Prayers go out to all affected by the tragedy at Fort Hood today.

Charlie, my granddaughter’s Elf on the Shelf, is back! Charlie came to Hailey’s house last year and spent a whole month visiting her. As Santa’s helper, his job is to watch all day and fly back to the North Pole every night to tell Santa what a good girl Hailey is being. So, (of course!) the next morning, Charlie is not where he was the night before. Sometimes the silly elf hides and it takes all morning to find him.   The storybook that explains his job and the rules for the kids is soooo cute – wonder if they make one in Harley gear?

A press release today announces Harley has declared November “Military Appreciation Month.” Highlights include a chance for active duty and retired military members to win a new Harley of their choice and some cool limited edition posters, postcards and calenders. But the very best part of the whole thing is that anyone can create an electronic postcard featuring super model Marisa Miller (have you heard she’s Harley’s new girl?) and some cool vintage Harleys,  include a personal message for our troops, and submit it to the site. These messages scroll on the web page for everyone to see. Take a minute to say thanks – Freedom isn’t free.

Sunday we all rode out to Longhorn Saloon to show Ms. Trudy some love. She’s got some stuff going on right now, and it sure was good to see her out and having a good time. She looked pretty happy to see us when we got there – all 26 bikes. We’ll be doing another benefit at Gators on the 8th, and I’m trying to think of a gift basket kinda thing to put together for the auction…any ideas?

Saturday morning we all rode over to Dallas Harley to support the ride to find a cure for autism. I haven’t seen a count yet on how many bikes were there, but it was an impressive showing. Miles and miles of bikes fully escorted by lots of lights and sirens, and people lining the streets to wave as we went by. Bands were playing when we got back, with lots of vendors and food. But, the line for food was, um… about twice as long as the line of bikes on the ride. So, we stopped by BoomerJacks on the way home for a quick snack and then dropped by Lola’s in the Stockyards to watch some of the Bama game. (Can you say “Roll Tide?!?”) Thanks everyone for a great day…