{"id":25697,"date":"2023-03-03T20:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T20:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/?p=25697"},"modified":"2023-03-11T20:42:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T20:42:46","slug":"life-island-times-detour-day-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/life-island-times-detour-day-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Life & Island Times: Detour, Day 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Waffle House for breakfast — carb loading for the long day ahead. We retraced our steps from Day 1. Opening 30 minutes riding was in rain close to the intensity of that which we experienced in Kansas two days ago. Thankfully it abated. Even light rain made West Virginia toll booth stops a dangerous slip and slide ride. No food stops today after breakfast meant lots of high protein snack bags — the 3rd and final trail mix sack consumed at a midday gas stop.<\/p>\n

An act of trust: a tortoise family (mother and two tinies in trail) more than halfway across a West Virginia highway. Folks stopped to let \u2018em pass in response.<\/p>\n

Saw our first speed traps on US 211 less than 2 hours from home. Steve and I parted company on the Fairfax County Parkway. Arrived home ~ 730 PM. 8040 miles. Avoided until 40 miles remained the pain of numb butt complex. 10 minutes before I pulled into the South Lee Street parking pad, a neighbor returned home from 3+ weeks working in Nigeria. An impromptu stoop cocktail party ensued — displaying for all our new Yankee neighbors that here in the South we do not hide our crazy, we parade it on the front porch and give it a cocktail. Met our next-door neighbor\u2019s Vietnam era USAF transport squadron mate & pilot, Ralphie. An endearing laugh, consisting of three long Heh\u2019s separated by raspy exhalations with the last Heh being extra-long and under toned with the back notes from 35 years of Marlboros puffing.<\/p>\n

Observation #15: see Idle Moment Roadtrip Thoughts. Various octane level cocktails at stoop party were followed by red and white wines and a home cooked meal of Italian sausage and pasta. The Maccallan 12 year capped the evening.<\/p>\n

Why Roadtrip? On a Motorsickle?
\n-questions posed 3+ weeks ago in this journal
\n(see partial answer below)\"\"<\/p>\n

And so it ended. Cue the music. Roll the credits.<\/p>\n

. . . so glad we made it, so glad we made it
\nYou gotta gimme some lovin’ (gimme-gimme some lovin’)
\nGimme some lovin’ (gimme-gimme some lovin’)
\nGimme some lovin’ every day<\/p>\n

Well, I feel so good, ev\u2019rything is getting high,
\nBetter take it easy, ’cause the place is on fire
\nBeen a hard day, not everything tuned out good
\nNow I\u2019m gonna relax, ev\u2019rbody should<\/p>\n

So glad we made it, so glad we made it
\nYou gotta give me some lovin;
\nGimme some lovin’, gimme-gimme some lovin’
\nGimme some lovin’ every day.<\/p>\n

Daily Windshield Bug Smash Bingo Game winners: yellow<\/p>\n

Query count as of the end of Day 23: (no change)<\/p>\n

Where\u2019re you going? \u2013 23
\nWhat\u2019s that? (Steve\u2019s Valkyrie) \u2013 9
\n\"\"Damsels in distress? \u2013 9<\/p>\n

A human being should be able to
\npalm an ace, pop a zit, annoy a bureaucrat,
\nraise a flag, bait a hook,
\nname all members of Frank Zappa\u2019s last five bands,
\nslay the Jabberwocky, boot to DOS,
\nkite a check, repel most common household stains,
\nignore a ringing telephone, change the channel,
\nburn rubber in all four+ gears, make a salad,
\nDo da Funky Chicken, re-primer the right front fender,
\npress khakis, open a beer bottle on 15 different parts of a car,
\ncopy a videotape, start a recolution,
\nfake an orgasm, grow giant mushrooms in the basement,
\nunderstand general and special relativity,
\nquote the Bible, draft a Constitution,
\nuse duct tape 117 different ways,
\nride the tiger, hock loogies, buy low & sell high,
\nchoke the chicken, smelt some bronze, change a diaper,
\nrecite Fireside Theater and Saturday Night Live bits,
\nplan an invasion and bombing campaign, build a wall,
\nprogram a computer, BBQ a chicken, saddle a goat, set a bone,
\nlay some asphalt, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders.
\ncooperate, act alone, solve equations for \u201cx,\u201d
\nwhack a mole, true a spoked bicycle wheel, pitch manure,
\nanalyze a new problem, chip some rock, spit shine a boot,
\nplay an accordion, butcher a hog, write a sonnet, and `
\nbalance accounts and motorcycle flywheels.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not living on the edge, you\u2019re taking up too much space.<\/p>\n

A good pair of serviceable shoes can always be had at your local bowling alley for $1.85.<\/p>\n

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Rear View Mirrors
\nMarch 2023<\/p>\n

No matter how many road trips you take or journals you write, you want to ride and write more. To ride that rare air. Like on a spaceship. Breathing it changes you. Each new road is a new appraisal by the world of whether you the rider can still get it up or not, arrogance and self-esteem and deep breathing are all you got. But be careful, some roads are monsters with teeth. On the other hand, life\u2019s pain is the entry ticket price into the palaces of sublime pleasure and knowledge.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2001 and 2023 From My Aisle Seat
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