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RIP Steve Jobs: Genius, Entrepreneur and Rider
I was talking to my mother on my iPhone when she told me about Steve Job’s death. I was shocked, but not surprised given the depth of his illness. Nonetheless, it was like the loss of an old friend, one that years before immersing in Apple, rode an old Beemer. Though I have no history…
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A new place to park my motorcycle…
I have been immersed in the haze of searching for a new abode. Gary and I have been renting for three years now, and with prices and interest rates so low, we are entertaining a new home, but boy not without trials and tribs. We went through a house inspection yesterday only to discover that…
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Let’s get this Friday started right!!!
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Stay tuned for the follow up with words and photos of the Bikes and Babes: Quintessential Female Riders…
My Grandmother, Vera Evangeline War I began thinking about this post a while ago and finally am about to actually let the women who ride, speak for themselves. Bikes and Babes–What constitutes the quintessential female rider? Who are those women who ride? What are they thinking? Next week you’ll be able to answer that question…
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San Francisco–a beautiful day in a beautiful city!
On Saturday Gary and I went to San Francisco. We didn’t ride but instead drove since we were meeting friends from Canada. We couldn’t have chosen a better day!! The drive down was the usual freeway schlug from Sacramento, but as we approached the city the sun was brightly shining and once across the Bay…
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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY to all dad’s out there!!
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Sex sells…
I found this official Harley ad entitled Legs, which was run in Brazil in 2001. The ad campaign was never used here in the USA. Though offended by the stereotype, I am also confused by the visual presentation. The motorcycle is as comfortable as an office chair? One’s crossed legs are denied the freedom of…
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Drive SANELY, after all this is Nevada! More old maps…
The old Nevada maps were a blast to peruse. The first was from 1954. Nevada 1960 … wazup with the cover photo? They couldn’t find anything better for a cover photo? I mean the Sierra Mountains are lovely but that photo is NOT. A better subject might be Pyramid Lake, Lake Tahoe, Walker Lake, Virginia…
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Old Maps… an amazing source of delight
While having my auto smogged last week, I discovered an estate sale and, to my delight, a stack of old maps. Now, some people love antique stuff, and I am no stranger to finding some amazing deals at estate and garage sales, but I am mostly limited to purchasing ephemera, or old paper products. Whether…
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Los Angeles…home to the Watts Towers
Combining my motorcycle and art addiction makes touring a very stimulating and rewarding experience, especially when seeing something as brilliant as the Watts Towers, by Simon Rodia. An Italian immigrant, Simon began construction on the Watts Towers in 1921 and for 34 years he worked single-handedly to build his towers without benefit of machine equipment,…