Sen. Byrd should be embarrassed. He was probably too busy naming building after himself to properly honor a true West Virgina hero. Which also goes to show that when you need something done, call a Texan!
Spc. Matt Morris will buried today at the Central Texas State Veteran’s Cemetery in Killeen, TX. I wish I could attend the services to pay my respects — but I know that my fellow PGR riders will be there to ensure that the passing of this soldier does not go unnoticed.
It’s a 3-day rally down beneath the giant Live Oak trees on the banks of the Colorado River, about 50 miles south east of Austin. I’ll be down there all day today, and will probably stick around for the 6:00 pm biker parade through “downtown” Smithville.
Pretty soon, Smithville is going to have a Hollywood-like tour of homes.
The worst, most inconsiderate, oblivious, and dangerous drivers on the road are those talking or texting on their phones while driving.
Two days short of an entire year of parking my 12 mpg Land Rover in the driveway in favor of my 46 mpg Roadliner (or my 52 mpg VStar Classic). Oh well. At least I got to listen to the radio on the way to/from the office.
This morning I rode 54 of my fellow Patriot Guard Riders to the memorial service for Cpt. Rowdy Inman in Killeen, Tx (home of Ft. Hood, were Cpt. Inman was stationed).
Not a day goes by that I’m not exceptionally proud to be a member of the Patriot Guard Riders. Some day, just a little more than others though — like when I read stories like this one from 13-year old Nathan Ayres:
If I could only eat BBQ from one joint the rest of my life — I’d probably pick Cooper’s in Llano because they usually have a little more variety of meat’s than Smitty’s. But if I could only eat brisket and ribs from one joint for the rest of my life? Smitty’s Market. Hands down.
Knowing I’ll be out there on my bike today while 4 gazillion people are trying to get to their Turkey Day destinations, I wanted to take this time to rant about the drivers who most irritate me as an everyday biker.
It was a beautiful winter day here in Austin today — sunny and 71 degrees.
So, I jumped on my bike and headed west into the central Texas Hill Country in search of some twisty roads and some good barbecue.
The Ride
I headed west on Hwy 290 into Dripping Springs, and turned south onto RR-12 — which [...]
A finer bunch of Americans you’d be hard pressed to find anywhere…
It was awesome to see the military and Veterans welcomed with such open arms on the campuses of these two small town schools. It’s the type of overt patriotism and respect of military that would make teachers in San Fransisco go insane — but here in small town Texas, they are still teaching kids how to truly honor and respect the military.
You know what’s more patriotic than teaching your kids to “dissent” and hate? Teaching them to honor and respect.
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