Return to the Land of Ice & Snow.

Today I am in Santee South Carolina, Tonight I'll be back in the Lower Hudson Valley of New York and yesterday I was in Tarpon Springs Florida. While I do ride Motorcycles I was not in Florida for Bike week, or as I now refer to it as Rich Urban Biker Zombie Trailer Week. No, I had a more important reason to be in La Florida.

My Cousin is in the Military and again is deploying to Rummy World aka The Sand Pit aka Iraq. I haven't seen him in a few years and felt that I must. Also I gave him the same message I gave a number of Resrvists I personally know and accept as part of my extended family. If they need anything to send me an e-mail and I will do what is reasonably within my ability to get them the specific item. After Serving in the Army for 25 years, working side by side with folks in both the good and the bad; you just don't retire walk away and forget them. Well I can't.

As for the last week and a half while I wasn't blogging; Well I was running/jogging, drinking, riding the motorcycle being a tourist and practicing alittle on my bagpipes.

Most mornings I would wake between 05:00 and 05:30 and go for a easy jog, the first day about 6 miles, the next three about 4&1/2 miles the next 2 miles Yeah you can guess I'm reducing to 0 but no. followed by about 6 miles again and back to 4&1/2 again for the next two days. Today since it is a long travel day I won't be out jogging also the muscles do need a rest/recovery period.

As for food, beer and other forms of alcohol, yeah I ate and drank too much but the binge is over. Thankfully. Funny when you stay with family some things seem like a movable feast.

I did some small odd jobs around my Aunt's home and for one of my cousins. but nothing of critical importance. I had accompanied another cousin to a property he owns and was renting out, where he had to go through the legal motions to evict the tenant. I try not to form opinions too quickly, but that young man who was being evicted has no prospects for a decent or good future. Lets just say that the small cotage will need several thousand dollars of repair to become habitable again and if there is a bridge under which the individual might reside; well a self respecting troll would urge him to go some where else. The former tenant has a drug use issue, grizzly bear mouth and humming bird arse.

On a better note, I also did the tourist routine. Sponge Docks of Tarpon Springs, two museums in St. Petersburg. The Dali Museum Oh yeah he was certifiably nuts and the Florida International Museum. The Treasures of the Vatican. If you see the Dali Museum you'll be surpised and entertained as well as shocked and amused; not pornography in the current sense but the traditional. As for the Treasures of the Vatican, Interesting items but the cattle herding entrance and progress through the displays reduces the viewing also the extremely subdued lighting makes some exhibits difficult to view. So the Vatican's treasures were less than inspiring.
On the fun side I did go to North Tampa and the Museum of Science and Industry aka MOSI where the Tampa Bay Ren Fair is help. a little cheesy but the cheese factor helps add to the fun.

But again, all good things must end and I'm headed back north. I almost wish I had a Frank Zappa Album with me just so I could hear about St. Alphonso's House of Pancakes and the warning not to eat the yellow snow.

Well anyone viewing this, have a safe day. take time to laugh a little, live a little and don't let the idiots wear on you. Life is too short to go through arngy over what we can't control. and maybe soon I'll be able to link appropriate photos.

Q