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The Calgary Motorcycle Show

Belt Drive 0 Calgary Motorcycle Show, Canadian Motorcycle events, Community 7:29 AM

<i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Our booth is all set up and I am looking forward to having a great show!</span></b></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We have Pat Savage CD's available - so far we are the only distributor in Canada so if you want to save the postage - drop by my booth.  We also have our new clothing line from Ross Screen Print in Nova Scotia - Ross is also the Cabot Trail Biker and he has done a great job with our clothing!</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If tourism information is what you are looking for not only do we have our Canadian Community Directory filled with Rider Friendly Businesses & Canadian Rider Support Network Members & Touring Maps but we also have guides from both Yukon Tourism and Grande Prairie Regional Tourism.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Patches and ICE cards - subscriptions for the newspaper - yup - we have lots of reasons for you to stop by our booth - but one of the BIGGEST reasons you need to stop by is the HUG Challenge - which city give the best and the most hugs - Calgary - Edmonton or Vancouver? We'll find out after Vancouver!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">OH and by the way - anyone willing to take this PMS inflicted old broad for a boot today - I have a helmet with me and you have to know that if I am willing to ride pillion that I have PMS REALLY BAD!  So...if you are game - I AM!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There are a number of articles you might find interesting in the news feeds today so come on over to <a href="http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/">www.beltdrivebetty.com</a> to check them out....</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I leave you with a few funnies - shared by my friends on Facebook and by email...hope they put a smile on your face....</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Have a fabulous Friday!!!!</span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Belt Drive Betty</span></b></i><br />
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The Calgary Motorcycle Show

Our booth is all set up and I am looking forward to having a great show! We have Pat Savage CD's available - so far we are the only di...

Calgary HERE I COME....

Belt Drive 0 Community, In the News 8:01 AM

<i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ready or not, here I come - Calgary Motorcycle Show 2012 Edition!</span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am soooo looking forward to all the hugs, the bikes, the laughter, the bikes, the entertainment, the bikes, the bling, the bikes...YES - I do have PMS and for those of you who think I am being too out there - or are men not familiar with that term outside of the female realm...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> <b>I DO MEAN - PARKED MOTORCYCLE SYNDROME. </b> </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Every year about this time my feet get itchy to travel, my palms sweat, my heart races, my stomach feels anxious. I become short tempered, over sensitive and just plain old nasty.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When I went to see the saw bones a few years back, Dr. Roadmeister told me that there was only one way to give myself and those around me any sort of temporary relief until riding season came around - go see motorcycles, hence the bike shows are a great stress reliever, but what about at night...or early morning when that's not possible? He then suggested pictures and videos along with books on motorcycles to assist in the pain reduction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He warned that since the medication wears off quickly and that since I have such a bad case of PMS, that I needed to be put on a high dosage prescription.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So we started the <a href="http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/home/2012-show-n-shine" target="_blank">Beat the PMS Blues Online Show 'n' Shine</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">TM</span> to guarantee a high dose of photographic medication for me - we made sure there were great prizes and the contest was free to ensure a high volume of medication came in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Dr. Roadmeister also suggested great motorcycle videos - he recommended I spend some time watching <a href="http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/home/bdb-tv" target="_blank">BDB TV </a>and <a href="http://www.vridetv.com/" target="_blank"> VRide TV</a>.  Reruns of SOA or watching the DVD's and old bad B movies on bikers could also work in a pinch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He said he doubted I had much time to read but that if I did any of the <a href="http://adellelaudan.com/BikerStuff.html" target="_blank">motorcycle fictions by Adelle Laudan could be beneficial.</a>  <a href="http://cross-eyedair.com/Evil-Gospel/" target="_blank">The Cross-Eyed Airbrushing book was also suggested.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This weekend I am going to be on massive doses of medication - until then though I need to see more photos in that Show 'n' Shine or I may have another attack and that would not be good for anyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The best thing about the drugs that Dr. Roadmeister has ordered for me - in a life long prescription no less - is I can share my drugs!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You will know if I am getting appropriate amounts of medication or not by simply looking at me this weekend - if I am smiling, walking with a bit of a spring in my step - then the dosage is just right - if not I will be wearing a frown, kicking at things as I walk by and you will generally want to avoid me...something tells me though, this is going to be a GREAT weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There is quite a bit of news in the feeds today - a few international stories that caught my eye - the kinds of stories that let you know no matter your skin colour, your language, your background, your education, your location - real bikers are the same no matter where you go....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In Swaziland a group of bikers there <a href="http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/component/content/article/14601-swazi-boyz-bikers-bring-joy-to-siteki-kids" target="_blank">delivered food and sweets to disadvantaged children in Seteki.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Some riders from the UK are undertaking a journey in 2012 that will see them traverse over 10,000 miles to raise funds for a <a href="http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/component/content/article/286-news-international-/14600-west-norfolk-bikers-riding-from-japan-to-uk-to-raise-charity-cash-" target="_blank">fire services charity</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For other news, like the standings in the Dakar Rally visit our news feeds at <a href="http://www.beldrivebtty.com/">www.beldrivebtty.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I leave you with some funnies for the day - thank you to my friends who share on Facebook and by email.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Laughter, like motorcycles makes things better too!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And of course their spouses who have to live with them and if both spouses ride - well - HIDE THE GUNS! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">OR Crack out the air guns and go share some time in the garage...AFTER you enter our show 'n' shine!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yah - cause we generally don't ride in the winter - you see our car or truck there then though! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But in the spring,  summer and fall our bikes are the only therapy we need!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have to run, gotta finish packing, then a 8-9 hour drive to Airdrie depending on the roads....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Talk to you all tomorrow!</span><br />
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Calgary HERE I COME....

Ready or not, here I come - Calgary Motorcycle Show 2012 Edition! I am soooo looking forward to all the hugs, the bikes, the laughter, the...

American Liberty and Freedom under attack from within?

Belt Drive 0 International News, Law & Politics 8:01 AM

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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Iron Bolt Bruce (AKA the Long Distance Rider) has some distinct thoughts on Barack Obama's signing of the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act)  - <a href="http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/component/content/article/14589-bushbama-has-issued-his-ndaa-signing-statement-here-is-mine">he is blunt and to the point - no pussy footing with this gent.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So what is happening in the US? It appears that the land of the Free is becoming less and less free all the time and that fear and corruption have taken over.  We here in Canada need to be concerned and to watch our politicians - they are bed fellows whether we'd like to admit that or not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The most concerning part of the NDAA is that of detaining American CITIZENS for an indefinite period of time - with no trial and no right to council... (I hope I have read and absorbed everything about this situation properly)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The man I once held high hopes for for the US has turned into a nightmare in my humble opinion, worse the George W Bush if that is possible - he has done more to erode the freedoms and rights of the American people than any politician in history. He may very well be the biggest enemy of freedom...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And that brings me to this ...Why should what is happening in the US be of concern to you? Because we are neighbours to a country that is heading, I believe, in a very scary direction and where the US leads, Canada as a general rule seems to follow.  After all of the reading, the news watching that I have been doing, I have to ask - Is 2012 the year that will see the beginning of a civil war in the US? Is another Boston Tea Party on it's way?  Or are Americans going to simply allow their Government to take away all that they have held dear? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Thomas Jefferson:</b> Author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thomas was a wise man, he seemed to understand the difference in the hearts of the men who sought power and the people that power can be exerted on. Why is it that we never appear to learn from our past? That we always seem to make the same mistakes over and over? Look what his thoughts were - way back in the late 1700's and early 1800's. It's scary really....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">From the Thomas Jefferson Page of the Independent American Party Web Site: <a href="http://www.usiap.org/Legacy/Quotes/ThomasJefferson.html" target="_blank"> http://www.usiap.org/Legacy/Quotes/ThomasJefferson.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>"In matters of Power, let no more be heard of confidence in men, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution."<br /><br />"The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it."<br /><br />"The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases." <br /><br />"Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms [of government] those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny." <br /><br />"The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to others." <br /><br />"To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical." <br /><br />"The true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen in his person and property and in their management." <br /><br />"Does the government fear us? Or do we fear the government? When the people fear the government, tyranny has found victory. The federal government is our servant, not our master!" <br /><br />"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." <br />  <br />"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their money, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks], will deprive the people of their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." <br /><br />"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms ... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants, they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><o:p>It appears to me that all of this wonderful communication technology has deadened the nerves and sensibilities in people - we are so inundated with propaganda that we hardly even lift our heads anymore to look at the broader picture, to get upset or enraged or engaged. Apathy seems to abound and one day people will wake up to what the government/s are doing and by then, it may be too late.</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><o:p>There are many articles that may be of interest to you <a href="http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/" target="_blank">in the news feeds today</a> and our blogger - <a href="http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/component/content/article/332-contacts/14591-boomers-will-burst-the-housing-bubble-by-2021" target="_blank">William Perry has an interesting perspective on Real Estate...</a></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><o:p>I want to balance this editorial out with some laughter, I believe that laughter helps to clear the soul and the mind allowing us a balanced perspective on life, and with the world situation the way it is, balance would be a really good thing.</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><o:p>So, thanks to all of my friends on Facebook and my email buddies who share with me some of the funniest and thought provoking items....</o:p></span></div>
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