Bull Pen Thunder Roads November 2009
Welcome back to the Bull Pen.   Often I am asked questions about the Rescue Rider program.  I have put the following information together to help folks better understand what our program is all about.  Let's face the facts.  Motorcycle accidents and fatalities are a major concern.  "Our nation's greatest traffic highway safety challenge is motorcycle fatalities," says U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, noting that biking deaths are rising while other vehicle fatalities are declining" According to the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2007, 5,154 people died in motorcycle crashes, the

The Bull Pen via Thunder Roads. October 2009
Welcome back to the Bull Pen.  Are you a channel surfer?  Do you ever feel that even with 300 channels there is nothing "good" on television?   Steven Wright once said "Don't you wish there were a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence? There's one marked 'Brightness,' but it doesn't work".  Recently I was on one of my channel surfing safari's and found a show about people who have won the lottery.  You would think this is a "rags to riches" story.  To my surprise it wa