Snow all around, still not melted away but is in the upper 30's, shorts and flip flops. Clear skies, brisk night air, (
deep sniff) can you smell it?

Quick update on my son Nick - first ride on the bike yesterday after he jumped the battery. Short term initial phobia (30 seconds) and then fell comfortably back in the saddle. His leg is doing great, steel and all. Still has the pulmonary embolism (blood clot) in his lung and still on blood thinners.
I'm making a cage trip out to help him move into his new condo in Rancho Santa Margarita next week. I plan to stop off in Vegas to visit my now year and a half old grandson and to feel my soon-to-be-born grandaughter then on to So Cal with some stuff for Nick. Ordered up a few repair parts to install on his Shadow.