TICKETS IN HOPES THAT I JUST MIGHT GET LUCKY AND NOT  HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK, BUT I’M BACK..KEEP HEARING THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE JOBS NOW-A-DAYS ARE THE LUCKY ONES..AND I GUESS THAT’S TRUE..

 

ANYWAY- MY FISHING PARTNER JAMES (JAY) MORIN AND I MADE A TRIP TO SOME OF OUR FAVORITE FISHING SPOTS ON THE RIVER DURING THE WEEKEND, WHICH JUST ADDED TO MY MENTAL FUNK..WATER WAS HIGH, EVERYTHING ALL FROZEN AND BARREN AND SPRING STILL SOOOO FAR AWAY..



ME ALMOST 40 YEARS AGO



I DON’T USUALLY MIND THE CHANGE OF SEASONS, BUT THIS YEAR, FOR SOME REASON IT HAS CERTAINLY KICKED MY NARROW BUTT IN A BIG WAY..



ME NOW-FOUR ACCIDENTS LATER-AND MANY MANY MILES ON TWO WHEELS
SHOULD KNOW BETTER BY NOW- BUT OH WELL



FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO FEEL INCLINED TO DO SO, FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL PICTURES AND SHORT STORIES ABOUT SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE PLACES AND MOTORCYCLE RIDES..THIS TIME OF YEAR IT WOULD BE ESPECIALLY SWEET TO HEAR FROM SOME OF YOU BIKERS THAT ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO LIVE IN MORE TEMPERATE CLIMATES THAN US POOR FOLKS IN THE NORTHEAST..I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TURN THIS BLOG INTO A MORE INTERACTIVE TYPE OF SITE..I WOULD PUT DOWN MONEY THAT MOST OF YOU HAVE A PHOTO OR TWO OF YOUR BIKE OR SOME SCENERY THAT THE READERS OF THIS BLOG WOULD LOVE TO SEE..SO SEND THEM IN WITH SOME INFO AND I’LL POST THEM FOR US ALL TO SHARE..IT WOULD BE ESPECIALLY INTERESTING TO HEAR FROM YOU FOREIGN READERS ALSO. CLICK ON MY PROFILE TO E-MAIL ME WITH THE INFO- IT’S EASY!! AND BESIDES, THIS TIME OF YEAR IT’S KIND OF HARD TO GET OUT AND GRAB DECENT PHOTOS..I GO TO WORK IN THE DARK AND COME HOME IN THE DARK..

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS AND I WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEAR—ESPECIALLY ALL THE MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO ARE STILL IN HARMS WAY-THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE..



                         *********************TILL NEXT WEEK---MAYBE *****************

                                                                                   JIM

FINAL POSITION OF OUR FINAL GAME OF THE YEAR (FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED)
DALE BEAT ME CONVINCINGLY-SCORE FOR THE YEAR--DALE 9    ME 18