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Woke up this morning and as has become my Sunday Routine, got a cup of Coffee and turned on the Compaq to check my E-Mail and the latest GSR postings. The first thread I opened was Happy Father's Day posted by KGB (I think) The message was Happy Fathers Day, Take a Ride and Visit your Dad. I checked the other new posts, made a few of my own. Opened my E-Mail and had a Hallmark E-Card from my Son in Florida. By then it was time to get a Shower and head to Church.
Church was OK, in our Congregation it has become a Custom that the Men Sing for the Women on Mother's day and the Women Sing for the Men on Father's day. They did a Beautiful Rendition of " O Beautiful For Spacious Skies" A young Lady was Baptized and The Preacher gave a Good Sermon regarding how Father's do their best for their Kids even when it's Hard. We went to Lunch with Chuck and Linda (The Preacher and his Wife) which was nice. He just bought his first Bike (Harley, but I'll overlook that until we know each other a little better :twisted
and he is excited about it, so we talked Motorcycles among other things at Lunch.
But a seed had been planted when I read that first Post this morning. I hadn't been to Dad's Grave in a while, so when we got home the Wife layed down for a Sunday Afternoon nap and I told her I thought I would take a ride. The Weather here this weekend has been just about Perfect for Any outdoor activity so I Donned my New GSR Tee Shirt (as well as Jeans and a Helmet) and headed to town. My Dad is on the Front Row of the City Cemetery here in a Row of Plots that my Mother'd father purchased about 80 years ago. He was something of a Character himself and he said he wanted to be in the Front so he could see what was going on!
I got to the Cemetary, parked the GS and took the short walk to the Grave. I couldn't help but think Dad would have gotten a kick out of that, One of his Boys riding up on a Motorcycle! You see, he had a young spirit about him, Possibly from being Sickly as a child and missing out on a lot of stuff. When I started driving, my first car was a 70 Challenger with a 383 Magnum motor. It was Loud, Fast, and the A/C didn't work, so when I had a date I would Borrow Dad's LTD. I didn't know it until my Mom told me later But Dad would find some excuse to take the Challenger somewhere, The Grocery, Dairy Queen or whatever. She said "It's embarassing, he Revs the engine at Stop Lights and even Did a Burnout!"
As I rode away from the Cemetary I headed out East of town and Thought "this ride's for you Dad" and proceeded to take a few curves slightly above the posted speed limit, waved at every Biker I saw and they All waved back! That's the kind of thing I think Dad would have done except No Burnouts
Happy Father's Day Everyone!
Church was OK, in our Congregation it has become a Custom that the Men Sing for the Women on Mother's day and the Women Sing for the Men on Father's day. They did a Beautiful Rendition of " O Beautiful For Spacious Skies" A young Lady was Baptized and The Preacher gave a Good Sermon regarding how Father's do their best for their Kids even when it's Hard. We went to Lunch with Chuck and Linda (The Preacher and his Wife) which was nice. He just bought his first Bike (Harley, but I'll overlook that until we know each other a little better :twisted
and he is excited about it, so we talked Motorcycles among other things at Lunch.But a seed had been planted when I read that first Post this morning. I hadn't been to Dad's Grave in a while, so when we got home the Wife layed down for a Sunday Afternoon nap and I told her I thought I would take a ride. The Weather here this weekend has been just about Perfect for Any outdoor activity so I Donned my New GSR Tee Shirt (as well as Jeans and a Helmet) and headed to town. My Dad is on the Front Row of the City Cemetery here in a Row of Plots that my Mother'd father purchased about 80 years ago. He was something of a Character himself and he said he wanted to be in the Front so he could see what was going on!
I got to the Cemetary, parked the GS and took the short walk to the Grave. I couldn't help but think Dad would have gotten a kick out of that, One of his Boys riding up on a Motorcycle! You see, he had a young spirit about him, Possibly from being Sickly as a child and missing out on a lot of stuff. When I started driving, my first car was a 70 Challenger with a 383 Magnum motor. It was Loud, Fast, and the A/C didn't work, so when I had a date I would Borrow Dad's LTD. I didn't know it until my Mom told me later But Dad would find some excuse to take the Challenger somewhere, The Grocery, Dairy Queen or whatever. She said "It's embarassing, he Revs the engine at Stop Lights and even Did a Burnout!"
As I rode away from the Cemetary I headed out East of town and Thought "this ride's for you Dad" and proceeded to take a few curves slightly above the posted speed limit, waved at every Biker I saw and they All waved back! That's the kind of thing I think Dad would have done except No Burnouts
Happy Father's Day Everyone!
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