It’s sometimes about dreams here at ffw headquarters, so the anticipation that comes with planning is part and parcel around the ol’ homestead. That’s why I wasted spent part of Sunday afternoon with the motorcycle. I justified it a bit with some small maintenance items…an adjustment to the rear brake, a bit of fiddling with [...]
Posts under ‘Motorcycles’
new (to me) motorcycle!
Years since my brother and I drooled over one at the local motorcycle dealer, and with my son Sean now the proud owner of my first bike (Honda CB650SC Nighthawk), I’m now the owner of a 1997 Honda Nighthawk 750 (CB750). Picked it up Friday with – get this – 3,926 miles on it! Need [...]
catching up (last weekend): first spring ride
I answered the phone about a week and a half ago to discover that I wasn’t the only one suffering a mild bout of cabin fever. Seems that The Eldest Son has felt similar cravings for a bit of outdoor adventure, and his cryptic posts on Facebook was evidence of his malady. What are you [...]
end of a season
It’s been a good year, trout-fishing-wise, that is. And tomorrow it’ll end in the Sierras with one last hurrah. Sean and I will make a late-night run to the cabin with plans to spend Friday in the water. Maybe we’ll even hook some fish. If we don’t, it’s dinner at Diamondback Grill. And maybe a [...]
motorcycling, weather, and the Marine way
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will [...]
