Bill's Musings

Spring has sprung. I know this because I’m doing dumb things again. Well, actually, I’m always doing dumb things, come to think of it. But spring just seems to bring out the best in me.

I call this one ‘The bike ride’. It is not for the faint of heart. In fact, if there are any children nearby, cover their eyes. Also, maybe cover their ears because you might cuss. Never mind, send them in the back yard to see if you’re there. See…works every time.

Now, bikes and I have a strange past together. I once wrote about my first love, Old Red, which was my first bike. We cavorted everywhere together. Old Red and I were a fixture in town back from 1969 to 1972, when I had to give her up for a new banana bike. But I never forgot about her. And it seems that, regardless…