Note: After 2 or 3 years of my foot being on fire the nerves died in the bursa and that part of my foot became numb so I no longer have a right heel on fire. But, if you get up and every time you walk it is like someone setting your foot on fire it is hard to deal with that for a few years until it stops. So, as a result I'm glad I bought a motorcycle to make it through those times because I have been riding motorcycles of various kinds and sizes (mostly off road bikes) since about 1960 when I was 12. My first was a Bird by Wren which was a 2 1/2 horsepower tecumseh powered Mini-bike with a centrifugal clutch and almost non-existent brake that could easily go 30 mph. I still have a dent in my right shin from taking my then 4 year old cousin for a ride on it from the right peg when we stopped suddenly. (he's okay) but my leg shin bone has a dent in it now. These are what mini-bikes looked like when I was 12 and still seem to now. The bottom one on the right is almost exactly what I rode except this one has a different engine. I think mine was $119.00 too around 1960.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Having a heart virus at age 50 saved my life
Why? Because I was still acting like I was 25 or 30 years old the way I was still living my life at 50. For very active people this is somewhat normal sort of like dying at about 50 can be somewhat normal for very active people who don't slow down enough to stay alive. So, for me, almost dying for 8 months time and being forced to retire to "Slow Down" saved my life to the point where I'm still alive now at 71. I had a bursa at around age 60 and felt sort of like a cripple because my right foot was "On fire" in pain anytime I walked. So, I bought myself a KLR 650 dualsport motorcycle so I didn't feel like a cripple then in 2009. I still have the motorcycle but because I got a hernia from my laparoscopic operation on my burst appendix riding a motorcycle doesn't make a lot of sense to me now. But, I still have the motorcycle and keep it running still despite all this. I just don't ride long distances anymore. But, slowing down enough to stay alive is important in life when you reach 50 or 60 years of age otherwise you just become another statistic in the graveyard and your children and grandchildren dream of when you were once alive.
Note: After 2 or 3 years of my foot being on fire the nerves died in the bursa and that part of my foot became numb so I no longer have a right heel on fire. But, if you get up and every time you walk it is like someone setting your foot on fire it is hard to deal with that for a few years until it stops. So, as a result I'm glad I bought a motorcycle to make it through those times because I have been riding motorcycles of various kinds and sizes (mostly off road bikes) since about 1960 when I was 12. My first was a Bird by Wren which was a 2 1/2 horsepower tecumseh powered Mini-bike with a centrifugal clutch and almost non-existent brake that could easily go 30 mph. I still have a dent in my right shin from taking my then 4 year old cousin for a ride on it from the right peg when we stopped suddenly. (he's okay) but my leg shin bone has a dent in it now. These are what mini-bikes looked like when I was 12 and still seem to now. The bottom one on the right is almost exactly what I rode except this one has a different engine. I think mine was $119.00 too around 1960.
Note: After 2 or 3 years of my foot being on fire the nerves died in the bursa and that part of my foot became numb so I no longer have a right heel on fire. But, if you get up and every time you walk it is like someone setting your foot on fire it is hard to deal with that for a few years until it stops. So, as a result I'm glad I bought a motorcycle to make it through those times because I have been riding motorcycles of various kinds and sizes (mostly off road bikes) since about 1960 when I was 12. My first was a Bird by Wren which was a 2 1/2 horsepower tecumseh powered Mini-bike with a centrifugal clutch and almost non-existent brake that could easily go 30 mph. I still have a dent in my right shin from taking my then 4 year old cousin for a ride on it from the right peg when we stopped suddenly. (he's okay) but my leg shin bone has a dent in it now. These are what mini-bikes looked like when I was 12 and still seem to now. The bottom one on the right is almost exactly what I rode except this one has a different engine. I think mine was $119.00 too around 1960.
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