A Billion

Think about it!
A Billion Here, A Billion There:

one billion seconds ago it was 1959,


one billion minutes ago Jesus was here,


one billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age,


one billion dollars was eight and one half hours ago the way Washington is spending it.

Chinese Police Destroy 14,277 Motorcycles in Efforts to Halt Bike-Based Crimes

Motorcycles don't steal - people steal! Stop the insanity!!
In an apparent attempt to cut back on motorcycle based purse snatchings and other crimes of daring-do, Chinese authorities in the city of Shenzhen have embarked upon a major offensive against illegal two-wheelers.

Shenzhen’s Daily Sunshine has reported that 14,277 confiscated motorbikes were destroyed by bulldozers recently, following a binge this past April of 9532 wrecked cycles. While reports remain sketchy about what actually constitutes and “illegal” motorcycle, authorities haven’t been shy in their crusade, confiscating over 580,000 bikes since a 2003 ban took effect. Currently no bikes are allowed in most parts of the downtown area, and the city has been stopped allowing new registrations of motorcycles since 1998.

Motorcyclists may find those kinds of sanctions more than harsh, but the program has been effective according to the article, which says that motorcycle-based crimes are down more than 58 percent compared to last year. The police have even busted up three “motorcycle robbery gangs” in that time. There’s got to be the makings of at least one Rush Hour script here, right?

Magua

I read a post by Sasquatch today about Villains and made me think of my favorite 7 minutes in a movie.

It is when Chingachgook (now Last of the Mohican's) avenges his son Uncas' death at the hands of MAGUA (the Villain). Keep an eye on Hawkeye's awesome rifle work, (who needs multishot guns?) as well as Chingachgook's deft handling of his Gun-Stock Club to render Magua useless. Enjoy!!

BTW - My children studied for all their tests listening to this soundtrack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SoeDAPj6gg

Senior Freek'n Citizen???

I am not real tech savvy on the PC and with other web "thingies". As soon as I figure them out, it seems that they are on to the next Tech marvel. (at least I can Blog)

I check out Woot.com, midnightbox.com, and zerodaydeals.com to see what they are offering every once and a while. I have even bought a few electronic gadgets over the past year or so.

I was scanning one of the sites the other day and this description FLOORED me. It referred to my beloved Generational segment as a "The baby-boomin’, pre-military-industrial-complex-era senior citizen" Might as well have called us Geezers while they were at it!!!


I am sure that I or folks my age are not their target audience to start with, but I say that we Boycott DC Fashion. Since I have never really heard of DC I guess they sell this stuff to "Pimple Faced - Wanna be Gangstas - Gold Chain wearin - baggy ASS panted - Punk ass MoFo's - Fo Sho" Wishin they was cool enough to be "Baby Boom'n Bad Assed Biker Boys"

Anyway - here is the ad for a flannel shirt - BTW - Back in the Day we wore the hell out of flannel shirts. Ain't nuttin new homie! To use a Dave'ism ...... pssssst!










Like you, the DC Men’s Cam Flannel Shirt had no idea what an epaulet was until it found itself wearing some. The baby-boomin’, pre-military-industrial-complex-era senior citizens who live next to Cam informed him that an epaulet is for storing your beret when you aren’t wearing it. You mean my beanie? Yes, young man, your stocking cap.

Luck

It must be fate …......... can you believe it? Man wins Georgia State Lottery

on Wednesday, finds love of his life two days later.

Talk about luck!!

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Lucky Boy!!

Men & Beer Drinking

Interesting study on Beer drinking ..............

Admit it!

I believe this is true - cause it occasionally happens to me!

Daytona Spring Bike Week 2009

Why I love Bike Rallies - other than the usual Bikes, Babes, & Beer

DAYTONA BIKE WEEK 2009

Why do I love Bike Rallies?

It finally dawned on me on me, What I like best about Bike Events, while riding in the cold on our most recent trip to 2009 Daytona Spring Rally. The 1st thing that I need to say is that the saddle time is most rewarding - especially if you have had the winter I had up in NE Ohio - as well as being couped up in trains, planes, automobiles for a 24 hour marathon trip back from Asia. Anyway Bike Week is an opportunity to stay in the most basic (DUMP) motel/hotel, eat foods that your wife would rather you didn't, there ain't no making beds, or picking towels or putting shit where it's SUPPOSED to go, you can drink beer, buy chrome you don't need - and just be a GUY for a long weekend. That's what I like!

With that said let me tell you about our plush accommodations. Which by the way was right on the ocean - Now, I have been to Daytona Beach about a half dozen times and this was the first time I actually saw the ocean - who knew there was a beach? Maybe next time I'll swim.

The very nice and very pregnant gal at the front desk said that the room came with a mini fridge, coffee pot and microwave - if they weren't stolen. She also said that we could check the room out before we decided - well that was plenty endorsement for us.

Upon checking into the room we noticed that it did indeed have its microwave stolen along with a lampshade and bedside telephone. What was left was plenty of worn fabrics, crusty carpet, and a room that needed some "freshening". At this point we had committed!

Arrrgh arrrgh arrrgh - so we sucked it up as we walked cautiously across the dirty worn carpet hoping not to pick up any infectious toe fungus. My riding buddy asked me if my wife would ever stay in a place like this and I had to admit that she would probably not, but would choose rather to sleep in the car - since we only had scooters with us - we decided to make it home for a few days.

The amenities packet included with the room was an all-in-one Cube that served as Shampoo, Conditioner, Lotion, Shave Cream, toothpaste and basic 1st aid kit - all in a rectangle smaller that a Andes Dinner Mint.

We had a great time as always and as with all Bike Week Venues there was plenty of B,B & B although the cold weather & economy seemed to have taken a toll on attendance and exposure. ENJOY!!

Denny's New Breakfast Deal

I know I need to post on BikeWeek Daytona, but I can't pass up this opportunity for a little funny!!

Thanks to T.A.

Denny's
In honor of the mother of the octuplets, Denny's is offering a new breakfast meal called the Suleman: Eight eggs, no sausage, and the guy next to you has to pay the bill.

HA HA - This is why we need national health care for all! Where is the Outrage for miss use of the system??

A Guy Thing

'It's a guy thing, regardless of Species.'

34 Degrees

let me tell you about the ride home from Daytona Bike Week!!!

More to come as I thaw out.

Japan - to NC - to SC - to Daytona

Just stopping over in Tokyo for a layover, before I continue my Journey to NC to spend the night, then ride to HHI SC to spend a night and on to Daytona for Bike Week.  Looking forward to visiting and spending a few days in the warmer weather.  Really looking forward to the ride after the winter we are having up in CleveLand!  See you on Main Street!  I'll be the one in a black t-shirt, jeans and a leather jacket.

Don't play with your food! Did that just move?

So I am chowing down a pretty tasty omelet here in Taiwan on Saturday afternoon and my traveling associates says - there is something in those eggs that I can't say out loud.

So she spells out the word M-A-G-G-O-T-S for me, as if spelling the word makes it any less gross. Having been a garbage man in the steamy hot spring and summer months of 1975 in the Detroit area, I don't need any further definition of the word!!!!

Well, Come to find out these were Fancy Pants MAGGOTS, not your run of the mill Fly Pupae - but "Royal Jelly Sucking Bee Prodigy", full of exciting nutrients being whisked off to my virgin blood stream for carnivorous consumption. And to tell you the absolutely truth - these little morsels of goodness mixed with eggs and veggies did not taste all that bad.

If one would have moved on my chop stick however, I would have flashed back to the summer of 75 and hurled all over my new Taiwanese friends. (didn't Bush Sr do that back during his term?)

There is another food I can check off the Bucket List.

Please pass the Royal Jelly

Thinking that the worst is over and we can settle in to some normal cuisine - I again hear my friend say as the next course is delivered - Oh My God - we are getting all the creepy crawly food stuffs that exist here in this island country of 23 million. Flash fried Bamboo Worms on a bed of Greens.

Once again, if you can get by thinking about it - and just taste it - you don't really mind the flavor.

My metal was again tested in the land of exotic foods and I can say I did my Country proud!!!

Techno Harley Davidson - Hong Kong

Hong Kong is like New York, Shanghai or any other big city!!! Got in Thursday Night and hit the bricks on Friday Morning, stumbled onto the Techno Harley Davidson shop and bought a T-shirt (oh good, just what I need is another black t-shirt) Found a Cuban Cigar Shop so I stopped in to partake of a medium size cigar and walked around some more. This evening heading for Taiwan for a quick overnight and meetings on Saturday. Blog at you later.

Easy Rider - China Connection - Roger Li

I have been in a Shit Storm at work trying to prepare for a major meeting happening tomorrow (this is where the board will say - Good Job or You Suck) - it will be the former in this case. Also preparing for another Asian Invasion trip to Hong Kong - Taiwan - Shanghai and coming back to DAYTONA BIKEWEEK when I return!!!! While bloggin on this Sunday morning I remembered taking a shot of a friend of mine who visited us in Charlotte for the weekend a few years back, and even though we no longer work together I will again spend some time with Roger in Shanghai. Here is a few pics of Roger on the Deuce and out about town with my girls. Blog you next from Asia!!

Roger the pics are for you. See you next week.

Baby Daddy - Baby Daughter

My baby Daughter flew in this past weekend to visit her Pops, and we had a great time! Funny thing is - that all my family live in warm states except for my baby Daughter who traveled from the Windy City of Chicago to CleveLand, no one else wants to come until summer.

Cant hardly blame them. We had a full weekend with a trip to the International Motorcycle Show, Sushi Rock for some great Sushi, and then a pub crawl through the joints that I generally eat my dinner at.

One great story is that I took my Daughter into the restaurant that I frequent the most, where they know my name, and have met my better half. Anyway, as I walk in - the owner, the bartender, and the waitresses (all female) are giving me the evil eye since I am with this young Chickie and not Renie. After some death stares I casually explain the situation and introduce her as my Daughter and everything was fine ...... we had a great time laughing about it after that.

I am not going to bore you with many pics taken at the Motorcycle Show (if you remember it was this show last year that I met the CrossBones, fell and love and eventually kicked the StreetGlide to the curb)(aahhhh bittersweet memories) anyway I did meet this cat who just did some custom work on a CrossBones and I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the look. So here are a few snap-shots, we also saw the unveiling of the new Iron 883. Which to me seems nothing more than a blacked out "Price Point" Sportster with a sinister look, not a bad for these times.












Bobbed FatBoy Fender, Old School STOP taillight, Red Wheels, Knuckle Head covers, Red grips, Beach Bars, Lost front fender, Over sized 6" Headlamp, Horn on front, Fishtail Pipes (need to be Black), Leather Tractor Seat - sans pad.

On Saturday we went down to the Westside Market and grazed our way through the isles as we shopped for stuff for dinner. Here is a Pics of baby Daughter from the Market, and me grillin' away later that day.























Oh, and here is one last photo from the show ...... my question is WHY??









As mentioned we had a great time and it was nice to see my daughter. (to those other kids of mine I even gave her $100 cash money for coming to see me!!)