- I rode past the Highland golf course. The dew was still on the grass, the flags were absolutely still and many were already on the course at 7:00 AM. That could have been me some 50, 40 30 years ago. I would get on my Harley Sprint with my bag on my back and head out to the course before it opened. By the time it opened I was GONE. Some play, no pay because I had no money. On Father's Day many many years ago the boys took me golfing. The temp was 100 I believe and I ran out of gas walking up up the hill on the back 9. I retired to the club house to wait the boys out as they finished. It was Saturday morning and men's group this day was to be a 9 hole golf outing. I, in those days I dared not say no, headed out with the guys to the golf course as many men headed to my house to paint the exterior! What was I thinking? I arrived home in time to catch Dave who was about to start painting with primer!!! Live and learn, I hope I have to some degree.
- I rode past Mark L. home. All was still at 7:30 AM. Mark invited me to go with him to his dads place in 2010. I purchased 300 board feet of ash wood and about 1/3 cord of fire wood. Mark's dad, Arnie, put air in the tires to the point that I thought they would blow, but all was fine. Travis used the last of that fire wood last winter.
- I rode through the parking lot of Highland where I worked for 29 years. The grass area where I would have soccer practice was filled with seniors playing tennis this morning. I stopped to watch for a few minutes and I think I could have been the best on the court! I looked to my right and the window filled west hall is now a classroom. I walked out of Highland Junior June 15th, 2007 and have not returned. It was 29 years well spent with many memories most of which are good.
- I rode past Highland 9 hole golf course. I would say it has been 4 years since Terry and I took Norma and Wayne out to golf there. It was a fun day with a rule that you could put no more than a 9 on any hole! I remember hitting some long drives but for the most part they looked like a Santana curve ball gone wrong!
- I often think of our bike ride with Norma and Wayne as I head out. Two things stick in my mind. One time Terry's chain broke and that was the end of a VERY short ride. The other was when Wayne said he could not ride as slow as Norma and her reply was she liked to see the flowers along the way!
- As I finished my ride I needed to get a few extra yards on my ride so I rode down the ally to the north. Bob's car is parked in the back. The car that he puts much time into so it looks very nice. There on the back passenger side rear fender is a big dent. Something most have happened that was not good.
- All over Highland there is house after house that has been updated and most if not all the time has been made 50%-75% bigger. I had NO idea so much has been done in the last 10 years or so. In many cases a new looking full 2 story house sits next to this tiny looking 1 1/2 story house that looks lost. If the big house is on the east the sun comes up by noon and if it is on the west the sun sets by 2:00 PM!
So much more could be said. As I rode past the Lauer house and the McCloud house my memory tells me they have little kids but really now they have little grand children! Seasons come and season go but life moves on and it is up to us to make it happen in a good way. FP is gone as I needed to heat it up after my bike ride. I need to check my Saturday list, check off the items that I have done and then get going on the ones that need to be worked on.
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