It’s Tuesday. Time to show off a pair of summer toys that belong to John, a reader from Eastern Iowa. The first (pictured above) is a 2016 Harley Davidson Ultra with a Stage 2 engine upgrade. The second (pictured right) is a 1999 Harley Davidson Dyna that was purchased new by John’s late father. He says it has an additional 10k in chrome, 60k miles, and is now a show bike. Both are exceptional but it has to be hard not riding that ’99 Dyna! Thanks for sharing them both, John.

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Keep, Here is our fair weather toys. The one on the right is a 99 Dyna my late father bought new, basically stock except for 10k in chrome added. The ultra we bought new in 2016, stage 2 engine upgrade, 110 hp, 115 ft lbs of torque. The Dyna is only a show bike now, has 60k miles and looks better than new, never been on trailer. -John from Eastern Iowa

It’s Monday. Had a weekend that was good and not so good. The good was the weather was fantastic, the car show out in Morris, IL, was fantastic, the Bears game was fantastic, and the Nascar race at Indy was fantastic. 

What wasn’t fantastic was waking up Sunday morning with a nasty intestinal bug. I heard this has been going around and was pretty nasty. I can confirm that yes, it’s damn nasty. I have zero energy because I haven’t eaten much and don’t really have an appetite. I’ve been moving around all day like a narcoleptic zombie. I’m hoping to feel better tomorrow—we’ll see how that goes.

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It’s Sunday! Holy crap! The Bears won their first preseason game against the Dolphins (20-13) Saturday afternoon. And even better, our young new quarterback, Justin Fields, didn’t suck!

I went into the game with fairly low expectations because, well, last year was a mix of few highs and far too many lows. Though this game wasn’t perfect, it actually went fairly well and gives Bears fans hope for a good season ahead.

And hope is good.

-keep