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We have enjoyed being Iowa’s Biker magazine for what is now our 13th year of publishing. That is simply mind boggling to me for sure, and we have no intentions of jumping off of this train at any time in the near future.

The changes that have occurred over the past couple of years have been trying at best to muddle through for many individuals and businesses, and we are no exception to that.

We have changed the way we do some things. It seems increasingly difficult to get staff that has the ability to help out with the magazine, as many others are struggling with not being able to hire or keep good people on the payroll.

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The Midway Tavern in Soldier is hosting the 24th Annual Soldier Valley Poker Run, BBQ, & Street Dance on Sunday September 2nd-5th (Labor Day Weekend) In the heart of the Loess Hills, great rides, great music, vendors, helicopter rides, free camping, and a poker run are all on the agenda. More information can be found on Facebook at midwaytavernsoldier or call 712-884-2230.

Hope to see ya there!

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We have had to say goodbye to some long term supporters of the magazine due to financial hardships and closures, and we have had to be more particular about when and where we are going for the magazine to get photos and content for future issues. We still get out and about as much as we can, but we are asking for your help. If you run across an event or bike night flier somewhere that is not on the list, shoot me an email. If you see a post online for something we don’t have listed, forward that to me.

If you know of a place that would love to have our magazines available to their patrons and be on our pages to support the magazine, then send them our way. We have always been and always will be easy to get along with and will work with people to help accomplish their advertising goals. So please if you would, help keep our events and bike night lists as comprehensive as possible, keep sending event coverage ideas and photos our way, and keep sending us the contacts of peeps that want TRMI on their counter. We thank you in advance for the help.

As a parting note for the month, we have been trying to plan for the month of August and beyond has been difficult at best. We would love to try to get to South Dakota again this early August, but with fuel prices and such the way they are, we may have to start making difficult decisions on what we can and cannot make it to that is not work related. In August we usually start planning for our annual Iron Butt ride as well. Just penciling some numbers on that 1,000 mile ride though, and currently the gas alone would be over $150. How fricking crazy is that? Things seem to be getting tighter for a lot of folks with the wallet, and it is starting to show across the board. There appears to be no end in sight to the mess we are in, so hang on tight to the things you love, and hang on tighter to the people you love, and hope and pray we can weather this storm and make it to the other side.

Vernon Schwarte Quote of the Month: “I begin to feel like most Americans don’t understand the First Amendment, don’t understand the idea of freedom of speech, and don’t understand that it’s the responsibility of the citizen to speak out.” Roger Ebert

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Yesterday was absolutely beautiful – one of those perfect summer days that we almost never see here in the Midwest. Humidity was low, the sun was bright, the temp was in the low 80’s and we had a slight breeze. It was a great day for a ride and I was especially chomping at the bit since Mark had been able to go to the ABATE Freedom Rally while I had been stuck at home working. He had come back with tales of all the friends he was able to visit with and of the miles of summer scenery that he’d ridden through and I was ready for some of that myself. We decided to head north towards The Charthouse, located in Fairport, a tiny burg right on the Mississippi River.

Not only is the marina/restaurant combo a handy tieoff spot for the folks in their boats, but since it’s right off scenic Highway 22, it also gets a good amount of car and bike traffic. A bonus is that the atmosphere of the wrap-around screened-in porch is relaxed enough that no one blinks an eye whether a customer shows up in a bathing suit or in biker duds.

After a relaxing ride and a leisurely meal we were back down in the parking lot getting ready to leave when I saw an old Mustang pulling in. It was probably late 60’s, a faded sea-foam green-ish color, missing some chrome, with a license plate that accurately said “RUSTANG” - but boy, did it sound nice! It had pulled in on Mark’s deaf side, but even so, he immediately said “That doesn’t sound stock!” and started looking around for the vehicle that was putting out the lovely rumble. By then, the driver had already parked and hit the kill switch so I had to point it out to him. I think he was a little surprised when he realized it was the Mustang that had made our heads pop up because it really did not look like much. The exterior didn’t even remotely match up with what was under the hood!

I have come to the conclusion that entering a new life with Christ puts us in a similar situation. We probably won’t look much different than we did before coming to Jesus, but we should certainly sound different with that new driving force inside us. I’m not talking about cleaning up our language or being able to recite appropriate Bible verses, even though those are both positive habits. Where the difference should be obvious is in our understanding that everything good that we have or anything good that we have become is a gift from God. The knowledge that God loved us during the dark parts of our lives and that he still has a good purpose for us should fill our hearts with gratitude towards him.

NOT grateful for that being pushed on me.

It wasn’t until I was completely stuck in the mess I’d made of my life that I was able to see that “religion” and “Jesus” were not the same thing.

Religion just wanted to eat up my time and make me follow rules to prove I was a good girl (that was the problem to begin with – I was NOT a good girl!). Jesus, on the other hand, loved and accepted me right where I was, but also didn’t leave me there. That love, my friends, is the source of my gratitude to God. I Peter 3: 15 calls this truth of God’s grace “the hope that lies within you”, while 2 Corinthians 4:7 says that “We ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.” As we grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ, we should become more convinced that only through him . . .

“There is hope for the helpless, rest for the weary, and love However, our “stock” human nature is heavily weighted for the broken heart. towards a complaining attitude and a sense of entitlement.

And there is grace and forgiveness, mercy and healing.

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Flaming Office 201 W High Street Toledo 641-484-2255 Outdoor Patio, Happy Hour 5-7 Flaming Office on Facebook & Google Goozman’s Westside Bar & Grill 1019 7th St Harlan, Iowa 712-755-2259 Goozman’s Westside on Facebook Haverhill Social Club 202 1st Street Haverhill, Iowa 50120 641-475-3321 Tues-Sat 10-2, Sun 12-12 Iowa Legendary Rye 707 N Main Street Carroll, Iowa 51401 Iowalegendaryrye.com Jake’s Station 107 West HWY 59 Hancock, Iowa 51536 712-741-BEER Like Our Page Jakes Station on Facebook J.R. Willie’s Gateway to the Beautiful Hill Country Colesburg, IA 563-856-5095 Open Daily Mon-Sun 11AM Home of the Willie Whopper

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The Price of Going Green...Part 2 The Price of Going Green…with Four Wheels Big surprise here, the price of gas and diesel fuel has not been coming down at all. Last month we chatted on these pages about the price of going green in reference to our favorite two wheeled types of transportation. This month we are going to follow that up with some information about the four wheeled electric vehicle counterparts.

You know, the ones that they are trying to jam down our throats at every angle of the media. Still a common theme prevails though with this series of articles, we are asking that you do your own research from reliable sources and make informed decisions before you purchase anything in the electric vehicle world, and most certainly before you cast your ballots in the mid-term election.

I am generally the type that likes to research things before I buy them. It is not that I don’t make any impulse buys, but things that cost more than one paycheck make me look a little deeper and become a more educated consumer. With doing these articles, I had to actually look at the manufacturer’s websites at electric vehicles, and I must say that on paper, they are pretty impressive. The 2022 Kia EV6 is an all-electric vehicle that boasts a 339-mile range on split city/highway routes. It also boasts power that is faster than a Porsche Cayenne with under a five second 0-60 MPH timeframe. Both of those stats are pretty impressive, but would venture to guess that if you utilized that electric motor and battery power source, that the range will drop considerably, but we will tackle that later. This five-person rated car has a starting price of almost $41,000, but after a $7500 Federal tax credit, base price is $33,400. I don’t know about you, but I have never gotten a tax credit for buying any vehicle. Why are the feds trying to save me money?

Or are they just invested in the EV world heavily and using the power of good ol’ DC to line their own pockets?

I have no proof of that, but it does make me wonder why the policy to throw that kind of tax credit came about.

While I was fake shopping, I decided to throw all the proverbial cash in the world at one of these critters, and realized that I could get the GT-Line All Wheel Drive

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version for a mere $58,000. With this version that is twenty grand-ish more, it now states UP TO 274 miles of EPA-Estimated Range. So, with the AWD that would be nice in Iowa in the winter, or for sportier driving, it does take its toll on the range between charges. With a full charge of 5-8 hours on about all of the Kia EV vehicles, a long-range trip would take quite a bit of extra time over a gas- or diesel-powered trip I would say. I also had a chat with a good friend Chris, who works on Kia vehicles for a living, and he relayed some interesting things about the battery packs on Kia EVs. The weight of them can be upwards of one thousand pounds, and are

quite expensive to replace. On top of the excessive cost of the batteries themselves which can run from 25%-50% of the cars initial cost, the labor involved to change them is horrendous. On top of those costs, Chris stated that crashing one of these vehicles can effectively total the car due to the cost of the battery replacement and labor.

Jumping a curb and damaging the undercarriage can do the same thing.

These are all things to think about when going the way of the electric vehicle. If you know and understand the answers to all of the following questions, and are at peace with the answers, then maybe an EV is for you. If some

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of these following questions are still in the unknown range, do some more digging for yourself. I would love to hear what you find as well! What is your initial electric vehicle cost, how is the government funding the tax deduction subsidies for EV purchases, what is your rated range of travel per full charge, what is your rated range of travel for a partial charge, how do you know how to gauge that range rating, what factors such as ambient temperature and roadway temperature effect the rated range, what is your actual range in real life driving conditions considering speed and wind and such, what is the expected battery life cycle, what is the expected battery replacement cost for materials and labor, where do the batteries and source components come from, what happens to the batteries when they have hit their useful end of life, who is benefitting most from the advances in this technology, what are the initial and extended insurance costs, how do electric vehicles get charged for road usage tax to maintain the infrastructure, what does it cost to install home charging devices, how do hybrid vehicle technologies compare to full electric vehicles in cost savings, do electric vehicles actually pay for themselves over time, where do electric vehicles get their “clean” power from to operate, what is the longevity of the current levels of fossil fuels to operate internal combustion engines, how can the current power grid handle plugging in thousands more electric vehicles? To me that list has way more questions than answers, and as such, I am going to keep doing my research to figure out and try to share my results with our readers.

It certainly appears that if a person is sold on the idea that electric vehicles will save the world, then they are the best salesmen for these types of units.

They will brag them up about their features and speak on how great they feel about saving the environment, and regurgitate the talking points and commercial lingo all day long. Others don’t seem to think that a seemingly higher priced vehicle with limited range is necessarily the answer to our problems, and those people generally have some further questions and want to do some research before claiming their “huge” tax break come April. I am in the latter category and will continue to do my research on the EV craze, and hope that you do as well.

Article written on behalf of Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa, Iowa Confederation of Clubs, and Motorcycle Riders Foundation State of Iowa Representatives.

Vernon Schwarte Editor/Owner Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa Owner Thunder Guns and Thunder Guns West Iowa Motorcycle Dealers Association (IMDA) Board Member Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) Assistant State Representative

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not so USELESS RAMBLINGS

Drifting Off Course

“Hell yes we’re going to take your AR-15!” Beto O’Rourke.

Kamala Harris was in front of the camera with her standard word salad of nothing. “As a nation we have to have the I never intended my useless ramblings to be published anywhere. I’m not even sure why I started writing them. It courage to take action and understand the nexus between what makes for reasonable and sensible public policy to seemed like every time I’d post something on Facebook it would start a verbal battle with someone that disagreed with ensure that something like this never happens again.” my opinions, tempers would flair, and I’d end up banned for 30 days. The first piece that showed up in the February What she didn’t do, and what every talking head never does, is offer any kind of solution that lays out what that 2022 issue was something that I started on Facebook, but policy would look like. Why? Because there isn’t any gun then I realized it was far too long of a read for a Facebook post, so I dropped it into a Word document and sent it off to control policy that will stop this. In the entire history of gun regulations, there hasn’t been any new gun law that stopped Vernon for his opinions on if it was shit or if I was wrong a criminal from being g a criminal. Criminals don’t care about on some of the details. Next thing I know, by gun laws are the laws. The only people being affected e g asked if it’s in the magazine and I’m being people seem to understand l law abiding bidi citizens. i i Only O l sane pe p anted to I have any other thoughts I wa wanted person alive that if by snapping this.

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New gun grabber bullshit is filling up the news and social media. Every damn time it’s always the knee jerk reactions The gun grabbers have been pushing the Red Flag Laws because emotions are running at warp speed. idea for quite a while; if you don’t know what those are, I encourage you to do some research. They’re doing a lot “It’s long past time for action. Any kind of action.” This is of rebranding with Red Flag laws. Instead of calling them a quote from Barack Obama following the disgusting and Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs), they’re now senseless shooting in Uvalde Texas.

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referring to them as “intervention programs.” The text of these should be a cause for concern to firearm owners. They will undoubtedly be abused by the Department of Homeland Security.

If you think a 30 day ban on Facebook is bad for posting something that offends someone, how about having law enforcement show up to your door to collect your firearms based on speech that someone on social media didn’t like, prompting them get angry at you and report you to authorities for suspicious behavior. A judge can look at just that one report and issue a warrant. Law enforcement will show up at your house, interrogate you, and collect all of your firearms all based on one simple complaint from a disgruntled busybody. All of this under the guise of “for the safety of the community”.

You’ll have your day in court, eventually. Hopefully you won’t spend any significant time in jail, as long as you didn’t fight with law enforcement. Here’s the kicker, you’re going to need to be independently wealthy to take this battle to court. You’re going to need a lot of cash to hire an attorney because you’re no longer able to get a public defender to fight for you and your right to the return of your property that has been “legally” seized. Under the new laws, that state will no longer pay for your legal defense.

and this isn’t even about the safety of your neighbor. This is and always has been about the safety of the authoritarians that are taking over this once free nation. Every new policy, every new executive order, every new law has been about protecting the elites as they chip away at everything you have that keeps you a free citizen.

I’ve seen many comments on social media, I’ve heard multiple talk show or podcasters say it, and several of my close friends and acquaintances have uttered these words… there will be another civil war in this country. Not because we want it, not because we yearn for the spilling of blood, but because we’ve let it get to this point. I said it before in a previous piece that we’ve let this happen by our collective complacency. We let the government grow bigger and more powerful year after year. The checks and balances weren’t checked and the scales are unbalanced.

I know its coming. I’d like to think it won’t come in my lifetime, but at the same time I’d rather it be sooner than later. I’d rather this be my fight and save my daughters and granddaughters, your sons and grandsons, from having to live in the shit storm that is coming if we don’t set ourselves back on the path that rebuilds and maintains our freedom and liberty.

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24th Annual Soldier Valley Poker Run, BBQ, & Street Dance September 2nd-5th in Soldier, Iowa

Jake’s Station 205 Kimball Street Hancock, Iowa 51536 (712) 741-2337 Monday & Tuesday: 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM Wednesday & Thursday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM Friday: 11:00 AM - 1:00 AM Saturday: 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM Sunday: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Jake’s Station is a downhome newly renovated bar & grill on the curve of Highway 59 in Hancock offering beer and mixed drinks as well as lunch and dinner with homemade weekly lunch specials too! The kitchen closes at 8:00 pm for food Monday& Tuesday,

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Wednesday & Thursday at 8:30, 9:00 pm Friday and Saturday nights. We rolled in with our friends Brad and Stacey after a long day on two wheels seeking something cold to drink and hot to eat. Our waitress took our drink orders immediately upon sitting down and gave us a few minutes to check out the menu offerings. We noticed the daily specials board, which offers home cooked favorites on weekdays. We made our visit on a Saturday afternoon, so those delicious sounding options were off limits on this visit. We quickly made our choices from the regular menu, and we didn’t have to wait too long before our waitress returned with piping hot plates of freshly prepared vittles.

Vernon chose to have the hand breaded pork tenderloin and waffle fries. The tenderloin was not your typical plate diameter circle of overly pounded pork loin, but rather a thick, juicy, perfectly seasoned, crispy breaded example of pork-fection. It was still large enough that 2 buns would be required to contain the loin, but since Vernon likes to cut off the outside and enjoy it without, the excess tenderloin was just the right amount for dipping.

A generous portion of crispy seasoned waffle fries was piled high next to the sandwich, with a side of ranch for the cool dipping partner to the piping hot potatoes.

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Brad opted for the patty melt, which was a juicy 1/3 pound burger topped with grilled onions, melted

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Stacey ordered the French dip with sweet potato fries as her side dish. The sandwich was loaded with juicy thin sliced roast beef piled high on a hoagie roll and topped with melted Swiss cheese. A side of au jus was the perfect pairing for this delicious sandwich. The sweet potato fries were extra crispy on the outside and fluffy sweet goodness on the inside.

I decided to be the odd one out and ordered a philly steak flatbread pizza. The pizzas are offered in sharable sizes as well, but the flatbread version was recommended as the best option for one. This pizza variety was a crisp flatbread crust topped with white sauce, then covered in traditional philly-type toppings, including sliced steak, mushrooms, red and green peppers, and onions, with the whole works then covered in a three cheese blend and baked to pizza perfection. The gooey cheese and crisp crust made this flatbread option a pizza win for me.

Until next time!

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There are 2 guys working in a morgue. 1 guy walks up to the other and goes “this lady has got a shrimp sticking out of her vag1na.” The guy looks confused and goes over and says “that’s the clit”. The first guy says “well it sure tastes like a shrimp”.

A boy asks his dad, “What’s the difference between potential and realistic?” The dad tells him to go ask the rest of his family if they’d sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars, and then he’d tell him the answer. The boy goes up to his mom and asks her. She responds, “A million dollars is a lot of money sweetheart. I could send you, your sister, and your brother to great colleges, so sure, I would!” He then goes and asks his sister to which she replies, “Brad Pitt?

Hell ya, he’s the hottest guy ever!” Next, the boy asks his brother who replies, “A million dollars? Hell yes, I would.

I’d be rich!” When the boy excitedly returns to his dad with the family’s responses, the dad says, “Well son, potentially, we have three million dollars. Realistically, we have two sluts and a queer.”

A blonde, a redhead, and a brunette are riding in an elevator, when they see a small puddle in the corner. The brunette looks at it. “That’s definitely cum,” she says. The redhead touches it. “That’s definitely cum,” she says. The blonde takes a little taste. “That’s definitely cum, but nobody in our building.”

A middle-aged guy and his teenage daughter were riding a motorcycle and taking a shortcut through a darkened park when they were stopped by a gang of muggers. They searched them and took the guy’s wallet, his watch and the motorcycle but couldn’t find any jewelry from the girl.

When the muggers had gone, the guy asked his daughter; “Did they take your new diamond ring as well dear?” “No Papa,” replied the girl with a grin, “I managed to hide it when they were searching you.” “Hide it? where?” asked the guy,” I saw them search you too.” “I slipped it into my… a… my . . .um…. pee pee place. ” Said the girl shyly.

“Damn!” swore the guy, “If only your mother were here, we could have saved my motorcycle!”

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Charlie marries a virgin.

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Dating a stripper is like eating a noisy bag of chips in church... everyone looks at you in disgust, but deep down inside they want some too.

A wealthy couple had planned to go out for the evening. The woman of the house decided to give their butler, Jerves, the rest of the night off. She said they would be home very late, and that he should just enjoy his evening. As it turned out, however, the wife wasn’t having a good time at the party, so she came home early, alone. Her husband had to stay with the others since several of his important clients were there. As the woman walked into her house, she saw Jerves sitting by himself in the dining room. She called for him to follow her, and led him into the master bedroom. She then closed and locked the door. She looked at him and smiled.

“Jerves,” she said, “take off my dress.” He did this carefully.

“Jerves,” she continued, “take off my stockings and garter.”

He silently obeyed her. “Jerves,” she then said, “remove my bra and panties.” As he did this, the tension continued to mount. She looked at him and then said, “Jerves, if I ever catch you wearing my clothes again, you’re fired!”

A woman arrives home from work and her husband notices she’s wearing a diamond necklace. He asks his wife, “Where did you get that necklace?” She replies, “I won it in a raffle at work. Go get my bath ready while I start dinner.”

The next day, the women arrives home from work wearing a diamond bracelet. Her husband asks, “Where did you get the bracelet?” She replies, “I won it in a raffle at work.

Go get my bath ready while I start dinner.” The next day, her husband notices she arrives home from work wearing a mink coat. He says, “I suppose you won that in a raffle at work?” She replies, “Yeah I did! How did you guess? Go get my bath ready while I start supper.” Later after supper, she goes to take her bath and she notices there is only one inch of water in the tub. She yells to her husband, “HEY! There’s only an inch of water in the tub.” He replies, “I didn’t want A guy walks into a bar and sees a big jar crammed full of you to get your raffle ticket wet.” money, at least $1,000 worth. He asks the bartender, “What’s up with the jar?” The bartender replies, “It’s the prize Three desperately ill men go to their doctor seeking help. for the contest we’re having.” “Contest? What contest?”

One is an alcoholic; one is a chain smoker and the other is “First,” the bartender says, pointing to the biggest guy in gay. The doctor tells the men if you indulge in any of your the place, “you have to go over there and lay him out with habits again you will die. So, the three men leave and then one punch. Then, down in the store room, there’s a pit the alcoholic sees a bar and hears its loud music and can’t bull with a gold molar and you have to extract it. Finally, resist. He orders a shot of whisky drinks it and suddenly across the street is an 80-year-old lady who hasn’t had an 30 - TRMI AUGUST 2022

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orgasm for 65 years... you need to give her one. Do all that and the money is yours!” “Okay,” the guy says, “I can do that.” He takes a deep breath and summons up all his strength. He goes over to the big guy who the bartender pointed out, takes a mighty swing and lays him out with just one punch. Feeling good, the guy then proceeds down to the store room.

For the next half hour, all that can be heard is barking, screaming, growling, and intense shrieks of pain. At last, the guy returns, though somewhat bloodied and with his clothes torn to pieces. “Okay, now,” says the guy, “where’s that lady with the gold tooth?”

A husband and his wife were sound asleep when suddenly the phone rang. The husband picked up the phone and said, “Hello? How the heck do I know? What do I look like, a weatherman?” He then slammed the phone down and settled into bed. “Who was that?” asked his wife. “I don’t know. It was some guy who wanted to know if the coast was clear.”

A horse and a chicken were playing in a meadow. The horse fell into a mud hole and is started to sink. The horse instructed the chicken to get the farmer so that he could be pulled to safety. The chicken ran to the farm but the farmer was nowhere to be found. Without a moment to spare, the chicken got into the farmer’s BMW and drove back to the mud hole. Then, the chicken tied some rope around the bumper, threw the other end of the rope to her friend, the horse, and proceeded to pull the horse to safety. A few days later, the chicken and the horse were playing in the meadow again. This time around, the chicken fell into the mud hole. The chicken instructed the horse to get the farmer so that she could be pulled to safety. Replied the horse, “Here’s the plan... I’ll stand over the hole...” The horse stretched over the length of the hole and continued, “Now, just grab for my penis and pull yourself to safety.” The chicken obliged reluctantly and pulled herself to safety. The moral of the story: If you’re hung like a horse, you don’t need a BMW to pick up chicks.

Doctor, the embarrassed man said, “I have a sexual problem.

I can’t get it up for my wife anymore.” “Mr. Thomas, bring her back with you tomorrow and let me see what I can do.”

So, the worried fellow returned with his wife the following pad. The doctor greeted the coupled and then said, “Please remove your clothes, Mrs. Thomas.” The woman obliged and removed her clothing. “Okay, now turn all the way around... Now, lie down please... Uh-huh, I see. Alright, you can put your clothes back on.” While the woman was busy dressing herself again, the doctor took the husband aside. “You’re in perfect health,” he said to the man. “Your wife didn’t give me an erection either.”

Shakey went to a psychiatrist. “Doc,” he said, “I’ve got trouble. Every time I get into bed, I think there’s somebody under it. Then, when I get under the bed, I think there’s somebody on top of it. Doc, you’ve gotta help me, I’m going crazy!” “Just put yourself in my hands for two years,” said Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa on Facebook

the psychiatrist. “Come to me three times a week, and I’ll cure your fears.” “How much do you charge?” “My fee is $100 per visit.” “That’s awfully expensive, Doc,” reckoned Shakey. “Let me sleep on it, and I’ll get back to you.”

Six months later, the doctor and Shakey crossed paths.

“Why didn’t you ever come to see me again?” asked the psychiatrist. “For a visit? Heck, a bartender cured me for $2!” “How do you figure?” asked the psychiatrist. “He told me to cut the legs off the bed!”

A husband and his wife take a day trip to the local zoo.

As they walk through the ape exhibit and pass in front of a very large gorilla, the gorilla goes ape. He jumps up on the bars, grunting and pounding his chest. He’s obviously quite excited about the man’s pretty wife in the wavy, loose-fitting, pink spring dress, sleeveless with straps. The husband, noticing the gorilla’s excitement, suggests that his wife tease the poor fellow. The husband suggests she pucker her lips, wiggle her bottom, and play along. The wife obliges. Mr. Gorilla gets even more excited, making noises that would wake the dead. Then the husband suggests that she let one of her straps fall. Now, Mr. Gorilla is about ready to tear the bars down in excitement. The husband further encourages his wife to lift her dress to show a little leg. This, too, drives the gorilla absolutely crazy. The husband quickly grabs his wife, rips open the door to the gorilla cage, slings her in with the ape and exclaims, “Now, try telling HIM you have a headache!”

A man answers the telephone to find a doctor from the hospital’s emergency room on the other end. “Sir,” explains the doctor, “Your wife was in a serious car accident. I have bad news and good news.” The man, taken back, asks hesitantly, “What’s the bad news?” “The bad news is your wife has lost all use of both arms and both legs. She will likely be on a respirator for the rest of her life.” “Heavens, Doc, what’s the good news?” The doctor replies, “I’m kidding. She’s dead.”

A bunch of Indians capture a cowboy and bring him back to their camp to meet the chief. The chief says to the cowboy, “You going to die. But we sorry for you, so give you one wish a day for three days. On sundown of third day, you die. What is first wish?” The cowboy thinks for a moment and then responds, “I want to see my horse.” The Indians get his horse. The cowboy grabs the horse’s ear and whispers something, then slaps the horse on the ass. The horse takes off. Two hours later, the horse comes back with a naked blonde. She jumps off the horse and goes into the teepee with the cowboy. The Indians look at each other, figuring, ‘Typical white man - can only think of one thing.’

The second day, the chief says, ‘What your wish today?’ The cowboy says, “I want to see my horse again.” The Indians bring him his horse. The cowboy leans over to the horse and whispers something in the horse’s ear, then slaps it on the ass. Two hours later, the horse comes back with a naked redhead. She gets off and goes in the teepee with the cowboy. The Indians shake their heads, figuring, ‘Typical white man - going to die tomorrow and can only think of one thing. The last day comes, and the chief says, “This your last wish, white man. What you want?” The cowboy says, “I want to see my horse again.” The Indians bring him his horse. The cowboy grabs the horse by both ears, twists them hard and yells, “Read my lips! POSSE, damnit! P-OS-S-E!”

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the late summer stars is a breathtaking event if you just stop and do it. Slow down, get outdoors and freaking live my brothers and sisters.

Early this spring, as they say, my dance card was full. Very full. It’s been said by several of my friends, in-laws, outlaws, that I tend to run on the red line, meaning I am going all the time and it’s not really something that I think about or consider, I just do it. Not sure how it got to the point that it is, but I am rolling all the time. I am lucky enough to have a wife that not only understands my pace of life, but is pretty good My oh my has the summer been just flying by and I mean at keeping up with it. This spring and early summer was an to tell you, I am doing my level best to make it the best summer ever. Now, I have had some pure legendary summer over-the-top exception to the rule that even got the best of times and when I look back on some of the shit I have been me. It wasn’t really that bad, but in the meantime, without knowing I did it, I cut back on several things that I didn’t a part of over the summer, it’s notice I did at the time. First, really the things they end up I had to update phones, no writing sonnets about. When I biggie but I couldn’t rememlook back and converse about ber the password to Twitter the things, I have been lucky and didn’t feel like messing enough to be a witness to… with it. Months went by when hands on involved in, there is I noticed, heck I am not on no wonder I love this time of twitter anymore, nor do I miss year so very much. Dog days it in any way, shape, or form. of summer my ass, drag these It’s a completely toxic shit out as long as you want, I have box of suck and I seem to be zero “regerts” about summuch better off not being that mer, the weather, the clothing plugged in. Maybe if Musk choices, the smell in the air, actually turns it around, I will the riding, the attitudes…I just consider it again. I used to love it all. think I needed to be completely locked into current Speaking of smells, when events all the time, I had to you’re on a bike in the sumknow what was going on, mer, is there any better smell and had to have an opinion. than a fresh cut hay field while Turns out, I don’t. Because you’re zipping down a black it doesn’t matter what I know top highway? Oh my, it is the or think, nothing is going to best and just takes me back. change. Also, I find myself I always tell my wife, don’t on my screen way less than worry about smoothing your before. And I am in a better mood, because I am always neck, nape, and wrists in some 60 dollar a bottle Victoria nothing but smiles anyway.

Secret juice, figure out a way to smell like fresh cut alpha and I will hook up the plow. Yea, that was dirty, but we are bikers and I am married, don’t think for a second I won’t. I The other thing I noticed, and I really didn’t mean to do this, is I walked away from television completely. Zero. am telling you, I get a whiff of fresh hay, or summer wildflowers, or corn when it’s cranking out ears, the way the air Not national news, not local news, not Stranger Things, smells and feels as the sun goes down over the horizon on a Ozark, not a lick of sports of any kind, just walked away hot summer day, just before dusk…it’s magical. The sky is completely and man, I am here to tell you, that IS the best thing I have done for my mind, body, and soul. It changed even different, almost better if you get away from the city and the light pollution. Getting a chance to sit back and see my mindset completely. I know what you’re thinking, how

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do you unwind? Well, for one, I have really never been the guy that after dinner plops his ass on the couch and watches sports, movies, shows, or news for hours and hours on end.

Very few times we’d sit down and watch something, mostly in the winter, I would catch nuggets here and there and I am not saying “look how cool I am” not at all, I just don’t have time to sit that long and watch shit happen. Many times, I do feel left out of topic conversations because I don’t really bring much to the table concerning movies or shows, or even news but I have come to expect that. My streak did come to an end on a night after the 4th of July when I didn’t feel the best, just run down and super tired and a couple of plans fell through, weather related so I caved and fired up my tv. After finding the remote, replacing the batteries in said remote, rebooting my Roku (twice) all to watch a show I wanted and I laughed my ass off. It was cool, even when my daughter walked by and made some smart-ass comment about me being in her spot.

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You see, my point I guess is to tell you it’s okay to unplug and walk away from all the crap that doesn’t mean a puddle of piss towards how you can or should live your life. It was very apparent watching all the melting down lately over news indicating that our lives are somehow over because the court did this or didn’t do that. When in hindsight, it really didn’t do that but because we were told one narrative, we “collectively” felt we were being screwed over and that put many in a super shitty mood. Why? Not because of any of the ruling, no, they didn’t really read any of them, because HAD they, they wouldn’t be reacting that way, but that is on them, I can’t control what anyone else does, only what I do…and my choice? Screw it, I am not paying attention anymore and not engaging. It’s my life, it’s a short one, and I am going to care and see things the way I want, with less and less screen time and more ice cream time. Fine, that didn’t make any sense, but I would rather have ice cream on a hot summer evening than worry about shit I can’t control.

It’s starting to carry over into my social life and I love it.

It’s not that I am “avoiding’’ toxic people or that any of my friends are toxic, but I don’t give a shit about some news slug you read about on Twitter and I don’t care to discuss it over a beer. I don’t care what the president, libs, RINOs, the court, congress, a football team, or any of the like are trying to do and talking about it gets us nowhere. Nor do I appreciate it when people have to have their goddamn face buried on their phone in a social setting. Putting your damn phone away and engaging is something called conversation.

I am down this path and I love it. I will likely end up as the only traveler down this path and I am more than comfortable with it.

Guess what else is freaking maddening! People are counting down the days to football season, like that is going to be any better than the days we have right now, the days called summer. Besides, your team sucks. Sitting indoors and watching shit happening when you could be outside living, it is very weird to me. And for the record, I love football, but it’s got its time and place and warm summer days are not it. Kickstands up, let’s ride and see if we can find a lovely run of fields to ride by.

Oh, that fresh hay smell, every, damn, time.

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Friday

Monday Vintage Bike Night Maggie’s Rumble Room Des Moines (Every Other Week)

Tuesday

Saturday

Spirit Riders Supper Ride Spencer (May 17, Jun 7,21)

Wednesday Back Forty Bike Night at the Barn Des Moines (2nd Wed ) Bea’s Place Baxter Cruise Night Britt (3rd Wed Jul-Sep) Creekside at Lizzard Creek Ranch Fort Dodge Pete & Shorty’s Clarksville Dinner Rides Zylstra Harley-Davidson Ames Supper Rides HD of Carroll (5-25, 6-22, 7-20,8-31,9-7)

Thursday Edwards Bikes on the Hundred Block Council Bluffs (3rd Thursday) Roar Into Harlan (3rd Thursdays) Stumpy’s Bar & Grill Duncombe Wild Hogs Saloon & Eatery Walford (3rd Thursday) Metro HD Cedar Rapids (2nd Thursday May-Sep) East of Omaha Bike Night Griswold (1st Thurs May-Aug) Harley-Davidson of Carroll (5-19, 6-16, 7-7, 8-18, 9-1) VFW Post 9662 Des Moines (Every Thursday Apr-Oct) Des Moines Vintage Bike Night (1st Thursday May-Sep) Screamin’ Eagle Waterloo (Select Thursdays) Chommy’s Bar/Grill Eldon (3rd Thursday) Thunder N2 Atlantic Bike Night Atlantic (2nd Thurs thru Oct)

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Dirty Biker Design Winterset (Jul 16, Aug 20, Sep 10)) I-29 Dragway with LHHD Pacific Junction (Aug 13, Sep 17) Bikes & Coffee at Two Wheel Detail Pleasant Hill (2nd Sat Morning May-Aug) Happening’s Bar Steamboat Rock (3rd Sat Jun-Sep)

Sunday Just 1 More Jamaica (Starting in May) The Tama Pump (Sunday)

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Cruzin’ for a Cure – Cystic Fibrosis Ride Metro HD Cedar Rapids Goozman’s Westside Annual Fun Run Harlan City of Templeton “Ryed” Tours and Fun Run Templeton Hazard Poker Run Meriden Ride for Suicide Awareness Clinton 3rd Annual Bikers for Backpacks Ride American Legion Coralville Caleb Solberg Memorial Run Moorhead CMA Family Bike Night Downtown Humboldt CMA Heartland Rally by the Christian Motorcyclists Association Humboldt No Baffles No Brakes Rally at the Alley Muscatine Solidarity Ride Metro HD Cedar Rapids CVMA 39-1 Annual Patriot Ride Waukee 4th Annual PLF Motorcycle Show Eldora Christmas In July LHHD Pacific Junction 2nd Annual Bikers for Backpacks Carroll Ice Cream Cruise at I-29 Drafway ft. 1320 LHHD Pacific Junction Black Hills Motorcycle Rally Little Timmy’s Ride for Babies Metro HD Cedar Rapids Hell On Wheels #6 Chopper Show Donnellson 8th Annual LT Ride for Babies Cedar Rapids 4th Annual Cancer Sucks Car, Truck, and Bike Show Council Bluffs Roof 4 Vets Benefit Ride Dubuque 8th Annual Rock N Rollie Ride Onawa AtlanticFest Car and Bike Show Atlantic Rumble in the Sand Conesville 18th Annual BTW Trike In Kellogg Kyles Mile 8 Metro HD Cedar Rapids Carfest/Truckfest/Bikefest Dedicated to Epilepsy Awareness Ankeny Carfest / Truckfest /Bikefest Dedicated To Epilepsy Awareness Ankeny Baxter Cycle Summer Open House and Motorcycle Auction Marne Quad Picnic Blakesburg 7th annual Chrome For Kids Raffle & Ride Cedar Rapids Mark Burbridge Poker Run LHHD Pacific Junction Randy Hagle’s Sidetrack Memorial Poker Run Creston CVMA 39-5 APR “Freedom isn’t Free” Mt Pleasant 13th Annual Toy Run Waukee American Legion Riders Des Moines

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Redneck Revival Rally (Over 21) Conesville Midway Tavern’s 24th Annual Solider Valley Poker Run & Street Dance Soldier 2nd Annual Hot Rods, Hot Bikes w/Dave Kindig LHHD Pacific Junction Metro Motor Madness Bike GIVEAWAY Night Metro HD Cedar Rapids Rustemberfest Pacific Junction Mean Machine “Smalltown Throwdown” Burnout Contest & Stereo Battle Elkhart Teufelhund Veterans Group 10th Anniversary Support Ride HQ Anamosa Motorcycle Hill Climb Anamosa Mount Pleasant Bike Night Ruchti Golf Tournament by HD of Carroll Rumble in the Sand Conesville Chuck Geertz Remembrance Run Muscatine Chrome Divas of CR BOCA (breast/ovarian cancer awareness) Cedar Rapids 9th Annual Chosen Few MC End of Summer Poker Run and Party Cedar Rapids 10th Annual Chasin’ Tails Run Cambridge World Famous Butterfield’s M-C Parts Hot Dog Daze Omaha, NE 620 Golf Tournament Metro HD Cedar Rapids 10th Annual CMH Motorcycle Cruise for a Cause Marengo Concours de’ Cornfield Earlham MRF Meeting of the Minds Des Moines 22 Veterans Suicide Awareness Association 7th Year Poker Run Council Bluffs Toys For Tots Run Mediapolis Rumble to Recovery Metro HD Cedar Rapids “Thank You For Your Service Rides” IA Veterans Home Marshalltown Chrome Divas Mac & Cheese Cook-Off Metro HD Cedar Rapids Iron Workers MC 21Fall Run Omaha, NE Toy Run HD of Carroll Hot Rods & Harleys Car, Truck, & Bike Show Hopkinton Rust & Relics Swap Meet and Flea Market Conesville Iron Invasion Davenport Ladies Night HD of Carroll Guys Night HD of Carroll Iron Workers MC Toy Drive Kick Off Party Omaha, NE Couples Night HD of Carroll

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