7/31/08
Kreuz Strikes Again
This is definitely worth the 18 mile drive north of I-10 on Hwy 80.
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7/29/08
Aunt Bea's Luau Deer
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7/28/08
Lynchburg Daycation
We took the bike out for a DayCation and wound up crossing the Lynchburg Ferry for the very first time since I have been living in Houston (1975). Nice long 45 minute wait for a 2 minute boat ride.
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7/26/08
Israeli newspaper publishes Obama's private prayer
I read this on the Yahoo News today: It's a moderate request this Senator wrote - but why would that other voyeuristic person have dared go digging out this private petition! All for a headline. tsk tsk tsk
Israeli newspaper publishes Obama's private prayer - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080725/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_obama_s_note
"Lord — Protect my family and me. Forgive me my sins, and help me guard against pride and despair. Give me the wisdom to do what is right and just. And make me an instrument of your will,"
I believe right now would be a good time to pray for our President and other national leaders, as well as those of other countries.
7/25/08
East Texas Ride over Lake Houston
Joey and I took a Friday morning scoot out to East Texas and stopped on the Atascosita Causeway for a quick pic. It feels good to spend some time with the boys again... each one is so different! As we say in Spanish, "Cada cabeza es otro mundo!" [Each mind is a different world.]
{and it fits in that helmet!}
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7/24/08
Flying Saucer Pies
Dolly and Rose celebrate (post-hurricane) with some of the World Famous Flying Saucer Pies from right here in Houston, Texas (436 W. Crosstimbers).
It's always a joy to celebrate with friends over a good plate of food, and the sweet tooth is always pleased with the fresh Peach Pie and Strawberry Cream Pie.
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7/23/08
La Red del Camino
La Red Del Camino - intriguing, insightful, inspirational - with it's feet on the ground.
Testimonies of global import and impact from people who's feet are dusty with real 'on-the-ground' activity. When I sat with a few of the shepherd's from some of these harvest fields last week, I reveled in their phrase "K.B." Kingdom Business. Everything is about Kingdom Business! Not just preaching the Kingdom, but BE-ing the Kingdom. Take a trip down this 'camino' (road) that connects The Net (la red)
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7/21/08
Kickin Back
Spent some time with Dolly today on the road, and took a breather at Taco Cabana... she caught me relaxing.
Calm before the storm. This is just a few miles short of the 500 mile break in on the new motor. With all the rain coming in with Hurricane Dolly, I gotta come up with other ways to keep myself busy during these few days of my summer break.
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7/19/08
The Two become Man & Wife
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7/17/08
The Big Bore is now P.I.F.
Just a little short of selling the bike to get it out of the shop, it was a good feeling to pay the bill today and have the little orange repair tag ripped off today.
The 500 miles to break in the engine is next. I have not had the experience of seating an engine for several years. My last overhauls were my first automobiles in the early and mid 70's when I wasn't apprehensive of taking an engine apart. When I saw this V-Twin on the bench, I was struck with the modular design that Harley Davidson has in this new balanced Evolution engine. I have a learning curve to get this type of repair procedure figured out.
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7/15/08
Gulp... Maybe Friday
The Majestic 100 year Anniversary Edition Fat Boy is looking lean and not so mean today. The Limited Power Train warranty is covering the repair for the damaged bearings that were found in the case. This balanced engine was sweet to ride and nice and quiet until the Father's Day weekend. The metal-on-metal roar got definitely worse, and upon having the oil changed, the fine people at Mancuso Central dove into the bowels of my ailing 88 c.i. One of the first comments was to 'please consider upgrading to a bigger bore engine upon completing the repair.' I have been on pins and needles until today when I became aware that the 'Limited Power Train Warranty' covered 12 months or 12,000 miles. Since they began to tear the motor apart, they had not been able to find the origin of metal shavings in the main case... until today. It was definitely the bearings for those shafts that facilitate the fine balanced EVO88B. THAT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY! Otherwise I would have been responsible for the EXTENSIVE work being done.
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7/10/08
Prayer Request for Evelyn!
I just spoke with a co-worker who made an emergency trip to Orlando to be with a friend who was just diagnosed with Acute Leukemia yesterday and is barely hanging on for life today. Lourdes took her guitar with her and the hospital has allowed her to sing at Evelyn's bedside. Lourdes was expressing her trust that we would be able to generate a true cloud of Prayer Warriors to intercede on her behalf.
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7/9/08
Look Deep Inside Yourself - don't be skerd!
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7/8/08
Trail of Hope Report
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Christ for Native Youth Network | PO Box 67677 | Albuqerque | NM | 87193 |
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Behind the chrome:
I hope I don't have to see this sight too often! At least not for a while. I have always enjoyed doing mechanical work, and I have been fairly successful over the last 40 years or so since my dad first asked me to hand him a 'crescent wrench.' That was a true learning experience. Not many 12 year old kids know what a crescent wrench is, and I was definitely in that majority.
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7/6/08
Father's Day 2008
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7/5/08
Flores Family Reunion
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Egg toss champions
Nickii and Sean came on gangbusters by winning the raw-egg toss. They had to have been at least 40 feet apart in the winning toss, and definitely had some fantastic coordination and teamwork... then the waterballoons started and it all went downhill. Afterwards, we had a brief interview with these Olympic-bound Champions (i'm sure there will soon be egg-toss at that level of competition - nudge, nudge. wink, wink.)
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Dont ask!
Caption: Now, Bernice has a moment to relax after the months and months of planning and execution has resulted in a great Flores Family Reunion - and her patriotic toenails still shine red, white and blue after a brief cool down.
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"Love Hurts" -San Antonio style
A South American musical group was playing in the Mercado Courtyard outside of Mi Tierra in San Antonio, complete with flutes and requintos (or some little bitty guitarish thing). There was a pretty nice crowd of tourists, and they all seemed to be spending money on something. This must have been a good weekend for the locals. Viva San Antonio!
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7/3/08
Independence - the Land of the Free
One of the gripping realities in the U.S. is the glaring oversight of the First Nations People and all the issues they have faced with European Encroachment. The Trail of Hope Conference for First Nations youth was this week in Durango, Colorado. It was a heavy heart that surrendered my notice of absence for this event. I love gathering with the heritage of my Great Fathers.
I read the scriptures and help build the community of the Creator as an ambassador,
sharing the good news of healing to the unversed.
I tell them they can turn around from failing
and to follow Jesus because of Creator’s great love for them.
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Dallas DJ goes wack on our 'baby girl'
K[Don't roll your eyes at her Nickii! Aww, go ahead!]
If you go to Kidd Kraddick's blog and scroll to the bottom of his July 2, 2008 story - you will read about how my son and my daughter-in-love were treated to dinner for the alleged antics of a one "Shannon." If you check out my Tumblr back a few posts ago I said, "Don't mess with Nickii" This girl's got FAVOR!!!
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