The coronavirus lockdowns caused a ton of tragedies across the world. We were blessed that the only real tragedy was that the RedHaired Girl and I were unable to journey to California to witness the First Grandchild’s birth. Those of a certain age can bear witness to the momentousness of such an event. Since the…
Interlude
I started this blog to chronicle my travels and the things I run across. So I made a lot of notes while I was on a 4-day trip because I didn’t take a computer and didn’t think to set my phone up. That sounds good but made the trip log more of a play-by-play, “what…
Best laid plans.. Day 4 Monday
Previously… Whew, this is finally the last day of this trip! If you recall, from day 3, I had stopped off in Amarillo on my way to Dallas. Even though I live in Houston, a work situation caused me to need to be in the Dallas Area Tuesday. Hence the stopover. This is the short…
The best laid plans …. Day 3 Sunday
Previously….. This is day 3 of a 4 day trip from my home outside of Houston, TX to Colorado and back. Here are the links to the rest of the series. Day 1, Day 2, Day 4 If you read the “Day 2” entry in this series, you know that I had holed up for the…
The best laid plans.. Saturday – Day 2
Previously….. This is day 2 of a 4 day trip from my home outside of Houston, tx to Colorado and back. Here are the links to the rest of the series. Day 1, Day 3, Day 4 Big Spring to the Panhandle Ok fresh day fresh ride. I left my last 2 beers in the…
The best laid plans…..Day 1 – Friday
It’s said that no plan survives contact with the enemy. This is mostly true and in this case the enemy was fate, karma or whatever you call the twisted series of circumstances that undermine and subvert plans. In this particular instance the plan was simple. Ride to Colorado and take on a “bucket list” ride…
Welcome to the Morstuph life.
What is the Morstuph life? What does “Morstuph” mean? Years ago my stepfather fell ill. Before he was hospitalized, my mother did all she could to make his days as carefree as possible. Financially, they were unable to do all of Tim McGraw’s “Live like you were dying” bucket list, but that’s not really the…