The Week!

I thought I would write a separate entry for the rest of the week, I don't want to end it on a sad note.  The rest of the week has been pretty good.  I've been riding the new bike all week and it's been a blast.  It's got 444 miles on the odometer now.  I'm looking forward to taking a ride tomorrow up to Deckers.  It's suppose to be 67 and rainy so we'll have to see.  Might be worth going just to get some pictures.  The day we picked up the bike I rode it over Monarch Pass.  They were filming some scenes for the new Fast and Furious movie on the pass.  All we saw was a black bus with the rear end blown out and a bunch of camera cars and booms.  I did get a thumbs up from one of the crew for the bike which was neat.

We're watching Sons of Anarchy these days.  We've been watching since the first season.  It's kind of going down hill the last few seasons and it's becoming a parody of itself.  Hell on Wheels is starting to lose Lisa, I'm hanging on and the last couple of episodes are getting better.  Lisa is upset that Cullen Bohannon hasn't shot anyone in the last three or so episodes.

Everyone is waiting to see if Congress will actually shut government down or not.  Kerry signed the U.N. Gun Treaty and is stirring everyone up.  I don't discuss politics too much on here anymore because I tend to get worked up.  I'm reading Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg.  It's pretty chilling to read the comparisons of the Wilson administration, Mussolini's Italy and Nazi Germany as compared to today.  If you judge the book by the title you would be led to believe that it's an inflammatory criticism based along the same lines as all the name calling in the press these days.  It actually lays out the history of fascism which is probably the most misunderstood and political movement and most abused insult of all times.

And then there's Obamacare.  I guess we'll see.

I've been rediscovering Flickr. I also started hanging out on the FZ1 forums (US and International) again and found the Adventure Rider forum which is chock full of great photos and riding stories.  I am getting some great ideas for the Mid-Life Crisis Tour (as it's unofficially come to be known).  I'm looking at camping gear now.  The idea of sleeping in a tent during large parts of the trip appeals to me.

So that's a small part of the week.  Oh almost forgot, the new bike...

Monarch Pass sign and most awkward photo participant ever!