Chasing Tail(s)

Today we went to pick up Jaron's bike from the shop (regular maintenance). My lady rider friend Amy came with us to get out of the house. I rode pillion on Sheila on the outbound leg and we successfully retrieved Pedro, Jaron's KTM 1290 which now has properly adjusted valves. The high today was projected to be 60 but cloudy, and it turned out to be a pretty nice day. This weekend will likely be the last good riding weather of the year. 

From there we went to Hoffman's Ice Cream & Deli. I got ice cream, Jaron got deli, and Amy got both. Then we parted ways and all headed home. 

Jaron & I stopped in a school parking lot to change glasses as the sun went down. Julie was being indecisive about where to park because of the way the lot was sloped and laid out, so we did some random loops until I parked diagonally across 3 spaces facing uphill. I got off my bike to open the trunk and get my glasses and saw that Jaron was still noodling around the parking lot -- still looking for that perfect parking spot. A man of discerning tastes.




Glasses changed, Jaron goes "oooh, you know what we could do while we're in the school parking lot?" with a mischievous grin under his full face helmet. I immediately say "make out!?" Hmm, apparently not. I suggest a couple of other things that I'll not commit to in writing and then give up. Jaron finally says excitedly: "we could go out thru the driveway the wrong way!" Baaad boy. 

So that's what we did. 


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