tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post7938096915630720608..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): New bike!jo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-71156986973649042152011-10-04T12:25:46.049-04:002011-10-04T12:25:46.049-04:00Why were you embarrassed? It might not have been a...Why were you embarrassed? It might not have been a effort for you, but isn't that what the best gifts are? Effortless? This child needs more people like you. <br /><br />I have been reading these posts for awhile and I can see how much he needs YOU in his life to make it a stable life so he has a real chance to become all that he is or can be, we all do at any point in our lives. He was expressing what he feels in the only way he knew how. Accept it and appreciate it. AND thanks for sharing this story.Sharon Newton Imageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244444640158806584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-78699652990098342682011-10-03T10:59:28.887-04:002011-10-03T10:59:28.887-04:00Thanks, Anon!Thanks, Anon!jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-73259563593814143162011-09-29T17:37:25.279-04:002011-09-29T17:37:25.279-04:00VIN Etching is used on automobiles. The car's ...VIN Etching is used on automobiles. The car's VIN is etched onto all of the windows to discourage their theft and resale apart from the original automobile. Bikes have (or used to when I was a kid) a Serial Number embossed in the steel under the crank. Unfortunately most people never write down their bike's serial number, also bike theft isn't always a high priority for the police. To make a quick record to prove ownership take some date stamped digital pictures of LBB on the bike as well as a picture of the Serial Number. If there is a problem that record (as well as your receipt) should convenience an officer the bike belongs to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-15287247600791621872011-09-27T21:45:35.513-04:002011-09-27T21:45:35.513-04:00Etched? What do you mean?Etched? What do you mean?jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-19884012279998761612011-09-27T12:46:36.491-04:002011-09-27T12:46:36.491-04:00Wonderful! I am so glad you could help him like t...Wonderful! I am so glad you could help him like this!!!! Could you get the bike vin etched against theft?Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-7001008946968759932011-09-26T22:30:26.388-04:002011-09-26T22:30:26.388-04:00As with everything you write about Little Biker Bo...As with everything you write about Little Biker Boy, this seems beautiful but sad. Once again, I'm happy he has you in his life.BrightenedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140255969796496082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-81696406035929846392011-09-24T17:57:46.600-04:002011-09-24T17:57:46.600-04:00I love his enthusiasm.I love his enthusiasm.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-45327477759710129922011-09-24T08:54:42.979-04:002011-09-24T08:54:42.979-04:00I think the effort on your part doesn't really...I think the effort on your part doesn't really factor into his gratitude, because to him this is a REALLY big deal. I bet it is one of the childhood memories that vividly sticks with him his whole life.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-61484623460439500542011-09-23T21:26:53.144-04:002011-09-23T21:26:53.144-04:00Gifts are not about effort. They are about rightn...Gifts are not about effort. They are about rightness. You did exactly the right thing at exactly the right time. That is even rarer than effort.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-3800362171163316212011-09-23T08:15:43.626-04:002011-09-23T08:15:43.626-04:00Yes, I bought him a helmet and a lock. I warned hi...Yes, I bought him a helmet and a lock. I warned him, though, that the lock won't stop most bicycle thieves, so his plan is to wheel the bike into his bedroom and keep it there.<br /><br />I haven't seen his sister since June. Neither has he. She's been living with her father so I don't have any access to her.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-38355947625624771152011-09-22T21:39:41.108-04:002011-09-22T21:39:41.108-04:00Magpie - I was thinking the same thing.Magpie - I was thinking the same thing.Tie-Dye Brother-in-lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-42316661817250523002011-09-22T21:12:54.257-04:002011-09-22T21:12:54.257-04:00You rock.
Whatever happened to his sister?You rock.<br /><br />Whatever happened to his sister?Rev Dr Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686528826414330355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-18099406875022251492011-09-22T17:38:38.885-04:002011-09-22T17:38:38.885-04:00helmet, i know you remembered that.
his parents c...helmet, i know you remembered that.<br /><br />his parents can't do this for him. but he needs it so badly. xoxokathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-29229314375535592122011-09-22T13:47:07.207-04:002011-09-22T13:47:07.207-04:00What a wonderful reminder of appreciating the vari...What a wonderful reminder of appreciating the variety of life's pleasures that we can enjoy or gift to others. :)Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182545928893031630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-77042565078408566572011-09-22T11:30:59.669-04:002011-09-22T11:30:59.669-04:00you're so awesome.
(did you get him a lock?)you're so awesome.<br />(did you get him a lock?)Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-51284550360280856272011-09-22T10:34:49.637-04:002011-09-22T10:34:49.637-04:00I love your posts about biker boy and this is a be...I love your posts about biker boy and this is a beautiful story. I love bicycles just as much as he does and even though I'm 30 years old I understand his excitement! There are just so many places to go on a bike.Melissa Sarnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-82166039983119151162011-09-22T08:57:29.790-04:002011-09-22T08:57:29.790-04:00This makes me smile.This makes me smile.museymehttp://museyme.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-49869423873398835242011-09-22T08:52:41.224-04:002011-09-22T08:52:41.224-04:00Sometimes life's events take us by surprise an...Sometimes life's events take us by surprise and we forget that they have to "get used to me," just as we have to get used to them. His enthusiasm is amazing. Beautiful story.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17470564337562063124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-16882924729490309742011-09-22T08:28:07.522-04:002011-09-22T08:28:07.522-04:00It may not have been much effort on your part, but...It may not have been much effort on your part, but on the part of his parents it might have been a much greater effort/expense. So I think his gratitude is just about right. :) Great story!Kait W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14444489050806749601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-55955591934513224442011-09-22T07:17:04.840-04:002011-09-22T07:17:04.840-04:00To a kid that age, a new bike is very, very exciti...To a kid that age, a new bike is very, very exciting.Cindynoreply@blogger.com