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Everyday Exploring on a Vespa

Scooter in the Sticks — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 04:28:19 +0000

Not Much to Say, No Where Special to Go The past week I’ve been wandering. Sometimes with purpose. Other times aimlessly. Each ride has been an exercise in following a whim, a feeling, going where ever the current takes me. Riding a Vespa scooter certainly makes it easy to embrace that sort of thing. As […]

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Freedom of the Morning Commute

Scooter in the Sticks — Wed, 10 May 2017 04:31:05 +0000

Embracing the Morning Commute A quick post, a nod to commuting on the Vespa scooter, a recognition of the transformation from transportation to a flying freedom. First, a confession. I don’t commute every day. Some days I shrink at the thought of riding to work. It could be the weather but more often it’s a […]

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Ride More, Worry Less

Scooter in the Sticks — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 06:01:33 +0000

Riding Realizations Riding alone provides extended opportunities to think. It’s one of the unlooked for benefits of riding that partially fuels my year round riding. That thinking serves to clear out the noise and cobwebs that collect between my ears on a minute by minute, hour by hour basis and can lead to a wonderful […]

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Post-Heart Attack Breakfast

Scooter in the Sticks — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 05:08:17 +0000

Daily Choice for a Post-Heart Attack Breakfast A heart attack almost two years ago has transformed breakfast. The once daily stops at McDonalds for a bacon, egg and cheese biscuit with a hash brown chaser has been replaced with something more predictably healthy. Less fat. Fewer calories. Just about everyday now starts in the same […]

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View Out the Door

Scooter in the Sticks — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 05:05:08 +0000

View to a Scooter Home for lunch and some tennis ball tossing with the dogs. Getting ready to go back to work, I see the Vespa waiting through the front door. The weather is warm and has me thinking winter is over. But it’s February and plenty of time for sub-zero weather and heavy snowfalls. […]

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Introspection

Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 04:22:53 +0000

In the Mirror After weeks of not riding and grumbling over a some back it’s time to step back and appraise the view. Introspection isn’t always pleasant but does provide some clues for the journey ahead. I made a first entry in my journal in a month this morning. What was once a near daily […]

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Ride or Work

Scooter in the Sticks — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 04:33:06 +0000

Edward Hopper Scene I want to be a painter, working in oil, shuttered away in a solitary studio, alone, sparked by dreams of a Vespa and the road. When work and life intensify my head goes to secret places. Some days it’s a question of ride or work. Resorting to my secondary scooter parking space […]

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Open Road

Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 04:05:13 +0000

Perfect Saturday Clear skies, open road, Vespa. The perfect Saturday morning. Almost. One element is missing — time. Looking down the road I see nothing but possibilities. A quick look at my to-do list and I grudgingly accept this ride will be short. Regardless, even a short ride is good. Allows me to set the […]

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Scooter Country

Scooter in the Sticks — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 04:05:47 +0000

The World is My Oyster There are times on the road, alone and on the way home, that everything feels completely familiar. It’s my own world. Scooter country. As good as that feels, it can lead to a comfortable disregard of everything and end not seeing anything. Pulling off the road, turning off the Vespa […]

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Ride Home From Work

Scooter in the Sticks — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 06:28:06 +0000

Remains of the Day Walking from my office to the scooter, regardless of time or weather, it’s always pleasant to lay eyes on the Vespa. There’s much focus on the ride to work, the idea of commuting and the attendant focus on being an informed, trained diligent rider. The rides to work do much to […]

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