With the advent of smart phones, we rarely remind each other to “Turn Your Clocks Back” this weekend. This stupid ass annual ritual marks the beginning of days where darkness arrives by 5 PM. And as we approach the winter solstice, it will be dark by 4:30. I prefer warm weather and light until 8:30 PM. Turning clocks back is believed to cause many people to suffer from depression. Which is, in itself, more than enough of a reason to get rid of this devilish act. But I could list so many more. Like early evening rides. I took perhaps my last one of the season last night. I do not usually have difficulty logging off work by 4:30 PM. But doing so at 3:30 PM is difficult. Here is the first leg of my ride of the Adams Loop:

Rolling my own clock back!

One clock I’d really like to roll back is my biological clock. They say, “Father Time always wins!” And while I still act much younger than I am, since my neck injury flared up in July, I want to roll back my own clock. While I can still ride with the best of them, I find this meme to be spot on:

I will be making a decision on what cervical surgery I have done after I get one more opinion. This is scheduled for the week before Thanksgiving. For more on the surgery, see my POST from earlier this week. By getting my surgery done in early December, I should be healed up enough for spring riding, which occurs here in late March. So, yeah, I want to roll my clock back. Screw rolling back the other clocks! I’ll close this post out with the second segment of last night’s ride. It is beautiful riding into the setting sun on Kinney’s Road and Tennessee Highway 76. Know that the true SON never sets. He shines brightly 24 hours a day/365 days per year.

I hope all y’all have a great weekend! Don’t forget to say your prayers, give your fur babies lots of love and do something you’ve always wanted to do – because “Father Time Always Wins!”

The Original Grey Beard Biker™
Email: gbb@TheGreyBeardBiker.com
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