CUAgain

I realized today that here, in this city, I’m immune to the sight of a body lying beside the road.

Yep, sprawled on the sidewalk, under a bridge, right next to the street was a body. I didn’t even give it a second thought at the time, it’s such a normal part of the cityscape that I scarcely noticed.

Homeless? Drunk? An addict? An accident? Medical problem? Crime victim? What if they needed help? What if I could have made a difference?

I don’t know. Experience and subtle clues when I thought about it later said, “chronically homeless”, and I well know the ineffectiveness of any help I could give there…and therefore generally don’t…but the point is that I was well down the road before I even realized what I had seen.

Not my finest hour.

A body would have had my full attention in the past…now I scarcely noticed.

Just when the HELL did that happen?

This is a night for nightmares and demons I suspect.

Sheesh. What’s this city doing to me?

CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

Paid the bills, don’t have needed parts to work on The Dragon, work hasn’t called…all out of excuses.

Working on Storm Rider. Sheesh these characters! They keep trying to take the story in new directions.

I’ve got two sequels in mind…and I haven’t finished the durn original book yet!

Write on!

CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

I’ve had a busy week and need an emergency bbq infusion.

Tomorrow, Saturday the 16th at 1:00pm at Hutchins BBQ in McKinney.

Hutchins Bar Bq & Catfish. 1301 N Tennessee St Mckinney, TX 75069

Just south of US 380 on Tennessee street. Tennessee street is a couple miles east of US 75 on 380.

See ya there!

(if you need book(s) let me know what…I’ll only be carrying what’s requested)

CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

Referencing my tendency to modify my bike, my way, to suit me…in this case specifically referencing my “other than stock” rear tire:

A snippet from a recent email exchange…

Him: “You know you’re a test pilot don’t you?”
Me: “Yes. Yes I do.”
Him: “That doesn’t bother you?”
Me: “No, not at all. I’ve got news for you. I LIKE being a test pilot.”
Him: “But…anything could happen.”
Me: “Actually, I’m counting on that. It’s why I ride.”

Anything could happen.

I’ll see you on the road…

CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

My company has announced that through a buyout and if necessary, layoffs, they are getting rid of 500 of us. That’s a big number…we’ll lose lots of talent, and there is already too much to do…I can’t see that number leaving and still having a functional company.

Not sure what it means for me. I find it telling that I’m not really worried about it…it’s all entertainment value now.

I just want to make newspapers and websites. I wish they’d let me get to it.

CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

Several weeks ago, a coworker and friend decided to have laser beams shot into her eyes and all sorts of unpleasantness so that she could see better.

She had both eyes done and was out for several days. Naturally, I was concerned about her and hoped that it would all work out okay.

And then I turned evil…
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Well, the remnants of tropical storm Eduardo are tearing up the landscape south of me, headed slightly north and west…cool winds and storm clouds are overhead and have broken the back, however momentarily, of the 100 degree heat that has dominated the area. Hot pockets and cool breezes, with the hint of rain on the air.

I can feel the storms…I can taste them. I know where they’ll be.

Looking south, I can spot lightning and dark masses.

Yeah, it’s time to ride.

The long way to work is in order. I’m due in early in the morning.

I think I’ll leave about now. A bit of storm chasing is in order.

Y’all be safe…or at least fun. I’ll be both…or neither.

CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer

Real Gone–Cheryl Crow

Slow down, you’re gonna crash,
Baby you’re a-screaming it’s a blast, blast, blast
Look out babe, you’ve got your blinders on
Everybody’s looking for a way to get real gone
Real gone.
Real gone.

Here’s to being Real Gone!

Oooo…a high speed run on The Dragon…cross country. That machine simply loves to run. Good thing…I love to run her…hard and fast…

Got friends to meet in Johnson City…a couple side trips…1100 miles? (each way)

Let’s see…

Hottest day of the year so far?
check.

Riding into the three states with the most heat warnings up?
check check check.

Timing is such that I’ll be in the hottest area for the longest time?
check.

Remembered sun screen?
check.

NOT a dry heat?
check.

Queue sunscreen saturated sweat dripping into eyes in…

3
2
1
gggGHHhhhyyyyyyyaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!

Black jeans?
check

Black t-shirt
check

Black boots?
check

Black bike?
check.

1500cc heat producing horsepower source?
check.

Crispy critter panting in the saddle?
check (AND loving it!)

Funny…at the truck stops…bottled water is more expensive then
cokes and juices? What the heck’s happened to the world?

There’s hardly anybody on the highways outside of the major
towns…the 18 wheelers outnumber the cars. Wierd. Makes for some good running though…they know where the cops are and they typically DON’T try to run me down like the cages do…

Plenty of cops out though…not enough victims/marks…a car comes over the hill and there’s 48 cop cars from 15 different agencies crawling all over each other to get a radar lock on it. Too bad…it’s another little bitty shitty car and it CAN’T speed…it’s not capable! BOTH squirrels are working as hard as they can!

Alas…poor cops. They’re gonna starve! I feel like stopping and
giving them a dollar or something. Maybe some doughnuts….

I saw some motor patrol officers today…I *think* they were Tennessee State Patrol but they could have been Nashville PD…gad…where to start…motorcops…wearing bicycle shorts and tight/taylored shirts…oh no…no steriods there LOL…I hate to stereotype but jheeze…they looked like something right out of the village people or something.

And padded bicycle shorts? What the heck are they thinking? Deadly in an accident…and I guarentee had they pulled me pver they would have put me under the jail…I would NOT have been able to take them seriously…gawd!

I think I’m in Lebanon, TN or something like that….

Fritos in bed (yeah I love hotel rooms), AC on full…

Queue heat exhausted sleep in
3
2
1
….endtrans…

CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
http://lifeisaroad.com

A scheduled post!

Yeah…riding is what I need. I’m somewhere on the road…and I needed it.

The Other Kind, Steve Earle

I’m back out on that road again, turn this beast into the wind
There are those that break and bend, I’m the other kind
I’m the other kind

See, it used to be I was really free, didn’t need no gasoline to run
Before you could say Jack Kerouac and turn your back, I’d be gone
Yeah but nowadays I got me two good wheels
And I seek refuge in aluminum and steel
It takes me out there for just a little while
And the years fall away with every mile