gassed up and ready to ride

good morning, everyone.....
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as i have stated previously, "things" are happening so quickly,
it is difficult to keep up with it all - here is one little story
unfolding as i write:
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in april of this year, a member of the American Legion
Auxilliary realized her dream of starting a chapter of
the Riders for our Post 57
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i was volunteer bartender on duty when the first gathering took
place and was allowed to eavesdrop as i served drinks
and appetizers - there was intense emotion around the possibilities
of riding as a group as well as doing service for others
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as soon as i thought to myself that i would give anything to be
part of a group like that, i heard the definitions of "member"
and "associate member" and "charter member"
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it was then that i realized that i could be an associate charter member -
a member of the post family, willing to be a support vehicle for the
riders, with no motorcycle of my own ----> i immediately
signed up and that evening collected enough gratuity money to
pay my dues
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next came the issues of patches - the logo patched onto the
back of leather or denim jacket or vest - design and placement
were decided upon, and it was determined that we would use
our local people to do the job - their best price to us was $60
apiece
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i searched for a denim jacket or vest at the local thrift store to no
avail, but when i mentioned to sis what i was looking for and why,
she walked back to her room and returned with a denim jacket she
says she has never worn and that she thinks i gave it to her a long
time ago, and that she was giving back to me - it fits like a glove
but i do not remember ever owning it, perhaps she is correct, i do not know
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and because i had done some web work for the
embroiderers as a favor, i got the design embroidered onto the
jacket as a gift from them to me - it is stunning
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the organization was officially born at the end of april - then we
heard about the Riders For The Wall and their roadtrip from
california to arlington, va - their motto is "we ride because they can't"
referring to the wounded and MIA and POW's
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from california they split off into two routes, highway 40 and highway 10
and our newly formed group contacted a neighboring well-established group
and together we gathered on an overpass just outside of town and waited with
flags flying to greet them and wave them through - every big rig that passed
under us waved and honked, many of the passenger cars did, too
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i turned to a friend and said that it was amazing to be part of a group like this
and NOT be protesting anything - the energy was extremely high
and positive and joyful - everyone had goosebumps as the riders
approached - the riders added to the vibrations as they were only 15 miles
from their first scheduled stop in williams, just east of us
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a rider from the traveling group pulled off and joined us on the overpass
to let us know how much it meant to the riders to come across the desert
where they hadn't seen anyone for miles and miles and then to catch
a glimpse of supporters on that overpass up ahead - he said that first
leg of the trip is fairly desolate and that we definitely elevated spirits -
they were surprised and grateful to see so many out of nowhere, unexpectedly
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saturday, we took part in the founders' day parade - remember that i carried
the az state flag in last year's parade? this year, i drove my little red
convertible and another woman held our Riders flag as we followed the fire
engines with our riders behind us - it was awesome
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today, we are taking our first ride to grand canyon caverns - i will have
the cooler icing down bottles of water and i will carry my riders' extra
gear and anything else they may need - i need to be gassed up and ready to
roll by 10am, so i gotta run, but just had to share this with you first
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i created a blog, which i will be working on, but the beginning is here
if you would like to look - there are some photos of the overpass experience:

http://alr-post57-ashfork-az.blogspot.com
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for pics of the parade, hot off the presses, go to sis' picassa album, i got
permission to link for your here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/artspot/ThePeopleOfAshFork#
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and i'm off! take care everyone, stay safe and love each other

This brought tears to my eyes~~
Wishing you all Great LOVE, JOY and POSITIVE ENERGY!!! xoxoxo
:swirlb:

How cool! Everything worked out as it was supposed to. I was just going to ask for pictures when I read the link, thank you!

I am not going to tell you to be careful because I am sending extra magical angels to protect you and you are loved beyond belief which you know already. The angels will be just watching out for one of their own. Besides that my love have a lot of fun and know we all love you and want you to have a ball.

Love you muchly hon. xxoo

We love you sister, happy trails and thanks for keeping us posted.

Go Hipster!

You truly are an inspiration.

Have a wonderful time and keep smiling.

Hippie
that was great.. checked out both sites and looked at all the pics
WOW

thanks so much for letting us come along




if you ever get a chance to see the wall or the traveling version i would say go
but be ready for some very heavy emotions..very heavy
years ago we got to see the traveling one and when a block away
hubby and i both were overwhelmed with tears and by the time we got closer
we were both bawling our eyes out
i don't think i could get near the real one in DC

I saw all the pictures also, looks like a good time. I especially liked the guys carrying sidearms.

it seems i have two communities of people where i feel
safe, appreciated and needed - my family HERE in
the forum and HERE in the desert
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when i first set out, i thought i would find a hippie commune
where i would feel that way
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no one is more surprised than me to find my self amongst
mostly gun-totin' ex-military / ex-law enforcement
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i have pics of our first ride yesterday to the grand canyon
caverns - will post soon, when i switch from the pc to the mac
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carry on!

I enjoy the sidearms because they symbolize the spirit of this country. When I say this I need to explain what I mean. I am for citizens carrying guns, I am against government telling me I can't.

I am for citizens, and against government.

sounds awesome, cant wait to see the pics.

Awesome Hippie, thx for sharing the pics.......that's alotta leather chaps!

Glad to hear you're feeling at home and knocking down the stereotypes. Can't wait to see the pics from GC.

I saw the pics too, and I actually feel better that they are carrying firearms; they look like they will look after you.

you know, i was a pacifist as a young person, and
i never let guns or war toys in the house when i raised my son
and i don't believe in hunting unless you are hungry and
then i think it only fair to use a bow and arrow.....
however, i sure do feel protected by the menfolk around me

Hippie

the rednecks with the rifles in the pick up trucks around here...make me feel the same way

Calling all Hippies
How's it going???

i was never this "busy" when i was a single-working-student-mommy
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am cooking dinner tomorrow so the "work" has begun early...
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have been making beaded bracelets - reading - internet scanning
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life was good today
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but the sun and moon HAVE been weird
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and no chemtrails for over a week - strange
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hot during the day / cool evenings / drinking lots of colloidial silver-emoto love water

gosh its so fun to cook for other people..........

how did your dinner go ??
how meny people did you cook for ???
what did you make ???

I wish I could eat some hippy cooking.

@ zuni.... i usually cook for about 30
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they give me a check, i go to fetch the groceries, then i
spend day cooking .... they are used to instant, packaged, cafeteria-style food
so it is REALLY easy to impress them - i use all fresh ingredients
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i have been cooking several times a month for months now
and have not repeated a menu yet
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this last dinner was a simple bbg chicken with salads
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but the time before that was PAPUSAS & CERRIDO
(san salvador) and no one ever heard of them and dinner
was a smashing success!
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they feel the love in the food and i do believe i have
been successful in raising the vibrations around meals

@ gabe - want me to FedEx yer dinner, honey?

I would love it hippy, a meal with a dash of Love. LOL it is no doubt the vibes are higher with the love included in the recipe. Great job sister.

Hippie

you are a true way-shower

you have shown us that with a belief in the universe (i use this word..you can use whatever one works for you)
you can liberate yourself from the material things and go on to find a place where you are needed
to then show those living there how the universe works

i applaud you...
and i thank you for sharing yourself yet again with us here

maybe i should say you are a vibration joy..

thank you thank you

Cooking is such a creative outlet, glad to hear you enjoy sharing your talents and teaching the group the joys of real food... You are also raising their vibrations with "soul" food.

sky otter wrote:

Hippie

you are a true way-shower

you have shown us that with a belief in the universe (i use this word..you can use whatever one works for you)
you can liberate yourself from the material things and go on to find a place where you are needed
to then show those living there how the universe works

i applaud you...
and i thank you for sharing yourself yet again with us here

maybe i should say you are a vibration joy..

thank you thank you

i couldnt have said it better....... i second this hippie !!!


you can really reach folks through love food.......im truly happy for you hippie sister......you ve found the perfect place where you were needed most.......you rasing these folks vibration is a huge contribution to rasing the consciousness on mother earth....... :love-061: :feather: