Buon Compleanno to Sophia whose birthday was last Saturday. Since we don't exchange cards, I didn't have her name on the calendar, so I missed her 91st.
It's a shame the effect aging has on our bodies - especially on someone like her who was blessed with such natural beauty. They say beauty is only skin deep, but it's hard to watch those you love get older and see the changes both to the outward appearance but also the other physical changes - the loss of muscle mass and flexibility, and the illnesses that come along later in life.
It's not easy getting old, but we do have a certain amount of control over the process. Stay away from the junk food, tobacco products, excessive consumption of alcohol, and get some exercise on a regular basis. I'm doing fairly well for my age. I certainly don't look like I discovered the fountain of youth, but staying active and having a good mental attitude seems to slow the aging process a bit.
It's going to be interesting to see what effect Florida's putting a halt to mandatory vaccines is going to have on the health of young people when they no longer have to take 24 different ones. Will the link to autism be proven? Why get a vaccine for something that's treatable anyway?
It appears the pendulum is swinging back towards all of us being responsible for our own health rather than relying on big Pharma coming to the rescue. While I don't recommend taking medical advice from a welder, I'm sure we all can agree getting outside in the sunshine and fresh air and going for a bike ride or a walk can't hurt. Do some load bearing exercises as well and your body will thank you by making your daily tasks easier and improving your mental health. If you want to keep moving, you have to keep moving!
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we (me) have a question for you please-
why don't we see stainless steel motorcycle frames? besides weight and/or cost. (Jeopardy goes music here)
I've seen a couple of bicycle frames of stainless, but there is no advantage to it. Stainless costs more than carbon steel, is harder to work on, and harder on the tools. Their thinwall tubes have a tendency to crack if subjected to repeated twisting motion. Aluminum castings and/or carbon fiber with the engine as a stressed member have cut down on the amount of frame required on modern race bikes. Frame design is both art and science, but if there was an advantage to using stainless steel, it would be out there. However, a stainless steel frame with all of the tubes polished would make a nice show bike or custom - look like a Rickman frame without the nickel plating.
I enjoy imagining beautiful polished stainless frames that never rust or need paint, unless you wanted to paint it. I have a Rickman Zundapp 125 with a china 250 motor to transplant into, the frame is nickel plated. only a few places I will need to mig weld different fabricated motor mounts onto the frame. I'll clean/smooth my gross welds down then wire wheel the welds and then polish them then maybe brush clear paint over the bare welds. the bike will be indoor display only ridden in the cul-du-sacagawea on rare occasion.
kept perfectly clean.
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