http://cliftonsplace.blogsome.com Just my miscellaneous ravings Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:24:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   This weekend, I finally got back into the motorscooter rally mode, though not exactly as I had wanted, but rallying nonetheless. I have been planning on and looking forward to the Dead Elvis scooter rally in Memphis for some time, my first rally in  over a year, after a number of ... http://cliftonsplace.blogsome.com/2009/09/14/rally-at-memfis/ I have just arrived back at the manse, to get started on the yard work that is sorely needed. I had headed out this morning for the old ‘hood in south East Lake to check out the neighborhood yard sale thing going on there. On the way back, I tooled ... http://cliftonsplace.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/i-got-a-little-distracted/ I grow weary.  They are trying to stress out and kill an old man.  It is an evil communist plot. That must be it.  Our society deteriorates to a civilization of whiners and helpless fools.  The latest examples are the switch to digital television, and people who have no idea ... http://cliftonsplace.blogsome.com/2009/06/19/i-grow-weary-rant/ This morning, I used what Daniel Meyer calls the "Wet Driveway Principle" - raise the garage door.  If the driveway is wet, drive the cage.  If dry, ride the motorcycle.  What happens the rest of the day is up to Fate.  This morning, the driveway was dry, so I fired ... http://cliftonsplace.blogsome.com/2009/06/14/out-and-about-and-semi-wet/ Typewriter Day 2009, that is. If you’re a member of the Orthodoxy, you know that there’s enough typer-love in this world to celebrate on June 23rd, the anniversary date of the U.S. patent granted to Christopher Sholes. I have to admit to being a little over-nerdy with this thing…I like ... http://cliftonsplace.blogsome.com/2009/06/07/its-almost-here-warning-nerdsville/ Just took a little scooter ride; very little, six miles, but it is a ride!  I have had very few opportunities lately - I got my "sea legs" back and got back on the scooter just in time for a month of almost continuous rainy days, with emphasis on the ... http://cliftonsplace.blogsome.com/2009/05/25/between-the-storms/ I had almost forgotten how much fun it is!  I just returned from the ninth annual Cheaha Mountain ride-in with the Valkyrie Riders Cruiser Club.  Over 100 folks from 14 states and Canada, and a bunch of folks I only see once a year.  Good folks, good food, good riding, ... http://cliftonsplace.blogsome.com/2009/05/03/having-scooter-fun-again/ Yea mon!  Yesterday, I got the Elite 250 out and rode it!  It was 18 miles, hardly an Epic Journey, but I was riding!  I was waiting to be able to walk with a cane, so I could be able to get off the scooter and walk when I got ... http://cliftonsplace.blogsome.com/2009/04/26/back-on-twowheels-in-time-for-cheaha/ We have returned from the war, and we had a really good time.  I think that not fighting did remove some of the stress from the situation. My lady wife spent some time working registration as a volunteer, something she enjoys, as she gets to meet so many people from ... http://cliftonsplace.blogsome.com/2009/03/26/back-from-the-war/ This week, I will be working through Wednesday, and my lady and I will leave Thursday morning for the big medieval war in Mississippi. This is an annual SCA event, and usually draws 4000+ folks. It runs all week, Sunday thru Sunday, but I am never able to get away ... http://cliftonsplace.blogsome.com/2009/03/15/off-to-war/