Weather forecast graphics depict that yellow orb all week. So, rode the motorcycle yesterday and plan to do so most of the week. The only trouble is the nagging thought that I could ride past the office. Just a few miles north or south are roads winding through the wine country, the redwoods or within [...]
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sniff, sniff
From the Coincidental Smells Department: On the ride home yesterday I ended up riding behind a semi hauling cattle. (Referencing yesterday’s comment, “It’s not a bad thing, because when I’m riding, I seem to see so much more; smell so much more…“)
riding is like fishing…kind of…
Winter’s around the bend, frost is on the roofs and the heater’s kickin’ in every morning. You’d think that would be a very clear sign that it’s time to hang up the helmet and dump fuel stabilizer in the motorcycle tank. But no. Seems I’m hooked. Just a bit. It’s like fishing, when I tell [...]
good morning
Enjoyed the ride this morning in the cool, clear, crisp air of autumn. The pale orange sun cresting the hills over my left shoulder. Then through a tunnel of fog alongside alfalfa fields already asleep for the winter.
good to the last drop
Cost of new-to-me used motorcycle: Within Budget. Cost of labor to re-sync carburetors: $70. Last tank of gas at 49.7 mpg: Priceless. …actually it was $11.13, but I’m not complaining.
