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Got home around 1pm or so. Was given mediocre meds, but if they don't help I already have stronger stuff from the past, or I can call them back.

The cool thing is they closed the incision using super-glue. And even cooler is the incision is right above the sickle from my reaper tattoo. Looks like the sickle just sliced it right open

for my spinal surgery at 8AM tomorrow. If you don't see me around after a couple days, something must have gone wrong.

Shiny side up

-Kidd

I just wanted to start this blog for its number....

Ok.. I used to be a cell phone junkie.. had a cell phone since it was brick sized and it cost a dollar a minute to talk. Way back in 94 even had a bag phone that was permanently mounted in the truck that tied into a security system that would dial me if the alarm went off (btw.. I still have that special permanent mount cable setup if anyone would need it.. no.. I am not a hoarder.. just save cool stuff) .. could call the truck and lock it.. roll down the windows.. start or stop it.. and listen to what was said in the cab.

Years back when I was using over 3k minutes a month.. that cell phone rang one too many times when I was driving down the road. I rolled down the window.. threw the 600 dollar motorola startac out the window and watched it explode on the pavement. I rolled up the window.. turned the radio up and had peace in my vehicle again.

Since then we have lived without a cellular leash. When we make a long trip and absolutely needed a phone.. tracphone.. 20 bucks and it comes with a half hour of talk time... throw it out when we are done with the trip.

Tomorrow arriving via UPS will be a new android phone... but why oh why would this terrible devil of a device be welcomed into our household?

Cost justification.. we are going to drop our home phone and go strictly cellular.. it will come with a new number and only folks we know will get it (bite that bill collectors).. and it has all the things we need for our road trips on the bike.

GPS.. built into the cell phone.. very handy on long trips to unfamiliar territory and helping to find places to stay along the route.. bonus.. MP3 player built into it.. bonus.. can hook it up to the bike speakers and have the tunes we like blaring to annoy those around us.. Emergency services.. no longer need to get the stupid tracphone activated and working before each trip.. and able to call numbers from canada this year.. bonus for the folks we know that will be at sturgis from the great white north. Web browsing.. we can view and update web sites like Bikers Credo from the phone.. last year we could not post any updates until after sturgis was done.. and we were dang tired by then.. a lot more fun to do a drunk update after a good party... SD ram slot.. we can take pics with our camera and send them or post them right from the phone.. it can browse the web on mobile internet or via regular internet.. it even will work in the chat room.. already tested one to check it out.

So technology wins.. Roger is a techofreak.. Sharon is a technophobe.. gonna take a while to teach her how to answer the phone and to place a phone call.. but she will eventually learn it...

Already mounted a power plug on the bike.. going to mount amplifier and speakers on the bike this week to play some tunes.. Should be trying it out this weekend on some rides.

So a bittersweet sad/happy time at our household.. cool new stuff.. but connected more than we would prefer.. Tuesday is the ushering in of a brave new age..

Remember when none of this technology was there or considered necessary or useful? When the useful knowledge was how to fold the map back up the way it came and when a phone call cost a dime at a payphone? BTW.. it is a buck now in most places and if you use a card to pay for it can cost over 5 bucks for a 3 minute call..

The good part of it is that most of the time on the bike.. the thing will be in play music mode.. don't really give a damn if someone wants to call us.. things can wait.. but now we will be plugged in and might even use the where am I type apps on it for folks to follow along on longer adventures.

Welcome to the brave new world.