There's a new blog:
http://BerniceHorn.blogspot.com/
So far, it contains a transcript of notes my Mother wrote a little while before she died. She wrote out what is mainly her medical history, with the thought that her descendants might find it useful for understanding their own medical problems - at least those that might have a genetic factor.
3/27/2008
'65 Honda Hawk - In Racing Trim
This is my 1965 Honda, set up for racing.
The changes:
Alternator rotor removed
Racing camshaft installed
Open megaphones exhaust (LOUD, but sweet sounding at 9500 rpm!)
Headlight and other bodywork removed
Clip-on handlebars
Aluminum rims
Racing tire(s?) - rear for sure, front was stock street tire, I think
Hand-made fiberglass tank and seat
Everything else was stock.
This photo (and the next) was taken at a race event San Angelo, around June 1964. (My thanks to Mom - for finding these photos. I was very excited to see them, because only a few nights ago I found myself wishing I had a photo of the racing gas tank I built!)
The bike next to mine is Mike Bonnel's racer (29N). He was also a mechanic at the Honda of Austin, where I worked part time. His bike was dedicated to racing duties; mine also did street duty between races.
Me riding my bike.
I'm not sure where this is, but the bike has the stock tank and street mufflers, so it was probably a country road somewhere near Austin. I was chasing a friend who was riding a stock 305 Super Hawk.
The changes:Alternator rotor removed
Racing camshaft installed
Open megaphones exhaust (LOUD, but sweet sounding at 9500 rpm!)
Headlight and other bodywork removed
Clip-on handlebars
Aluminum rims
Racing tire(s?) - rear for sure, front was stock street tire, I think
Hand-made fiberglass tank and seat
Everything else was stock.
This photo (and the next) was taken at a race event San Angelo, around June 1964. (My thanks to Mom - for finding these photos. I was very excited to see them, because only a few nights ago I found myself wishing I had a photo of the racing gas tank I built!)
The bike next to mine is Mike Bonnel's racer (29N). He was also a mechanic at the Honda of Austin, where I worked part time. His bike was dedicated to racing duties; mine also did street duty between races.
Me riding my bike.
I'm not sure where this is, but the bike has the stock tank and street mufflers, so it was probably a country road somewhere near Austin. I was chasing a friend who was riding a stock 305 Super Hawk.
3/15/2008
3/10/2008
Grub-level Politics
[Grub-level: somewhere below Grassroots...]
On 'Super Tuesday', I attended the Republican Precinct Convention for our voting area.
There were two of us in attendance.
Meanwhile, in the same room, the Democratic Caucus was forming - there were at least 300 of them - quite a contrast in interest level. It was probably the fact that the Republican selection process appears to be a done deal that contributed to the low interest level.
Anyway, following the official procedures, the two of us - the Temporary Precinct Convention Chair and me - elected ourselves Permanent Chair and Secretary, respectively. Then we nominated ourselves to be delegates to the Senate District Convention (which is the next step in the process to select delegates to the National Convention). The slate was approved unanimously.
The final order of business was submission of party platform resolutions. We each had one. Mine reads:
Whereas: the Constitution stipulates that citizens shall not be subjected to illegal search and seizure;
Whereas: the present administration has undertaken to collect electronic (text and voice) information transmitted by citizens without legal authorization (e.g., FISA) and without their knowledge;
Resolved: The government shall be prohibited from exercising surveillance of any citizen without an official warrant issued by the judiciary in accordance with Federal law, regardless of circumstances.
So there - take that, you legal-process-bypassing-evesdropping-
-on-everybody-in-the-name-of-so-called-national-security-but-
-in-actuality-another-step-toward-Big-Brother-totalitariansm
President!
I sort of doubt my resolution will make it to the national GOP platform...
We need to impeach Mr. Bush.
On 'Super Tuesday', I attended the Republican Precinct Convention for our voting area.
There were two of us in attendance.
Meanwhile, in the same room, the Democratic Caucus was forming - there were at least 300 of them - quite a contrast in interest level. It was probably the fact that the Republican selection process appears to be a done deal that contributed to the low interest level.
Anyway, following the official procedures, the two of us - the Temporary Precinct Convention Chair and me - elected ourselves Permanent Chair and Secretary, respectively. Then we nominated ourselves to be delegates to the Senate District Convention (which is the next step in the process to select delegates to the National Convention). The slate was approved unanimously.
The final order of business was submission of party platform resolutions. We each had one. Mine reads:
Whereas: the Constitution stipulates that citizens shall not be subjected to illegal search and seizure;
Whereas: the present administration has undertaken to collect electronic (text and voice) information transmitted by citizens without legal authorization (e.g., FISA) and without their knowledge;
Resolved: The government shall be prohibited from exercising surveillance of any citizen without an official warrant issued by the judiciary in accordance with Federal law, regardless of circumstances.
So there - take that, you legal-process-bypassing-evesdropping-
-on-everybody-in-the-name-of-so-called-national-security-but-
-in-actuality-another-step-toward-Big-Brother-totalitariansm
President!
I sort of doubt my resolution will make it to the national GOP platform...
We need to impeach Mr. Bush.
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