Comments on: Small Detour During the Ride to Work

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:02:00 +0000

joao: Thanks for the kind words. Portugal is a long way from here! Hope you find enough information to get yourself an LX150. They are a solid performing scooter.

irondad: I'll have to put the Daniel Myer book on my reading list. I never knew there were so many motorcycle books out there.

By: irondad

irondad — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:42:00 +0000

Steve,
I believe the reference is to Daniel Meyers. He wrote a book called "Life is a Road; the Soul is a Motorcycle". I believe that he also wrote the piece about the squirrel attacking the rider and then the patrol car.

Gary had mentioned that piece and I put the story out on a blog post.

By: Joao

Joao — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:44:00 +0000

Hey, I was looking for pictures and info on lx 150 and found your blog. Nice contents!

Cheers

Joao (Portugal)

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:07:00 +0000

Tim: the right frame of mind can transform just about anything!

sarch: Thanks for the kind words. I enjoy riding to work. It is a nice way to start and finish the work day. Allows me to gear up and down in a really relaxing way.

eldercattus: I'm not sure I know who Dan Myers is. Can you enlighten us?

hrw115: I used to ride those trips on a bicycle but I have lost the desire and conditioning but I remember well how intense the memories could be.

By: hrw115

hrw115 — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:02:00 +0000

The fog that you have taken pictures of was absolutely awesome the other morning. Fog like that never ceases to amaze me.

On another note – I have been riding my bicycle on the weekends doing little 25 to 30 mile rides. Yesterday I went down through Oak Hall into Centre Hall – and have seen many of the trees and places you have been taking pictures of. Even the Burma Shave ads! My old Elementary School has been ripped down and replaced with something much larger and much more modern looking. I saw the house where I had been babysat as a little girl, where I used to go swimming, and where I used to hang out with my friends. We rode the whole way to Spring Mills and saw many many things that I haven’t seen in years. In a way, though I wasn’t on a scooter, I felt like I was taking one of your trips. 🙂

By: Eldercattus

Eldercattus — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:31:00 +0000

Being retired (& loving it), I no longer go to w**k or have a j*b. nevertheless, given the choice, I prefer the secondary, county or township roads. I have better thing to do than ‘make time’ down the road … unless it is to get to some place that has secondary roads I’ve not yet traveled. I sgree with Dan Myers; it’s the journey,not the destination.

By: Sarch

Sarch — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:13:00 +0000

Wow Steve....an awesome post here.
The pics are fantastic and pull me in (I suddenly realized I was litterally leaning into the screen - my nose nearly touching it).

You and Little Billy are starting to light a fire in me to ride to work more often.

I haven't been to your blog in a long time. I believe it's time to become a regular. (Geez, you've even got me thinking about the possibility of parking a scooter next to my Nomad in the garage).

By: SimplyTim

SimplyTim — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:12:00 +0000

Steve,

Great shots, and a nice shot in the arm to start the day with.

The combination of an active choice, taking time, great surroundings and the right frame of mind...yes!

Tim