Comments on: Non-Riding Observations

By: Heinz & Frenchie

Heinz & Frenchie — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:46:00 +0000

And we thought that Florida had all the rude bad drivers. Here we have to live by the 5 second rule. At a red light, wait 5 seconds after the light turns green before pulling into the intersection. And look both ways!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:00:00 +0000

evan: I took the day off on Friday to work in the darkroom but even if I hadn't I don't suppose I would have ventured out on the Vespa. I've ridden home in bad weather but don't often choose to begin the day that way anymore.

It will be there again.

I checked out your Web site and was particularly interested in the Moleskine section. I've never thought about a rubber band to keep the pen in place.

By: Evan "JabberWokky" Edwards

Evan "JabberWokky" Edwards — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:22:00 +0000

For the first time I gave in to my guilty instinct to check on your scooter. My wife works in the chemistry building, and I drive past your lot every morning. The photos you've posted are fairly anonymous, but I've been taking photos all over campus for a few years now. Until now I've pushed away the urge to swing by and see your scooter in person out of concern that I'd appear to be a stalker.

On Friday I finally succumbed. If you had driven through the ice coated world that morning, I wanted to bear witness. I'm glad you did the sane thing and chose not to, but I was secretly hoping that you had somehow managed a superhuman feat and somehow done it and I'd see the silver scoot sitting there under a thin coat of ice.

By: Bill Sommers

Bill Sommers — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:18:00 +0000

Just turning the calender to February makes me feel better. Spring really isn't that far off now.

It feels good to off-load thoughts like these after they've built up for awhile, but really, I think that all of those things happen in all of our little worlds too. Thats why we can all relate so well.

Have fun,
Bill

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:44:00 +0000

conchscooter: Kim was looking at pictures in my little digital camera last night --- nice little pictures of snow scenes, the dog, sugar and spice and everything nice, and then she comes to the dead deer picture. I hear a loud "Awwww!" Then she remembered I'm a photographer and that I shoot first, ask questions later...

You're observations are accurate and points towards a lot of the daily noise that may slowly be killing us. There are alternatives though but none too easy.

You didn't need a longer comment. This one was perfect.

sarch: Yeah, no matter the cause our behavior is still a matter of choices.

By: Sarch

Sarch — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:06:00 +0000

There are times where ones' radar seems to pick up on these attacks on decency and common courtesy. Other times they go unnoticed or are so distant as to be unworthy of one's time.

Conchscooter makes a point with the fact that sometimes the general obnoxiousness of society is driven by factors we do not see. However from my viewpoint it is still....self-centered obnoxiousness.

By: Conchscooter

Conchscooter — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:25:00 +0000

This list is much more fun than dead dear. Deer,I mean. You are a crack up- there is no meaning, other than too many things to keep us busy and too little time! Remember the joke about life being like a meal where the first diner says “What terrible food!” and the second diner replies “…and such small portions!” Life sucks and its too short.
The lady running the stop was late for eight appointments, the tailgater is desperate to arrive before his boss notices he’s late and the guy with the horn just got yelled at for delivering wilted flowers…
And thats a longer comment than I’ve got time to write!