Comments on: Falling Off the Grid

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:35:24 +0000

irondad: He (Junior) is a handful. But he is making me stronger. At least that's what I tell myself.

Did I say something about your posts?

Sojourner: A Ural rig has crossed my mind more than once for a whole lot of reasons. It seems delightfully simple and straightforward.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:33:09 +0000

Mr. Riepe: You always seem to supply the right input at the right time. Thanks for that.

I am not ready to write that 15000 word essay yet but it's in my head...

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:32:03 +0000

Chris: Those are thorough instructions for a Vespa sidecar. Thanks!

Dave: The more I use the iPhone the more I see possibilities that outweigh it's limitations. I've some some things with it now that I actually want to make some prints.

By: Sojourner rides

Sojourner rides — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:42:27 +0000

Junior sure is a handsome pup! The grey days are playing games with my disposition. Getting out for very long walks helps. However, I’d love a ural for safer wintery rides. I love the photo grids!

By: irondad

irondad — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:07:25 +0000

So that’s why you’re so tired and can’t blog. Sorry my posts are so long but thanks for hanging in there with them!

By: Jack Riepe

Jack Riepe — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:34:24 +0000

Dear Steve:

I write for a living and periodically get sick of looking at this keyboard. By periodically, I occasionally mean every eight hours. I thought it would be fun to just write about motorcycling, but that too grows tedious after a while.

I think you should publish your monumentally long manifesto. I guarantee it will resonate with some people.

Once, when I hadn't written for three weeks, I published a ride report that was 15,000 words long. I was told no one would read it. To date, it drew the best response of all my pieces.

Length is an enticement when the story has a few twists in it, apparently.

Fondest regards,
Jack • reep • Toad
Twisted Roads

By: David

David — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:13:29 +0000

Say what you will about the iphone camera (And what I've heard hasn't been good) I like your story grids. The vignetting and soft focus of the iphone camera really gives a kind of funky, old fashioned, high contrast kind of feel to the photos. In a way it's a regression to the old kodak box camera look. Not everyone's cup of tea, but I like it. :)

Dave T.

By: Chris Luhman

Chris Luhman — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:04:15 +0000

Sidecar for the vespa… dogs like sidecars

Here are some directions to get you started 🙂

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gbh/VespaSidecar/

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:41:22 +0000

conchscooter: You are exactly right about the dog just meaning a change of focus. Kim keeps telling me it is a temporary change as we work with him to make him a fine canine citizen. Hard to believe as he sits at my feet throwing a bone around and snorting like a stallion....

I'm convinced that Junior will not be a riding dog. Maybe a model, but not a riding companion.

By: Conchscooter

Conchscooter — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:21:37 +0000

I used to put my dog on floorboards of my Vespa and I’ve seen people do that. Actually you would be a good candiate for a hack as you don’t ride too terribly fast anyway (I’m trying to be polite here in a non threatening feminine sort of way).
You suggested ages ago I call my blog Key West Vespa and i went with Diary instead and I’m glad I did. Getting a dog just means a change of emphasis for a while. personally I have a lot more fun exploring the backroads with the dog not least because you can be nosy and people just see some dude walking his labrador, not a biker casing his home.
And as to lengthy posts here’s an exmaple of why it’s easy. stop dithering and get on with it (meant in a Stalinist sort of way).