My 47th Birthday

My 47th Birthday on March 26th, 2013 was the single greatest day of my life EVER. 

Here's a little collection of my Facebook posts from the day before through the day after my birthday. It was an incredible day and some of these little Facebook posts will turn into stories in one chapter or another when I have time to write them, but for now, enjoy the nuggets from that great day!
 
Scott E is enjoying coffee, peace and quiet (obviously the three girls in the house are sleeping), the occasional visit from a fur covered family member, preparing for a consult with Dawn on my new tattoo for my 47th birthday present and pondering my last great act of my 46th year. 46 has been good to me. Sure there were a few moments I could have done without, but overall, have to give it a thumbs up. What to do to allow 46 to remember me as fondly as I will remember it? I've got all day.
I'll think of something. :)

On another note. As to my morning post I didn't need to do anything to make the last day of 46 memorable. It just happened on it's own. Spending the morning with Kris,
going up to the Rapids to talk to Dan and Dawn at Images In Ink about some tattoo work. Stopping in to see Len at his other job and saying I was there to complain about their crazy driver running me off the road. I got to meet Kris' friend Laura
from work. Teasing Ayana, accidently squirting Ashley in the eye with
jalapeno juice. And going for my weekly Monday Night Meeting of
the Minds with my best friend Timothy.

When I arrived it wasn't the regular meeting. Tina & Perry & Polly were there and we had a great time telling jokes & stories and generally picking on each other.

Couldn't have asked for a better day other than to have riding weather.

73 year old guy, Jim. Just lost his wife, rides a moped, looking for a little more excitement. Months short of 50 years. A Sportster for $5000 in commemoration of 50 sounds good to me. Looking up a voyager kit for him right now. You wish you had my
job.

10 years ago today I started the tradition of riding on or before my birthday. I rode from Grand Marsh to Reedsburg and gave two girls at work their first ride on a Harley.  I have ridden on my birthday every year except 2006 while I was still recovering from cutting off my thumb. It's hard to clutch without a thumb. Miraculously and thankfully it was reattached by some great Sports Medicine Surgeons. Before this day is over, the tradition will be continued. And today I literally walked a 73 year old awesome gentleman through his first ride on a Harley. Great 10th Anniversary of one of my favorite traditions.

Last week I said 46 is cool because of what 47 will bring. Stand back. It's about to get awesome in here!

Dreams? Stalk them!

"4+7=11" 47 is 11 is my OCD number. Cured! :)

She now has a full tank of gas and ready to go. Hands froze quick, but oh well. At the
gas station I'm blasting my new favorite riding song: A little tune called Sucker Punch by this cool little band you may have heard of called Gideon's Radio. Woman walks out of the gas station and starts dancing. I start laughing and say "That's my band you're dancing too!" She starts laughing and dances some more. Freaking awesome day! And work is done!

Follow up: Y'all ain't going to believe it but the very next day this happened: a woman walks into the store, I say hi she gets the biggest smile and says hi back. Have never seen her. Ever.

 A little while later I walk up to the counter to ask Robyn something and the woman is checking out. Robyn says "I understand you two have met". I look again. Holy crap! It was Dancing Girl! I shit you not! I was not wearing a sign that said where I worked, she just happened to come in. Fate. We meet again.

Welcome 47!!! So far I've had a friend link me up to a thing called you remember this that has old commercials! Then I get my first "I shit you not" story of my 47th year! Talking to my brother Randy get done and I say "I love you man!" just 
like always. Instead of his usual "Love you too bro" that I always get, he
says "you too". WTF? He got another brother in the house he can't say he
loves me out loud? I shit you not. I thought it. It's one of the many ways I
amuse myself some times. Plus it gives me a silly story to make you smile. Did
it work?

When life most seems like an unbelievably good dream, that's when we're most in touch with reality. Just sayin'.

Speaking of Ayana... Ayana on the Skype. And it freaked me out.

I'm heading down the hall to... um, Scotty's room and (wait, honest is my policy, so yeah, I was headed for the can). ANYWAYS, Ayana opens the bedroom door and she's talking. Ashley is in the livingroom.

I promptly say to young Ayana : "Who the hell are you talking too?"

She says "my friend".

"Your FRIEND?" I say.

I'm sorry. I've never seen any one talk to an I-Pad that was their friend before.

Now here's the funny part.

So I ACT like I'm going to Scott W's room because I can tell she was heading for the can and I didn't want to make her feel like she was inconveniencing ME even though I clearly had right of way and could have legally turned into the can.

So I act like I had no intention of using the can so she would feel comfortable
using the can after such a, well, weird experience.

She takes over the can, (I think she wanted to re-wrap her pretty cool looking, apparently comfortable head wrap) I back out of Scotty's room cause really, there was nothing I need in there.

And I proceed to go outside and have a smoke (sorry if I offended anyone who really knows me & is silly enough to expect me to believe you didn't know I smoke). As I hurry back in the house because I really need to hit the can now, it occurs to me: I  WAS  JUST  OUTSIDE!!!!

Thank you to all of you and all of my family, friends, co-workers and all the customers who made today great! Thank you for all the birthday wishes on here too! I tried but
could not keep up with them individually so I apologize, but they all meant a lot. I hope that you all get to experience a day like I had today. It was the single greatest day of my life this far, bar none. Kris, Ashley, Ayana, Tim, Tin,a Ron & Heather
thank you for making tonight the first great night of 47! I look forward to the ones we'll spend this summer riding! And making you come out to watch the band. Ashley & Ayana, this means you have to decide which one of you are getting a motorcycle license and coming to work to buy a bike from me : You'd look silly on mountain bikes and you could certainly never keep up with the rest of us!

Thanks every one!

Be happy!

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