The quiet mouse

I grew up with friends that had motorcycles. They didn’t frighten me. In fact my dad had a Norton and a triumph at one point. One of his friends sent me pictures of my dad standing beside his motorcycle.

My sister has a motorcycle and her husband does too.

I once had a friend from Indiana tell me that I needed to tell my dad to have a mid life crisis and buy another motorcycle. I thought it was funny. This guy had a motorcycle that was different than the ones my friends and family had.

Several years ago my sister was selling her motorcycle and her husband asked me if I wanted to buy it. I said I didn’t have that money for it. He told me I should have a mid life crisis and still buy it. I laughed so hard.

I didn’t honestly think I would hear that phrase twice in my life. Both from friends that I trust.

Give me a helmet and put me on a bike I’m not afraid. In fact I would love to have one. It’s just not the time or place right now.

One time while camping all the other kids had gone off to do their own things and I wasn’t included. So Doc had me grab my gear and hop on his bike with him. We went down to the back water at the campground we stayed at. I caught one of the biggest fish ever with him. The other kids showed up and were mad that I had caught a big fish. They were so mad that they didn’t catch any that day.

my hair was braided back and I don’t think I had my hat that day. I didn’t even have a helmet on. It was just a short ride to the back water.

The river we used to camp at had a spillway that has been taken out in the past 6 or so years. When we camped there the water would slow down and back up into a kind of swampy area. You could still fish it though. It looked like a a pond with lots of algae in that area.