Thinkin about getting a hog

so, the wife and i are thinking about getting motorcycles.  crazy, i know.  but, it's something i've thought about before, and then after seeing "wild hogs" (i know, i know, but it's hilarious!) it finally just hit me that riding could be a lot of fun and something we could really get into.  i mentioned it in passing to my wife, and she was all for it!! 

so, now we've been looking around at our options, and we both feel we really want harleys, just a couple of sportsters to start, then way down the line maybe we'll upgrade.  the main problem is that neither one of us has ever so much as touched a motorcycle, so we really have no clue as to how it's done.  of course, we fully plan on taking a 15-hour beginners safety course before we go get our license endorsements, but that doesn't take away the sense that it's somewhat difficult to learn - though maybe it just looks harder than it is.

we were a little overwhelmed when we went into the local harley retailer, in that there were so many different bikes, and none of the bikers we saw looked like average joes like us - what i mean to say is that they all looked like BIKERS, with tattoos, beards, etc.  no one looked like they just took off their business casual clothing after work, pulled on their leather and went riding.  they looked like they rode their bikes right out of the womb!  which made us doubt that we could fit in doing this - but it's something we really wanna do.

so, i would appreciate the input of any 2old2play riders out there, whether it's positive or negative.  we really just want to know what others think about it - how hard was it to get started and learn how to ride?  what do you ride?  just any pointers, tips, ANYTHING you guys can tell us, we're all ears!  also, if any ladies out there ride, my wife would love some tips from you even better!

i'll post updates as we go along.  thanks guys!

Posted by tbox @ 4:32 pm EDT | Permalink | 8 Comments

Parking Spot Thieves

We've all been there before, but this happened to me last night and it hasn't happened in a long time, so I just wanted to vent.

So, my wife and I go to the gym.  She has a class at 6:45pm, and i just do an hour's worth of cardio while she's in there.  anyway, the gym we go to is always packed out around this time, but, when we got there last night, parking was a nightmare!  people are parked on the sides of the ends of the rows and along every available piece of curb.  we're like "wtf?"  so, we get around to the other side, and lo and behold we see the reason: they have a pretty sizeable gravel section that is blocked off, i assume so they can pave it.  now, i know there would be no good time to do this, but to have it blocked off during peak hours, and nothing going on yet, really chaps my hide.  anyway, so we continue around to the back of the building where we see this group of guys going to their car.  i followed them around, only to find out they're parked in the corner by the dumpster.  no thanks.  so, i turn around and go back to the regular parking lot, just cruising.  by this time it's been about 15 minutes, which isn't terrible, but given the size of the parking lot, it seemed like forever.  so, i go down this one side and am coming back up the other when i see a car getting ready to back out.  i yell triumphantly and speed up, putting my blinker on as i go.  then i sit there waiting for a few moments while they ease on out.  then i notice that there is a car on the other side of them getting ready to cross over, and i'm like "you better see that i have my blinker on and follow proper parking lot etiquette."  well, sure enough the bastards whips right into my spot!!!!!  i just sit there stunned and beginning to boil as i slowly roll forward and stop across from them giving them the evil eye.  that's when i notice that it's the punks that i just saw move their car from the other side!! and to make matters worse, they weren't there to work out - i know this because they were wearing jeans and other clothing not suitable for working out.  now i'm REALLY pissed since i know there's absolutely no reason why they should be parking there, even if they have a reason for being there.  so we continue looking for a spot and find one on the opposite row a few minutes later.  as we are walking up to the gym, we can see their car, and they're all just standing around the car, talking or something, which made me even angrier.  it's one thing to steal a spot, but if you're gonna do it, at least be going into the facility where you stole it!!!!!!!!!

i entertained the notion to key their car (i've never done it before, but it's been done to me) or slit their tires (never done that either) but 1.) my wife told me not to (i probably wouldn't have done it anyway) and 2.) their car was a piece of shit anyways, so they probably wouldn't have cared (at least about the keying - which is how slitting the tires popped into my head).  it just really pissed me off, on top of there being so few spots opening up.

there, my rant is over.  down with the parking spot thieves!

Posted by tbox @ 2:08 pm EDT | Permalink | 1 Comments

Here we go

Ok, so for the first blog entry of my new blogging self, i wanna touch on my dream last night.  at least the last dream i remember...i think they say that your dreams only last a few minutes or something, but anywho.  so, of what i can remember, i was on some coast, ankle deep in the ocean.  there was some guy there (don't remember if it was someone i know or what) that managed a sailboat rental company or something along those lines.  anyway, we're standing there, and i realize that i'm going with him on some ocean-spanning voyage on this sailboat, which has a big pink banner on the top with the name of the company.  he's like "the owner (of the company) is letting us use one of his sailboats to do this."  i'm like, ok, fine, but i've only sailed (in real life) once, so i know i don't know much about it, but i go with it anyway.  then the owner shows up and starts pushing the boat into deeper water.  *(let me stop here and explain.  i know ur saying to yourself "sailboats are big, how is he just pushing it, and that fast?" well, turns out that it isn't so much of a sailboat (i mean it's a boat, and it has a sail) but more like a cross between one of those foot-paddle boats and a canoe.  it's small and not very deep at all, with the barest indentions that are supposed to be seats.  don't ask me why i didn't notice this then, but only as i went to get into it) he must have been pushing it pretty fast, cuz i was running along beside him and i remember thinking i know athletes run in shallow water cuz of the resistance, i can really feel the burn. then i start thinking that i've been running and he's been pushing this thing for a long time, like the water should be too deep by now, then we stop.  then i suddenly have this feeling that the owner is gonna take my place, and i get kinda bummed out since it sounded like a good adventure.  then he's like "she's all yours."  so i'm like "cool" and go to get in, and i see the size of the thing* (as detailed above).  i'm like "how can we go across the ocean in this thing?" then it just kinda dissipates at that point.  one of the last things i remember was thinking how easy it would be for a shark or killer whale to mistake us for a seal from below and chomping on us, but not sure if that was a waking thought or part of the dream.

kinda strange, but interesting to think where the mind pulls this info from, and why.  any dream interpretations are welcome, but sometimes i think dreams are just dreams...but then again, i really don't know.  i think i may start putting a lot of my dreams on here, at least the ones i remember, so prepare yourself!

Posted by tbox @ 11:41 am EDT | Permalink | 2 Comments

Let's try this again...

ok, so i made my one entry back in january when we first got the blogs going.  but, absolutely no movement since then, which is bad.  i really need to start writing again (as my wife never hesitates to remind me, which i absolutely need ), no matter what it is.  so maybe rambling here will help me get the rust off the gears and start actually doing it.  now, i don't expect anyone to read this or even care about what i'm saying, but i think it'll help.  maybe, just maybe, i'll be able to find the writing passion i once had so i can actually attempt to write the novel that's been sitting in my head for the past  3 or 4 years.  hell, i'd even settle for a pathetic joke of a short story at this point!  but i keep pushing it aside.  i guess i don't want to really know if i'm truly capable of it or not.  only time will tell.  so if u actually dare to look here, prepare yourself for some very incoherent ramblings...and mayhap a sparkle of wit to boot every now and again.  later!

tbox

Posted by tbox @ 4:55 pm EDT | Permalink | 4 Comments

very cool!

wow, i am just now noticing this whole blog thing!  very cool indeed!  not that i will ever have anything very entertaining to say or whatnot, but it's cool to know that i can start keeping a blog, which is something that may help me get into writing more.  i know my wife would be extremely happy to hear me say that!  i haven't written anything in forever.

anywho, thanks guys for making this site even better, and i know that we will keep growing and adding new features as we continue into the future, so i'm very excited to see where we will end up and what this site will be in another year!  thanks guys!

tbox


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