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Merry Christmas from the Hermsdorfers. The Good Lord is hoping for all of us to reflect on what is what is right, and what is wrong. We....decide how this world turns out.... Please search your heart, and decide what is right for you. I hope and pray this finds everyone of you in good health and economic security. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We've had just a few days over the past month fit for riding. Some I got out on, some I had to play papaw. I may get a couple more. Hard to know in Kentucky nowadays. Fuel conditioner in the tank. Battery tender on the plug.. Santa soon to come by. I want to wish all you folks a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! and Prayer that the New Year brings better days without so much "illness". Hope you all been good so Santa brings some new toys and accessories fresh from Yama-Mama.. God Bless You All, ESE

Just one. Keep the other one in my tank bag in case it falls off. Hasn't fallen off in 3 or 4 years of being installed. However, I think I'm needing to up the magnification for this year. Gettin' old isn't for sissies.

Hello Don Lytle, Welcome to Venture Rider. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. Please introduce yourself so that our members can get to know you. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. This thread is primarily for introductions. If you have specific questions about your bike, you will get more responses if you post them in the correct forum. Don Lytle joined on the 12/06/2021. View Member

With the holidays coming very soon (the months go by faster for some reason now)...just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Hope everyone stays healthy, safe, and are on Santa's "good" list. Restrictions are being put in place due to Covid and the case counts are rising. Glad I won't have to be at work over the holidays - reduce exposure and risk of getting it. I'm vaccinated - two shots plus booster - but not taking chances. Avoiding stores and crowds, large gatherings. I passed on going to my family dinner (25 people in a house didn't seem like a good idea) but my two kids and their significant others will be coming for dinner on the 27th. Again......Merry Christmas and stay safe/healthy !

MERRY CHRIS🍦🍰TMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR to all! please stay safe out there!🎅

Yes Merry Christmas to you as well.

In my early 40's, my Dr told me my HDL was low, too low, below 40. Due to genetics, I've always had a lean/slim build and my Dr told me I was at just as much risk of heart disease as someone who was overweight. Blew my mind. That's when I became more serious and dedicated to exercise because that's what my dr told me was the best way to increase it. My last cholesterol test was Nov of 2019 and I came it at 49 for my HDL and 71 LDL. I've known a couple of guys in their early 40's, like me that were slim/lean and dropped dead of heart attacks unexpectedly. Perhaps I was on that same course had I not gotten my cholesterol checked. Glad I did. Glad I found out and thankful for the advice my Dr. gave me to exercise more. I also started doing intermittent fasting a couple of years ago. Fad or Fantastic? All I can say is try it and decide for yourself. I think its fantastic and its not a weight loss thing for me, just the overall body/mind health benefits that I experience from it.

One of John Stossel's shows years ago he talked about cholesterol and he said that for buildup to occur you had to have high blood pressure as well as high cholesterol. The high bp damages the vessels in spots and the buildup in the arteries happens at the damaged part. I don't know. I'm sure there's more to the story. In my case my heart arteries have buildup almost evenly through the entire length including the capillaries so there is something else going on. My cholesterol has almost always been just over 200 total but my ratio of HDL/LDL hasn't been in the desired range. The highest it has ever been is 238 and the lowest I remember is 188 when I was walking a lot. I used to be 6' tall but I've shrunk a couple inches in my old age I guess due to collapsing back discs. And I'm built like a football lineman with a weight of 260 at my heaviest and now at 225. I have exercised periodically all my life, tennis, jogging, walking, weigh lifting, as well as pushups, sit-ups, squats, arm curls and pullovers on my Total Gym. The last 5 are what I do now. Walking a lot has been impossible due to my severe arthritic hip. Getting old sucks! Thinking about a hip joint replacement. Based on my limited experience and knowledge, I highly recommend taking Vitamin K2 supplements whether or not you know you have clogged arteries.

39 degrees when I left the house this morning. 41 when I got to the office. Love the heated seat and grips.

Well, the other day it was 72 here in NC. I got a chance to meet up with another local venture owner for a short meet n eat ride. He’s only 1/2hr away so we will definitely be getting together for more rides.

Glad you're safe.