Tadpole Rider

Of course, Bugs Bunny comes to mind with those infamous words, but I am not talking about him. To be honest, I am bored and I am just rambling on here. I am composing this on Sunday, April 7. I warn you upfront that this post has next to nothing to do with tadpole trikes. Consequently, you may not want to waste time reading it. The very last paragraph is about my tadpole trike. Basically, this post is about aging.

For most of us our memories start to fail us as we age. Since I am not able to ride today I have spent the day sort of reminiscing listening to music videos on YouTube. I am listening mostly to Evie Tornquist Karlsson who was very popular back in the 70s and 80s. It brings back memories. She appeared with the Billy Graham Crusades for 9 years.

I get emails every once in awhile from Together We Served asking and suggesting that I capture memories from my 8 years serving in the U.S. Navy … while I still remember them. Certainly several things have escaped my memory and it is too late. Others have reported the same thing.

My dad in his mid 80s undertook the task of writing his life memories, especially his time in the Navy during WW2, but he started in his early childhood. Of course, there were some things he could not recall clearly. He was part of the Greatest Generation and so he had much to say. I have thought of doing the same, but I came along after his generation and honestly don’t feel I have much to write about that would interest anybody. I am glad I have his personal story on paper while he could still remember most of it. I wrote “A Tribute to my Dad” a few years ago in which I shared the story he wrote. Some people find it interesting to read while others could care less. And HERE is my dad’s story in another location in cyber space.

We all have the same amount of time each passing day. I belong to a few different Facebook groups including those for the ships I served on in the Navy. Thru these groups I am exposed to others who served on these same ships. Some of them were aboard the ship the same time I was, but most of them I didn’t know. One thing I have noticed is that sometimes we don’t remember certain occurrences the same way. And, like me, they readily admit that their memories are failing them as they age. One of those occurrences was my last time out to sea when we experienced “The Night We Almost Lost the Ship“. I wrote this article about it several years ago and found that I didn’t remember it the same as some of my shipmates. One thing I have noticed is a tendency not to be able to remember which ship things happened on.

Today is “eclipse day” which the world is making a big deal out of. We will see what occurs regarding  the eclipse, which is nothing at all in my book. I don’t trust the deep state and can’t help but wonder if they have something planned on eclipse day to stay in power. I am thinking perhaps an attack on the nation’s power grid and then try to blame on the eclipse. They know they have to do something as they don’t stand a chance in a fair election. They cheated and stole the last one in get back into power.

After watching quite a few videos I ran across this one I am posting here. If I remember correctly Whitney Houston sang this. It brings back memories. This female singer does a good job of singing it.

Yep, our memories are precious …

What does all of this have to do with tadpole trikes you ask? Absolutely nothing! As I said near the beginning … I am just rambling on. As I age the passing years are starting to catch up with me. Not only am I not able to do some of the physical things I did when I was younger, but my mind is not as sharp as I wish it was. I do remember how I got into recumbent bikes and trikes. I remember when I first built my first recumbent bike followed by a recumbent tadpole trike. I can remember when I got my Catrike Trail back in 2009 … the same year I retired from my job. I can remember certain long rides I took. They are all good memories. Since my local Catrike dealer will no longer work on my trike  because it is modified (has an e-motor I installed) I have to do it all myself. And as I age that gets harder and harder to do the mechanical work on it. And, definitely, I don’t like having to work on it as I have gotten older Fortunately it is a  Catrike … well made …  so it does not require hardly any work. The local TerraTrike dealer told me that they were willing to work on it so at least I have that to fall back on if needed. What I need most is some riding weather now before I get too old to ride.

Wanna test your memory? …

KEEP ON TRIKIN’

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