tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post3565777116216721836..comments2024-02-03T23:48:14.712-08:00Comments on The Trailer Park Cyclist : The Friendly GhostTim Joe Comstockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-80644410380335730142012-07-14T05:00:29.258-07:002012-07-14T05:00:29.258-07:00Thanks, Dee! Happy Birthday!
tjThanks, Dee! Happy Birthday!<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-7134251150651162582012-07-14T00:11:57.228-07:002012-07-14T00:11:57.228-07:00For my birthday today I did lots of nice things, l...For my birthday today I did lots of nice things, like buy roses and re-read this post. Keep it published as I may need to ruminate on ageing well annually. I would say that riding with pleasure is a sure sign of aging well, looking fabby, not so much. Hope things are all good on your end.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707182204683657771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-42073832829948398302012-07-13T09:17:02.773-07:002012-07-13T09:17:02.773-07:00I can't get a comment to show up here, TJ. Ju...I can't get a comment to show up here, TJ. Just want you to know I'm here, reading, writing, drinking a beer or two.<br /><br />Sent you an email, too.<br /><br />BrianBrian in VAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923999291735012309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-55090934846985686122012-07-12T06:52:49.663-07:002012-07-12T06:52:49.663-07:00Hey TJ,
Great post! I put up a comment weeks ago ...Hey TJ,<br />Great post! I put up a comment weeks ago that disappeared. Sent you an email, too.<br /><br />Be well!<br />Brian in VABrian in VAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923999291735012309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-66364979539284165452012-07-09T01:41:45.616-07:002012-07-09T01:41:45.616-07:00Most of my life I have done pretty much whatever I...Most of my life I have done pretty much whatever I wanted to do, Gypsy, and I am still here. So maybe I like it. I hope you post about your stay at the Inn of the Rainbow.<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-64373258835312787812012-07-08T22:24:42.021-07:002012-07-08T22:24:42.021-07:00Yo TJC, I'm staying with a classy warmshowers ...Yo TJC, I'm staying with a classy warmshowers host that owns a trailer park called Rainbow Adult Trailer Park near Smithers, B.C. He's a cyclist and he drinks rum and lives in a trailer. There is an old Kuwahara ATB hanging from the sign by the roadside that proclaims, "cyclists welcome". Perhaps he is your not-so-alter ego? <br /><br />The trailer park life is alright with me.<br /><br />nicholasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-65429152139517571782012-07-03T14:10:14.244-07:002012-07-03T14:10:14.244-07:00I was starting to wonder where you were, Wayward. ...I was starting to wonder where you were, Wayward. Glad you are OK. If you are. My email ain't the only thing bouncing lately but the kids are all right. Now everyone will think this is code and Homeland Security will board your next train and ask a hundred questions about that Trailer Park Guy.<br /><br />Can't be helped, I'm Way Out There. But headed back.<br /><br />see ya when I get there.Tim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-75648086464512716212012-07-03T12:14:47.323-07:002012-07-03T12:14:47.323-07:00In answer to your question...Yep, I know.
Hope yo...In answer to your question...Yep, I know.<br /><br />Hope you're high and dry brother. I watched the deluge down your way from afar and thought good thoughts in that direction.<br /><br />And your email bounced...<br /><br />In the wind with ya-<br /><br />WaywardWayward Sonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047261638209232831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-80841767245604107532012-06-28T05:47:39.184-07:002012-06-28T05:47:39.184-07:00Well said, Matt! I'm glad you enjoyed the pos...Well said, Matt! I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I'll drop by your site later.<br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-13431961166078794592012-06-27T20:27:02.700-07:002012-06-27T20:27:02.700-07:00TJ, that was ONE FINE POST, thoroughly enjoyed it!...TJ, that was ONE FINE POST, thoroughly enjoyed it! Really makes me think of days gone by, and how every decision is a crossroad...where we are this very second is the result of millions of those all strung together into life. Would'a, could'a, should'a...doesn't really matter...it's all water under the bridge and we can't get it back. <br /><br />Reminds me that the way to live is in the now, and grab a cold brew after a hot ride, relish it, and be happy we CAN still ride. <br /><br />Freedom is the open road and the wind at your back. Let's not waste it.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517087265569164625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-63699131859267513122012-06-27T14:38:20.311-07:002012-06-27T14:38:20.311-07:00What's Up Dawg?! Yeah, she was a real tail-twi...What's Up Dawg?! Yeah, she was a real tail-twister and the first one to put Dragonfly into my Reality. Well worth the ride: but at this point, viewing life from my Trailer Park Mountaintop, I would far rather be Me than She. I hope you are Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names in Seattle.<br /><br />As always, my Velo Brother, May Aeolus Push, Not Shove.<br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-62490191488671045842012-06-27T14:26:08.172-07:002012-06-27T14:26:08.172-07:00Jim, at this point I think the best way to age wel...Jim, at this point I think the best way to age well is to be crafty at dodging the kind of people who ask those kind of questions. That and cheeseburgers.<br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-10872192965618675312012-06-27T14:23:34.628-07:002012-06-27T14:23:34.628-07:00Sara, because of Debby (the most oddly named storm...Sara, because of Debby (the most oddly named storm thus far encountered) my appointment was changed to July 2. I hope no one is disappointed by my failure to ride into the teeth of the wind (something I have often done in a very involuntary fashion) but I will try to make it as vivid and daunting as possible, even if I have to splash myself in the face with my water bottle and grit my teeth into some imagined challenge. Imagination can be a mighty wind its ownself and I thank you for dropping by and sharing in mine.<br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-3929716027761410752012-06-27T14:16:09.304-07:002012-06-27T14:16:09.304-07:00Thanks, Kenny. Beer Respect is one of the Three E...Thanks, Kenny. Beer Respect is one of the Three Essentials. You already know the other two.<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-21084012350054469412012-06-27T14:14:38.928-07:002012-06-27T14:14:38.928-07:00Keeping the Faith is what I do best, Swampboy.
Tha...Keeping the Faith is what I do best, Swampboy.<br />Thank you for doing the same.<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-76820900309223877012012-06-27T14:13:26.425-07:002012-06-27T14:13:26.425-07:00I wondered where ya was, Bill. Good to know I did...I wondered where ya was, Bill. Good to know I didn't run ya off.<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-67933761741336592782012-06-27T14:12:26.210-07:002012-06-27T14:12:26.210-07:00Thanks, Bloke. I would truly love to ride with Ye...Thanks, Bloke. I would truly love to ride with Yer Crew in Oz.<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-1304364688552233182012-06-26T12:22:03.610-07:002012-06-26T12:22:03.610-07:00TJ,
Another great post! You made me laugh with th...TJ,<br />Another great post! You made me laugh with the "have you aged well" discussion. My bride's favorite thing to say to me, after seeing pictures of me in twenties has always been, "Thank God middle age set in."<br /><br />Hope your day with the VA paid dividends and you also survived those pesky 4 wheeled loonies!<br /><br />Stay well!Brian in VAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923999291735012309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-39254537961101351202012-06-26T10:22:58.312-07:002012-06-26T10:22:58.312-07:00TJ to echo others that was a sterling post. I wil...TJ to echo others that was a sterling post. I will invoke my own Richard Pryor quote (RIP) after going on a trip to Africa he relates to seeing a giraffe with its "Ass half eaten off by an encounter with lions but that Giraffe was like F&*k it... I'm alive!!" That may be one of many answers to the question "have you aged well?" Wonder how madame Cougar would answer her own question. Keep on ridin' and writin' velo Brother.<br /><br />Tailwinds<br /><br />RRRoadieRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900109046198641775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-63932198173414122202012-06-25T14:08:18.794-07:002012-06-25T14:08:18.794-07:00"Have you aged well?"
Could be a questi..."Have you aged well?"<br /><br />Could be a question with many answers. Good post TJ.<br /><br />Hope your Monday AM excursion went as planed.Jim Bangshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618333090634257257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-13870754607112780052012-06-25T11:13:16.406-07:002012-06-25T11:13:16.406-07:00Good luck on the bicycle commute to the VA. I'...Good luck on the bicycle commute to the VA. I'm hoping that appointment is NEXT week and not today. Sounds like Florida is getting pounded today!...Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747096555799522127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-5488239571831557982012-06-25T10:17:45.366-07:002012-06-25T10:17:45.366-07:00TJ,
Here's hoping your early morning tryst wit...TJ,<br />Here's hoping your early morning tryst with the VA ended well, including the ride both ways!<br /><br />Excellent ruminations, my friend! I'm with Steve; when you get the words right, the reading is like a cool drink on a stupidly hot day. This was a nice drink!<br /><br />I'll bet you've aged well. As my bride says, whenever she sees a picture of me from those halcyon days, "Thank god middle age set in." At this point, it ain't the years, it's the miles.<br /><br />Be well, brother!Brian in VAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923999291735012309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-9256029020903618342012-06-25T09:46:41.706-07:002012-06-25T09:46:41.706-07:00Tim Joe,
I usually ride by myself, too, and feel ...Tim Joe,<br /><br />I usually ride by myself, too, and feel the same way when I end up following other people on bicycles. Going that fast with such little relative effort really does feel like cheating.<br /><br />Thanks for writing. I have respect for beer, too.Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043581594014996877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-62548130410444953812012-06-25T07:01:26.814-07:002012-06-25T07:01:26.814-07:00TJ,
Nicely written piece. When you get the words...TJ,<br /><br />Nicely written piece. When you get the words just right you are a wonder to read. This has to be one of my favorites of yours.<br /><br />Glad to see you're out and about, making some miles. Keep the faith, brother.<br /><br />Steve ZSteve Z (swampboy62)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-68715072737610557702012-06-24T23:02:46.673-07:002012-06-24T23:02:46.673-07:00Tim Joe,
Another sparkling post. Beyond that, le...Tim Joe,<br /><br />Another sparkling post. Beyond that, let me apologize for the extended silence from the north. Life, as is occasionally its wont, has gotten busy, if neither productive nor especially profitable of late. <br /><br />Rest assured that I read with enthusiasm your every word, if sometimes a bit after the fact. <br /><br />For now, I find myself awake at this unaccustomed hour and thinking of your planned pre-dawn ride to the clinic - an endeavor that must begin very soon. From the Hoosier Land, I can only extend good thoughts and best wishes.<br /><br />May your passage be swift and safe, though many motorists and crack town entrepreneurs litter your way.<br /><br />Bill HoppAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com