The bad news is, it’s like 105 degrees out there.\u00a0 Whadda ya gonna do.\u00a0 That seemed like a very long weekend, most likely because of the holiday thrown in the mix last week.\u00a0 We had a good Fourth, speaking of the holiday.\u00a0 We headed out to Mom’s and had a festive ‘que dinner, at least as much as we could with the intermittent rain.\u00a0 Dave and Larry brought lots of fireworks so we had a nice barrage of firepower too.\u00a0 The kids shot off most of the stuff, although I just couldn’t help throwing just a few firecrackers.<\/p>\n
Friday I had lots of plans, but, go figure, went to the Brooksider instead.\u00a0 We didn’t go inside though, just unsociably sat outside on the deck and enjoyed the evening.\u00a0 If you haven’t been to the good ol’ Brooksider recently, they’ve made considerable upgrades to the deck.\u00a0 No reason to go in and get all smoky when they spent all that time and money fixing it up outside, I figure.\u00a0 After hanging out down there for a while, we went across the street to the grocery store and picked up some dinner; Pork chops and potatoes to be exact.\u00a0 The rest of the evening was spent hanging out our own back deck, grilling up some grub. \u00a0 Came out pretty well…\u00a0 I’ve been on a “fresh herb” kick lately and I think I need to be a little more judicious in my seasoning.\u00a0 Just doesn’t quite have the PUNCH of dried herbs it seems.\u00a0 Have to start snipping the plants a bit more liberally.<\/p>\n
Saturday we got up and decided to go on a moderately long motorcycle ride.\u00a0 Kind of test the feasibility of taking a longer trip, I suppose.\u00a0 I had actually never ridden on the interstate, so that was an adventure in itself.\u00a0 We ended up in lovely Kearney, MO, for no particular reason other than it seemed like a nice distance.\u00a0 We hung out there for a while, cruised through the Jesse James farm and had a drink at Sonic, then headed over to Smithville and back home via 169.\u00a0 The whole trip was just about 100 miles, and we fared pretty well.\u00a0 Everything but my arms that is… I burned the crapola out of my upper arms where the wind blew my sleeves up and exposed my farmer’s tan.\u00a0 Ouch.\u00a0 Would we make it 250 miles or 300 miles in one day?\u00a0 Well, that question wasn’t fully answered I don’t think.\u00a0 We were ready to get off the bike when we got home, I’ll just say that.\u00a0 After our heads quit vibrating, we made a tasty lamb chop dinner and spent the rest of the evening reading.<\/p>\n
Sunday I had the bright idea to go lay out at the pool, to try and even out the sunburn I got the day before.\u00a0 As I read that last line, I realize the sheer folly of my reasoning.\u00a0 I guess my mission was accomplished;\u00a0 My entire front side is now glowing a nice shade of radioactive red.\u00a0 What was I THINKING??!!\u00a0 Sheesh.\u00a0 Anyway, we hung out there for a few hours and then spent a little face-time down at the Brooksider again.\u00a0 After that John and Susan W. came over for dinner, so we fired up the grill again.\u00a0 We broke out the rotisserie and did a pork loin, with more fresh herbs of course.\u00a0 I hope that stuff grows back quick because I’ve been clipping it like crazy.\u00a0 After that we watched Entourage, and then I went and slept in a tub full of aloe vera lotion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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