A century in Jackson, Tennessee

This past weekend, I drove up to Cullman with Bev and David. They stayed with Tom and Amanda while I rode up to Jackson to do a Century ride with Mike Sherrill. It was a pretty good ride. We met up with his friend, Gordon, and did about 65 miles before lunch. Then we ate a buffet and rested during the heat of noon, then struck out again for a 36 mile finisher. The country was pretty. There were lots of low traffic roads. The dogs weren't too much of a problem. Mike showed me where a dog caused him to fall and break his pelvis and where another rider was brought down by a German Shepherd. The rider was hurt and his bike was damaged. He had to sue the folks to take care of the damages. Now they don't have a big dog anymore. There were lots of dogs on the route but none who really were a threat.

David had a great time with Paw Paw. They rode the Cub Tractor that Tom gave him. He was really proud to get to ride all over the farm. Amanda was talking about having to do something on their will. I don't know if she will leave the farm to Bev, or to the kids, or David, or someone else. It is entirely up to them. For my part, I am willing to work the farm and keep it toward the day when one or both kids see it for what it is and take it over. I couldn't see it as mine in any scenario. Amanda wants it to stay in the family. She may prefer to give it to Sonya or Krissy. I am reminded of a much lesser family momento my Grandfather owned. It was his grandfather's clock. I would have kept it and cherished it if he had left it to me. But he didn't. And since he didn't, it is of no value to me. I don't see Nikki being a farmer. Sara, maybe! Chris might love to come to Cullman and have a piece of the farm.

Next week if all works out, I will go to Cullman and help Tom with some painting. I need to make a time soon and go on one of those Mission trips with him. Maybe I could even get Kirk to come. We need to plan a trip to see Kirk in July. It would most likely be the 3rd week. I doubt we could have much fun July 4th week unless we stayed with them for that picnic.

Catching up

After my recovery period for Covid, I went to Cullman on Monday the 8th and started catching up on the mowing and farm stuff. Pretty much everything needed mowing. The big tractor made short work on the main north fields and David helped me with the field across from the pond. The grass had grown quite long and with the two week absence, I simply started and mowed all of them. There is always some mowing to do. At least no trees had fallen. There were some indoor projects pending. A couple of shower fixtures had to be replaced. The screen door latch didn't hold and had to be improved. The old JD mower needed a bit of tuning so it would climb better and the mowing deck replaced. And the garden needed to be disked and more corn and okra planted. David should have had a shot on the groundhog at the old house but forgot to check his ammo. The hammer fell on an empty chamber. I got the conibear traps out and caught one of the groundhogs that lived by the spring. David had ...

Spock

Spock is my favorite character in all fiction. A character who bridged the gap between two worlds and faced disdain from each. Who strove for excellence and exemplified strength, character, intelligence, and control. His nearly emotionless demeanor was a perfect foil for those who would attempt to intimidate or insult him. It was a style I would endeavor to imitate to thwart those attempting to insult, demean, or scare me in my own young life. I bought this little figure to remind me to guard against letting my defenses down and allowing emotional hurt to strike me.

Island Walk

I always try to help Rachael with Hubbard/Rockford if asked. They had me down for 3 days but at last minute asked for the other day. Work at Rockford is slow so working isn't hard, but not following my usual routine tired me out a bit. I still had some work I could take care of up in Cullman. Some bushhog work and other little items but the high temps held me back a bit. I did ride my bike a little and got in some of my walking in addition to some chores. Max needed to be delivered to Charlotte, SC for his drum major camp. I volunteered to take him. I was glad to be able to perform this chore for him but the long trip up and back combined with extra heavy traffic in the Atlanta are, which extended to within 30 miles of Alabama, combined to really tire me out. There had been a problem with my left rear wisdom tooth for over a year, so I decided I should get it taken care of before I wound up isolated somewhere in PEI. The extraction didn't appear to be problematic until just be...

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