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A Sad Verse Numbers 24:17

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An old Harley Davidson and heavy rain did not mix. Near the end of Israel's sojourn in the wilderness, they were to pass through Moab. A king of Moab named Balak feared for his kingdom. He had heard that God led the Israelites from Egypt and that on their way out of that country, they spoiled the Egyptians. He also heard that when Pharaoh's army pursued the Israelites, that army was destroyed by the collapse of the miraculous passageway through the Red Sea that God had created for the fleeing Israelites. The sea parted for Israel and collapsed again upon the Egyptians. So King Balak sent for a soothsayer named Balaam. Balak's desire was that Balaam would curse the Israelites so that King Balak's army could slay them. What Balak did not understand is that the future of Israel had been decided by God many years ago, and the promises he made to Abraham and his descendents had not yet been fulfilled.  The messengers of King Balak found Balaam and presented their

Bull City Rumble

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We've been to this event before, but didn't see this many motorcycles and people. It's put on by Ton Up NC. When Jack was a chopper jockey this Panhead would have sported a drum front brake. It is a very clean bike compared to  the Baggers that are so popular these days.  When you could buy these Laverda Jotas new, Jack thought the engines looked too square and industrial. Now whenever he sees one he says, "What was I thinking?" A long bike with low bars, he would not get along with it now. Two stroke Yamaha flat track racer. An AJS flat track racer. A Honda road race bike. Bikes like this were popular at  Willow Springs in California in the eighties. I think this BMW R100RS came down from Connecticut. Here is a cleaner version. This is probably the nicest  motorcycle BMW ever built. It's hard to know which bikes will become very desirable classics. Most of the