Thanks, all.
Hey, Dave -- LOL! That bike seat is sooo comfortable!
Your recollections about you and your Dad touched my heart, too. Me and my Dad were best of friends and I think of him every day.
Speaking of milkshakes, it's been on my mind these past few weeks how no one seems to care about those wonderfully bubbly and creamy(!) things called milkshakes that we all use to enjoy so many years ago. Well, last night (maybe the temporary loss of my truck spurred this on) I decided to do something about it. I went on eBay and found a beautiful Soda Fountain Milk Shake Machine, circa 1941, and purchased it -- you can *not* make a true milkshake with only *one* spinner on the shaft (like these newer versions) ... the machine must have *two* spinners, as the old ones do. Then I went to Amazon and bought some natural vanilla syrup, sweetened only with cane suger (like it was back in The Day). So ... while my truck is gone, and I'm riding my bicycle, I'll be drinking cold, frothy, bubbly, CREAMY milkshakes to comfort my lonliness.
Hey, gazim -- You can see the design I came up with via the link in my first post -- the bottom color is candy burgundy with a fine metal flake and the top color is cream.
