Rambling thru life

LoriAnn and I jumped on the motorcycle for a ride yesterday.   We headed north towards Duluth. That was the only destination that I specifically had in mind.  Waking up to the sound of rain, we were delayed about a hour in getting out of the house.  To make up some time, I blasted up Interstate 35 for about an hour.  Getting bored of interstate I jumped off and rode on two lane for a half hour until we got to Hinckley MN.  Then it was a blast up the freeway to Sandstone, MN.   Route Map At Sandstone, I jumped off onto Hwy 23.  This was once one of the main highways into Duluth.  Now it is just a two lane road that takes you quietly into the back side of Duluth.  It usually is very empty as people tend to take the Interstate.  It is a very nice scenic road with a couple of state parks for you to pass through.  Vista on Hwy 23 Just south of Duluth I cut east over the state line and drove the rail and auto bridge into Superior Wisconsin.  In Superior,  I asked LoriA

When a torpedo starts to "ping", that indicates it has zero'd in on on another submarines location.  The targeted submarine will jam the throttles full speed.  If the target can't put distance between itself and the torpedo, it will certainly increase it's time alive by decreasing ithe torpedo's rate of closure on its location.   This allows the target time to launch counter measures and gives the target time to find thermal layers to hide above or below.   Even a surface ship will try its best to out maneuver the torpedo.   In the end, it can be a matter of life or death. For some people, perhaps the torpedo is in the water and that person is fighting for his life.  The escalated maneuvers are part of the persons fight for life.  My project manager at work is really pushing us hard on a project that is , despite the problems and issues we are facing.  He wants to move the progress line forward.  My co worker stated that project manager 

This weekend I came down with a Spring Head Cold.  You probably know the type.  Stuffy head and congested lungs that makes you feel like what the cat leaves in the litter box.  It was so bad that I stayed home from work yesterday and took a few naps during the day.   To end the day yesterday, I went to bed with my chest covered with Vicks vapor rub.  This morning I awoke coughing the yellow mucus out of my throat and lungs.  Its gross I know, but its reality. Afterwhich, I felt better than yesterday.  So, with the sun shining, I got myself dressed and prepped for work.  When I reached for the keys I asked myself if I wanted to take the motorcycle to work.  There haven't been that many dry days to ride the bike to work.  This morning was certainly one of the better days.  But with reluctance, I grabbed the car keys instead of the bike keys. You see, taking the bike this morning added an additional level of consciousness that I just didn't want to take.  With a stuffy head, I