blogging Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:08:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Frozen in Place https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/12/frozen-in-place-2/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/12/frozen-in-place-2/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:08:22 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=11425 Chaos and Procrastination Despite the march of years I continue to ride through the winter. The goal is to ride all five machines in the garage at least once every two weeks for at least 15 miles. Enough time to drive the moisture from the oil, keep the batteries alive, and make room for periodic […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/12/frozen-in-place-2/feed/ 24 11425 Change and Choice https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/01/change-and-choice/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/01/change-and-choice/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2023 19:33:26 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10804 Riding Panacea Looking over the blog posts of the past year reveals a steady decline in the production of stories, essays, and messages along with the attendant photographs that have been a stable of Scooter in the Sticks for 15 years. Any deep investigation of this trend has been avoided, passed off to the realm […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/01/change-and-choice/feed/ 38 10804 Emerging From the Summer Doldrums https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/09/emerging-from-the-summer-doldrums/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/09/emerging-from-the-summer-doldrums/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:28:54 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10746 Summer Sloth I resist writing “I hate summer” but it certainly feels that way as I surface from the summer doldrums of inaction and sloth. When the temperature goes up, I don’t feel like doing anything. Instead, I’ve been making some short morning rides to breakfast and hanging out with my family, friends, and my […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/09/emerging-from-the-summer-doldrums/feed/ 16 10746 Springtime Blog Cleaning https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/04/springtime-blog-cleaning/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/04/springtime-blog-cleaning/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2022 21:05:33 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10673 A Time for Questions Ugh. It’s raining, it’s snowing, it’s hot, it’s cold. The change of seasons introduces so much change and confusion that it seems appropriate to commence a springtime blog cleaning. Springtime blog cleaning is a softer way of saying “get your shit together Steve.” Yeah, I need to do that. At least […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/04/springtime-blog-cleaning/feed/ 14 10673 Dispatch at 3:17am https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/06/dispatch-at-317am/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/06/dispatch-at-317am/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2018 07:21:14 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8505 Boalsburg Moto Hang At 3am my mind wanders.  Should be sleeping.  A rise for a drink of what has the brain turning again and creating a mental checklist of things to do and others to avoid.  The joys of thoughts in the middle of the night. Today is the Boalsburg Moto Hang — this episode […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/06/dispatch-at-317am/feed/ 20 8505 Interviews and an Internet Persona https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/10/interviews-internet-persona/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/10/interviews-internet-persona/#comments Mon, 23 Oct 2017 09:06:18 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7991 Who Am I? I ask the question often.  Usually in response to the latest puzzling act I’ve engaged. Each word or picture posted on Scooter in the Sticks becomes part of a constructed persona tallied in the digital ether and searchable by Google, Bing and myriad other search engines. My mother only exists as a […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/10/interviews-internet-persona/feed/ 14 7991 Finding My Way https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/09/finding-my-way/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/09/finding-my-way/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 2017 04:48:47 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7881 Feet Up and Relaxing Twisting the throttle as the scooter leaves the driveway is like turning a knob and pulling open a door to a secret room. Pulse quickens, eyes wide, body vibrates in a primal reaction to the unknown. At its best, riding is a reminder of what it means to be alive at […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/09/finding-my-way/feed/ 16 7881 Intoxicating Insanity https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/08/intoxicating-insanity/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/08/intoxicating-insanity/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:23:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7749 Are You Nuts? I confess an ulterior motive to this post; I’m testing a new blog post editing application — Blogo. Rather than always have to be online to create posts in the WordPress site, this would allow me to work offline, work on multiple posts, ready images and tags, and pretty much do everything […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/08/intoxicating-insanity/feed/ 17 7749 Seeking Feedback and Insight https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/seeking-feedback-and-insight/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/seeking-feedback-and-insight/#comments Sun, 26 Mar 2017 04:05:33 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7399 Finding My Way I’ve always wondered if anyone would be interested in purchasing prints from me of some of the images I’ve shared on Scooter in the Sticks.  And others I haven’t.  After I retire at the end of June I’m going to have time to engage some of the projects I’ve been thinking about […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/seeking-feedback-and-insight/feed/ 21 7399 Personal History: Blogging and Riding https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/personal-history-blogging-and-riding/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/personal-history-blogging-and-riding/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2017 05:16:09 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7368 Triumph America Personal history.  It’s not valued enough.  In a culture with dazzling tools to document and record, I find it amazing how superficial much of its production can be.  Details without soul, stories without feeling.  When I first started being asked why I blog it was difficult for me to answer.  The notion that […]

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