Life has taken many turns, since I've last been here.
My now ex wife and I divorced, I couldn't get past her party lifestyle and with us having a daughter... Nope sorry... I wasn't in the right frame of mind for quite awhile, depressed, covered up at work, etc... To ride, much less do anything else.
I didn't put many miles on my bike at all over the past couple of years, maybe 50 if that. I still have my Rebel, it's at my BIL's shop having the carb cleaned, I've done all the other maintenance to get it back on the road. Thank goodness that I kept it in my climate controlled finished basement!
I met and married a great lady, who is very supportive. Basically everything the ex wasn't. I bought a gorgeous house, back in my home state of Ohio.
I'm in a good spot right now and life is sweet!
I'm signed up to retake the BRC, just to brush up on forgotten skills (safety for myself and others is highly important), bought some new gear. I still need to get some boots and riding pants. Recommendations are most welcome.
Plan is for the rest of this year, is to do a lot of parking lot and side street riding to get my groove back, then since I'm very close to my hometown to do in town riding.
My bike isn't for extended travel. I never planned for it to be, but rather just a commuter / in town bike.
Anyway, it's good to see the site still up and running and I'm ready to cowboy up and get back in the saddle again!
Stay safe out there!
sounds like you've had a very interesting life in the past handful of years. Glad to hear things are really settling down for you. What a great idea to re-take the MSF course too! Welcome back to riding! 
