"I Should Buy" Poll Results

I think there has been some electronic tampering going on here. Did Diebold design this poll gadget? First off, I don’t think more than 10 people read my blog. Seriously. If I had an audience of 50 or more people, surely I would have been discovered by some great publisher by now who would have [...]

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Life’s blind corners

When I was riding home from work on Tuesday, I chose to go down Columbia (shown above) over Snowville because there’s less traffic and it’s generally more scenic. However, Columbia does have a rather roaring pitch to the bottom, though it–unlike many of the roads in the valley–does not end abruptly at a stop sign. [...]

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Motorcycle Endorsement

First, spare me your concern and do not deluge the comments of this blog with platitudes about how dangerous motorcycles are (“Be careful” counts as one of these comments, it’s reminiscent of a worry-wart mother). It drives me nuts how people feel obligated to pipe in their views about the dangers of motorcycles–without provocation–whenever they [...]

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No April Fool’s Trick

This morning I passed the written test for the motorcycle temporary license. Onward and upward! I won’t really know what to think until I’ve actually ridden a motorcycle… But I’m halfway there. Now, if I can find someone with a junker bike to teach me before June… (Who wants to wait for June?? I’ve wanted [...]

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Another set of two wheels

For those of you not immediately in my sphere of daily contact, I thought I’d update you on my latest obsession: I’m currently studying for the temporary permit test for a motorcycle endorsement. A friend of mine and her husband (R and J from my recent skiing adventures) and I are signed up for Ohio’s [...]

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