A year ago, Lori, Jag and I all got new mountain bikes when we were told Lori could not ride a road bike anymore due to her neck surgery. We all rode throughout the year as a family but Ty was still on his old hard tail as he was still growing into an adult bike. It is now too small for him as he’s grown a bunch so yesterday, after some haggling over bikes and wine, Ty came home with a new bike like the rest of the family’s. Now we all have full suspension bikes which are a must up here on the mountain and single tracks. If you don’t understand what I mean, that’s ok as it’s all bike speak. In any case, our new buddy, Big Jim, hooked us up and was thrilled to meet us as he’s been drinking many of our wines for years. He looks like a big biker with his grey pony tail and he must weigh over 300 pounds in his black Harley Davidson t-shirt. He’s had his little bike shop up here for 23 years and coincidentally, we have the same cardiologist! It was one of those chance meetings where we knew a lot of the same people and have a lot of the same interests. That’s what’s so great about being in a small town. The only bad thing is, this morning it’s raining outside! I’m sure it’ll clear up later and tomorrow and Monday are supposed to be nice so we can all go ride. Lori’s been bugging me for a week to get the bikes tuned and tires pumped up. Ty was very respectful after Big Jim spent a good 45 minutes with him out back of the shop tuning the bike to custom fit him and stuck out his hand and said “thank you very much, nice to meet you”. Not many kids our boys age look people in the eye and shake their hands. People always appreciate it and tell us what well mannered boys we have, hmm. He also spent time with Jag and adjusted his bike as he’s grown since it was fitted to him last year. So now we’re ready to go!
Lori finished up a long week and made sure Dr. C finished all his work. She’s indispensable to him and is really hitting her stride. Nothing happens there without her knowing and approving it. If you have a spine or neck injury and need one of the best surgeons in the World, you’d better know Lori! She sure needs the 3 day weekend and will hopefully get some much needed rest.
Now to a little politics as it’s July 4th or Independence Day weekend and then I’ll leave it alone. Jagger was astonished when he was watching the news and learned about Bill C meeting with the Attorney General on the tarmac in Phoenix, who is investigating Hillary. Even as a 14 year old, his first response  was “they can’t do that”! I replied no they can’t but this administration seems to do whatever they want, legal or not. He then said “Grandpa would be rolling over in his grave being a lawyer and all”, which I’m sure is true. What a joke our system has become. The media now shapes what they want you to see and how they want you to think. If a republican administration did this, the dems would be up in arms. In fact years ago Obama, Hillary and others signed a letter and made a big stink when the then Attorney General just bumped into a member of Bush’s staff for less than a minute in a restaurant in D.C.! This was a private 30 minute meeting with no security or no one else, between the person who will decide if Hillary is charged and her husband who is also under investigation as the Clinton Foundation is part of it! The Attorney General then said we only talked about grandchildren and golf. But wait, Clinton hasn’t golfed in over 10 years! You may not realize it but we’re more a country like Russia. media wise, than the land of the free when it comes to the govt trying to think for you. The govt and their media, which are the 3 major networks, only tell you what they want you to hear and not what they don’t. The only problem is things are getting so bad, their lies aren’t working anymore as most all they say never is true, and people are realizing it as it’s now personally affecting them. So, you need to think for yourself, and stop being one of the sheeple which are people that act like sheep! Most of the Country and yes, some of you, fall into that category without even realizing it. What happened to the 60’s and 70’s when people would always question authority? Hell, we even had bumper stickers saying those two words. Now most people believe everything they see and hear on tv and no longer think for themselves. Trust me, one day you’ll wake up and it’ll be too late. So wake the hell up now! Let’s remember what July 4th stands for, our Independence,  and take back our Country! God Bless