My Memorial Day Blues, A Remembrance

First off, Sorry for the long post, I felt it had to be said, maybe not all, but read it all and you may or should understand why.

Good Morning to those out their injoying themselves. The weather here could not be better to ride. I guess that is why I am so down this morning. Being from a family of ex-military, My Father was a Marine for some 37 years, Two brothers were in the Army, one badly injured in Vietnam and one badly injured when a drunk driver hit him and some friends while on active duty.

Anyway, it is late morning, around 10:00 a.m. got up late, worked late on forming a new strut mount, for my sidecar. Welding for the new strut will be done today and that should allow me to do the final adjustment, of my sidecar. Not having it done by now is the pits.

The big monster on my being disability is lurking in the shadows, I hate taking the Meds to keep it their. What you ask, Depression, a spireling escalator that takes you down so low, it's like being deep down underwater with no air and trying to swim back to the top with a chain & ball attached to you.

Why tell you? I guess as a member of a community of like interests, I feel a part of something, something I can draw strength from, a starting point to build upon. When someone answers my posts, when I am having a problem with my sidecar build progect, from people who have neither met me or had an opertunity to meet me in person, still willing to take the time to help, you have no idea how uplifting that is. It makes that hcain and ball, that much lighter. The Meds help to. LoL

This link with you all, helps to keep me on a more level keel so I don't fall overboard in to those shadowy depths. Putting a voice to how I a feeling today, also helps in this regards. Some may wonder why I would posts these thoughts on this particuar board and others will understand without having to ask.

Today, if your out and about or not like me, out riding, having fun, take a moment and reflect, of what today is, what it stands for, take a moment in silent reflection and even a prayor, to all the Service Men, past and present, who are either waiting in the Reserves, on Active Duty, Fighting in other countries, and those alive and dead who safe guarded out past, so that we may enjoy such days as we are having this week-end and every day of the year.

Politics aside, if your not involved with some activity that is showing our support for our men and women in the Military, then take the moment I ask. If possible make it a public annoucement, so that others will have thought that this is not just a three day weekenk, it has meaning. You don't have to agree on how our Armed Forces are being used, to give support. So long as you believe in a higher force, a God, whatever it or he is called, silent reflection and or a prayor has meaning and you don't even to actively participate in some activity that actively supports what the weekend really stand for.

I know I have vented enough, I feel better having done so. My Flag is going up and my spirits as well, the down excalator has changed direction and how is headed up, the key to my chain and ball has been found and swimming to the surface is much easier now. Now I can start my day and return to working on my sidecar project. It will soon be finished and I will soom be out riding, hopefully meeting up with some of the names, putting a face to it, learning more about the people who have shown me support along the way and asked for and expected nothing in return, except that, what comes from being a part of something, part of a group, who just like something in common, like motorcycles and sidecars.

Have a nice Weekend, I hope you get to meet a lot of people from this board or any others that you belong to, but most of all, Ride, have fun and be safe.