Aaaarrrrghh!
Well, I’ll be a son of a …. SOB. I just get to the bike — blocked in the carport by assorted lawn and patio furniture taken out of the six-day Ark-test rainfall to stay as dry as possible, which isn’t very — when the freakin’ sun runs away and the sky opens up.
It’s pouring, [...]
What’s that blinding orb in the sky?
The storm clouds have taken on a funny hue, so bright, so white, shining almost like, um, what was that thing I read about in history books?
And why is the sky not crying?
Wait. It’s not raining. The sun is dipping in and out of the clouds and there’s less than a 70 percent chance of [...]
Figures and statistics and white helmets
A European study shows that scooters are more likely to be involved in fatal collisions than motorcycles.
The study from various Euro states shows that motorcycles are about equally represented in the wrecks, fatal and non-fatal, but that small-engined mopeds and scooters were overly represented. In other words, more crashes of scooters were reported than the [...]
Needing a fix
I missed yesterday.
With the call to rain at 60 percent, I backed out of my daily commute. Now, with today’s call at 40 percent and tomorrow’s back to 60 and 40 pretty much through to next week, I’m left to wonder, do I Yoda or Thump?
The Corolla gets me 25 mpg in the city. The [...]
Ride for work.
I’m playing the lottery, I’m so damn lucky.
Despite the constant thrill ride of the economy and the concerns about little pink slips of paper, I’ve got the best job in the world. I was reminded why on Tuesday when I set off to Fluvanna County for a bit of the old question-and-answer.
Beautiful day and an [...]
When it rains, I’m usually riding
What’s in a nickname?
Ah, the joy of the SOBs
Yo, dad! SOBs rock!
Oh, Phuket! How much like we, you are…
Don’t die in Phuket, or any where else, for that matter.
That was close
Guess it’s back to less-than-mellow yellow