I've Still Got It

A   L   O   H   A  !

" I intend to live forever

or die trying. "

        Groucho Marx

I think age is a gift 

to those able

 to appreciate it.

My Trusty Steed. She gets me home;

I got her home today.

I was having a great time

riding my scooter to the store.

The world seems more alive

on two wheels,

more immediate and 

beautiful.

It's really about

the full attention

a good rider gives

to the bike, the road,

other drivers,

the sky.

Yes, it makes you feel

extra alive,

and this takes 

less speed to achieve

the longer you ride.

I don't need to go

100 MPH

to have a good time

[get my 'Ya Yas'  as we used to say]

And before you ask,

Yes, I have ridden

motorcycles

over 100 mph.

These days, that just

takes too much attention,

too much work,

but when one's mind is 

full of demons

it's great to fill your head

with LOTS of other input.

The wind shrieking like

a hurricane at 100

helps obliterate 

regrets too.

Today, she sputtered.

Then she shuddered.

Then I was parked on 

the side of the road.

Groceries, including

icy treats

in a big chill bag.

Well long story short,

I pushed a ways.

Then she started 

and

took me a ways.

Then

I pushed halfway home

the rest of the way

through Waikiki.

I still got it!

Nothing worse

than waiting for help

in the hot sun.

Glad I pushed.

If I wanted to ride

in a pickup truck

with my bike

I would own

an AMF/Harley

from back in the day!

Incidentally, 

I also repaired

my computer yesterday.

Something was very wrong.

I figured that an update

to a program I don't use

totally messed things up.

So I used 

REVO UNINSTALLER

[that's a link]

to remove the entire program

(REVO gets ALL of it)

and bingo:

no new laptop for me!

So remember. 

Ask yourself calmly:

Do I have power/petrol?

Then:

1. Restart

2. Internet connected?

3. Google your problem!

[someone else has fixed this, include error codes]

4. Sites like How To Geek [link also]

 have LOTS of great tips!

5. Re-install your operating system

as a last resort. Some geeks

do it annually!

[many repair places just do this too]

Or use the Factory Reset.

[Google or HTG can tell you how.]

Even I did that once 

when I had a computer virus.

Now time for icy snacks on the couch!

Thank YOU for looking in today

                               Fondly, cloudia