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Welcome back to the Bull Pen. If you don't remember me, my name is Dean Akey and a few years back I was in a serious motorcycle accident.  I was enjoying a poker run on a brisk Saturday morning and was hit head on by a mini van on a metal grate bridge.  The accident put 60 staples in my head, bro...
12/18/2008
Welcome back to the Bull Pen.  I am Dean Akey, and it's my pleasure to share the road with you once again.  It looks like us bikers are going to have to dig our country out of the mess we are in once again... You are probably thinking, what mess, and what do I have to do now....  The mess I am re...
12/18/2008
Harley One Zero Fizive  Do you ever feel like there is a dark cloud that follows only you?  That was how my journey to Harley's 105 celebration started.  I packed up on Tuesday morning loaded with everything I could fit on the bike and off I went.  When I crossed into Wisconsin, Betty (my 2001 ro...
12/18/2008
Welcome back to the Bull Pen.  My name is Dean Akey and I will be your guide thru another fun filled edition.  Are you ready?  Let's get started.     You might be surprised to know but quite often someone will come up to me and tell me, "I wish I sold insurance".  It is a wonderful experience to ...
12/18/2008
Welcome back to the Bull Pen.  We survived 2008 and now can officially start the countdown clock to riding season once again.  My name is Dean Akey and I will be your guide thru another fun filled edition.  Are you ready?  Let's get started. It's friggin freezing out there.... Where is all of thi...
12/18/2008
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With Christmas just around corner it's time to start planning my Christmas feast.  This year I am returning to my roots to make my world famous cabbage rolls.  I know this is not what many would consider as a traditional holiday meal but boy are they most excellent.  I have prepared my cabbage ro...
12/17/2008
Health insurance giant Aetna has announced that it will cut about 3% of its workforce in an effort to reduce costs.  Currently Aetna employs over 36,000 people so the reduction will total 1000 jobs.  Aetna is the third largest health insurer in the nation and currently insures about 37,200,000 pe...
12/17/2008
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company announced on December 8th, 2008 it will be raising its rates for new and existing auto customers effective December 29, 2008.  The rate increases will vary and be based upon State Farm's rating territories and loss data.  In addition to increasing th...
12/17/2008
    Ok, so I am a bit upset with the recent news with Governor Rod Blagojevich.  I was looking for a positive way to express my frustration.  I started by looking for some positive accomplishments our Governor had to help me see that at least there were some positive attributes here.  Hard to fin...
12/15/2008
Ok, Rod is out or on the way out.  That's a good thing.  I hate to see what our politicians are doing or have done while supposedly working for us.  So lets fast forward for a second.  Chicago is the only US city still under consideration to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.  If successful, the grea...
12/11/2008
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