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“MIKEY LIKES IT”                                          ficult to explain how it makes me feel, but Mikey likes it.
        Michael Stone...
                                                                                       ********
        Remember the old commercials on television about Life Ce-                 Fairly recently, we lost our beloved Rocky
        real?  A little kid named Mikey tried Life cereal for the first            the dog.  He was a miniature doxie, with
        time, and he was known to hate everything.  But lo and behold,            a  personality that was  unique.   He  loved
        he liked Life cereal, and his friends proclaimed “he LIKES it,            his family, but he was pretty fierce.  Now
        hey, Mikey.”                                                              we have adopted Daisy, a Miniature Pin-
                                                                                  scher.  We got her from a rescue agency,
        You’ll remember if you are of a certain age, but with a first              and it REALLY feels good to rescue a pet
        name of Michael, it’s part of my life.  Since I like to write for         and to give them a good home.  She has re-
        the Perry Park Sentinel, I figured that I could combine my in-             sponded to having a “forever home,” BUT
        terests of motorcycle riding, veteran’s information, and general          she hates the garbage truck, and any noise
        goodwill into a column that would entertain people who read               involving trash cans.  It makes me wonder
        the Sentinel.  I hope you enjoy my writing style and the con-  what she had to go through as a young puppy, but we give her
        tent.                                                     love and she has turned into a big kisser.  She doesn’t care if my
                                                                  hair is rumpled, or if I’m old; she just loves me, and I love her.
        So here we go.  With the mild weather in March, I’ve been able   Maybe there is a lesson in there for how people need to relate.
        to ride the motorcycle quite a bit.  I have a distinctive ride, and   By this time it may be obvious, but Mikey likes it.
        many people wave at me, even if they are driving cars or trucks.
        It really makes my day.  I have a 2010 Harley Street Glide CVO                *********
        that is painted Tequila Orange with gold sunflake, and I fly flags   In the Hidden Forest, there have been reports of a large moun-
        off of the Tour Pak in the back.  I’m also a full-patch member of   tain lion.  Apparently, there is a deer carcass stashed near the
        the Veteran Biker’s Motorcycle club, and I wear my club colors   corner of Quartz Mountain Road and Silverheels.  Many people
        at all times.                                             walk along Quartz Mountain, and I see them since I spend so
                                                                  much time in my home office.  To those who wave, I love it,
        Whenever I stop, people walk up to admire the bike.  They also   and thanks for greeting me at 857.  But in this environment, be
        make it a point to thank me for my service.  It’s extremely dif-                          Continued on page 17
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