Monday, August 10, 2020

10 Year Anniversary

 It has been nearly 10 years since my surgery and all is well as I am still active with bike riding and exercising.

God is good!

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Days 156 - 159 At Home After Surgery: May 16, 2011 thru May, 19, 2011

Day 156: Mon. May, 16, 2011:

Wouldn't you know the phone stops ringing just when the van is out of the shop. Talking about bad luck! Geeeeeesssssssshhhhhhh! No major hip issues to report.

Day 157: Tue. May 17, 2011:


Gearing up for the next two weekends of the Charlotte NASCAR Shuttle. No major hip issues to report.


Day 158: Wed. May 18, 2011:

Back on the road again conducting another successful Charlotte Daily City Tour. Hip was a little sore today.

Day 159: Thu. May 19, 2011:


Doc says that I am doing just fine with my hip recovery and that I do not have to come in again until a year from now. Thank God and special thanks to all that materially helped during this physical, mental, emotional, and financial ordeal!

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Days 149 - 155 At Home After Surgery: May 9, 2011 thru May, 15, 2011

Day 149: Mon. May 9, 2011:

Back on the stairs again going up and down 10 times. Finished my 2nd Joomla site @ www.charlottenascarshuttle.com.

Day 150: Tue. May 10, 2011:

Tuesday is weights day. Finished my 2nd Joomla site @ www.charlottenascarshuttle.com. Me and Joomla be good friends now.

Day 151: Wed. May 11, 2011:


No bike trail today, was not motivated! Did stairs instead. Preparing for the NASCAR Shuttle next two weekends @ www.charlottenascarshuttle.co
m/home.

Day 152: Thu. May 12, 2011:


Hit the weights today. Still preparing for the NASCAR Shuttle next two weekends @ www.charlottenascarshuttle.co
m/home.

Day 153: Fri. May 13, 2011:


No daily tours today -- hmmmmmmmmm! What up with dat? Rehab still on par!

Day 154: Sat. May 14, 2011:
Back on the road again conducting another successful Charlotte Daily City Tour. Experienced a slight pain in my hip during my stop at the Super Wal-Mart for tire rotation.

Day 155: Sun. May 15, 2011:


Back on the road again conducting another successful Charlotte Daily City Tour. My late tour was cancelled due to car trouble. No major hip issues to report.


Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Days 142 - 148 At Home After Surgery: May 2, 2011 thru May 8, 2011

Day 142: Mon. May 2, 2011:

Me and Joomla are slowly becoming good friends! Site is now up and running @ www.charlottedailycitytour.com. Rehabbing still somewhat on par.

Day 143: Tue. May 3, 2011:

Back on the road again conducting another successful Charlotte Daily Black Heritage Tour and Charlotte Daily City Tour! New site is now up and running @ www.charlottedailycitytour.com. Rehabbing still somewhat on par.

Day 144: Wed. May 4, 2011:

Completed 8.4 miles in 53 minutes on the bike trail! I had to pat myself on the back after that one!

Day 145: Thur. May 5, 2011:

Working on my next site @ www.charlottenascarshuttle.com. Interviewed Rosemary Mitchell of the city of Houston, TX, for the June 2011 edition of Trend Magazine Online.

Day 146: Fri. May 6, 2011:

Brought a strawberry plant that already has fruit. Winning! :-) No major hip issues to report!

Day 147: Sat. May 7, 2011:

Back on the road again conducting successful Charlotte Daily City Tour/Xpress, Charlotte Daily City Tour, Charlotte Daily Black/African-American Heritage Tour/Xpress, and Queen City Ghost Tours. Hip held up just fine!

Day 148: Sun. May 8, 2011:

Back on the road again conducting another successful Charlotte Daily City Tour. Went dancing last night and met a silly lady who thought that I was going to buy her a drink for a dance.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Days 135 - 141 At Home After Surgery: Apr. 25, 2011 thru May 1, 2011

Day 135: Mon. Apr. 25, 2011:

Back at it again with this Joomla crap! Hit the stairs 10 times in conjunction with my rehab.

Day 136: Tue. Apr. 26, 2011:

Still at it again with this Joomla crap! Hit the weights today to strengthen upper body.

Day 137: Wed. Apr. 27, 2011:

Hit the bike trail again completing 6.3 miles in 36 minutes. Splashing across that creek was exhilarating

Day 138: Thu. Apr, 28, 2011:

Back on the road again conducting another successful Charlotte Daily City Tour. Still getting a little stiffness from constantly being behind the wheel.

Day 139: Fri. Apr. 29, 2011:

No city tours today -- yikes! Think I finally got this Joomla crap licked! Check out www.charlottedailycitytour.com! Rehab still on par!

Day 140: Sat. Apr. 30, 2011:

Back on the road again conducting a FAM Charlotte Black/African-American Heritage Tour for the upcoming Gibert Reunion. Rehabbing still on par.

Day 141: Sun. May 1, 2011:

Back on the road again conducting another successful Charlotte Daily City Tour. Site is now up and running @ www.charlottedailycitytour.com. Rehabbing still on par.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Days 128 - 134 At Home After Surgery: Apr. 18, 2011 thru Apr. 24, 2011

Day 128: Apr. 18, 2011:

Gearing up for the May 2011 edition of Trend Magazine Online. Back to hitting the stairs 5 times today every hour but not on the hour.

Day 129: Apr. 19, 2011:

Back on the road again conducting another successful Charlotte Daily City Tour. Woke up too late to rehab but made up for it in the field. No excuses!

Day 130: Apr. 20, 2011:

Hit the ole bike trail again today completeing 6.6 miles in 37 minutes. Gonna go for the entire 7 miles soon!

Day 131: Apr. 21, 2011:

Back on the road again conducting another successful Charlotte Daily City Tour. No major hip issues to report!

Day 132: Apr. 22, 2011:

No tours today, hmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Sarting to make some headway on my new site @ http://www.charlottedailycitytour.com/. Rehabbing is on par.

Day 133: Apr. 23, 2011:

Back on the road again conducting another successful Charlotte Daily City Tour. Experiencing a nagging pain o my repaired hip side!

Day 134: Apr. 24, 2011:

Spent a lazy day today on the counch mostly reflecting on a major sacrifice made on our behalf over two centuries ago. Happy Easter! Was slack on rehabbing.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Days 121-127 At Home After Surgery: Apr. 11, 2011 thru Apr. 17, 2011

Day 121: Mon. Apr. 11, 2011:

Another day toiling with this Joomla crap. Still can not figure out why they keep saying that it is easy. Back to rehabbing twice a day like a good soldier.

Day 122: Tue. Apr. 12, 2011:

Bout to make some headway with this Joomla crap. Should have the new site up and running within a week. Still rehabbing twice a day.

Day 123: Wed. Apr. 13, 2011:

Hit the bike trail again today completing 5.6 miles in 35 minutes. It felt great!

Day 124: Thu. Apr. 14, 2011:

This is repair week for a good deal of my mechanical necessities. They are going on strike! Not going to let that deter my rehab.

Day 125: Fri. Apr. 15, 2011:

Got some things fixed today centered around cold air. I pray that these repairs stick. No major hip issues today.

Day 126: Sat. Apr. 16, 2011:

Back on the road again conducting another successful Charlotte Daily City Tour. I was a good soldier and did my rehab at O dark thirty!

Day 127: Sun. Apr. 17, 2011:

Back on the road again conducting another successful Charlotte Daily City Tour. Attending an Easter play tonight at New Bethel Baptist Church and it was very moving. Still rehabbing twice a day.