junior Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:35:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Cold, Snow, Chicken https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/01/cold-snow-chicken/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/01/cold-snow-chicken/#comments Sat, 04 Jan 2014 22:48:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=50 Another morning of snow and ice on the road and cold in the air.  Walking Junior up the street I tried to convince myself that I could easily handle the snow on the road.  There was, after all, a lot of grit and salt mixed in with the snow.  And big patches of hard ice […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/01/cold-snow-chicken/feed/ 7 50 Happy New Year! https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/01/happy-new-year/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/01/happy-new-year/#comments Wed, 01 Jan 2014 17:30:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=52 A new year has arrived in cold and blustery fashion.  Junior and I ventured out to the mountains to breathe fresh air, let hearts pump blood into straining muscles, and enjoy another day walking on the earth. Junior is my guide and I work to reflect the same happy, satisfied look on my face.  His […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/01/happy-new-year/feed/ 21 52 Junior the Birthday Boy https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/08/junior-birthday-boy/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/08/junior-birthday-boy/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:00:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=115 Junior is five years old today.  Kim and I have had the pleasure of sharing life with him for almost four of those years and look forward to many more.  This picture, made on one of our morning walks in the hills near our house, shows Junior resting after miles of running up and down […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/08/junior-birthday-boy/feed/ 6 115 Stalled But Still Moving https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/01/stalled-but-still-moving/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/01/stalled-but-still-moving/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:24:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=155 It’s been months since I’ve ridden the Vespa.  Any adventure on the road occurs inside the comfortable confines of a Honda Odyssey van.  Driving to Altoona, Pennsylvania today in the fog plucked chords of longing for being on the scooter.  All I need do is repair the Vespa, brave the cold concrete floor of the […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/01/stalled-but-still-moving/feed/ 13 155 Winter Riding Miscalculation https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/02/winter-riding-miscalculation/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/02/winter-riding-miscalculation/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:56:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=208 Fourteen degrees and windy this morning when Junior and I made our way up the street to play ball.  It was one of those mornings when even a dog pauses to consider the weather. I carefully inspected the street surface trying to differentiate how much loose dry snow on top of bare pavement was blowing […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/02/winter-riding-miscalculation/feed/ 8 208 Waiting for Junior https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/02/waiting-for-junior/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/02/waiting-for-junior/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:00:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=219 Junior knew this vet visit was different. I could see it in his eyes — a nervous scanning of the office, maybe noticing the place was empty at the end of the day. Maybe he could feel the small injury that resulted from his exuberant reaction to my arrival at doggy daycare when he banged […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/02/waiting-for-junior/feed/ 12 219 Riding Interruption Due to Snow https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/01/riding-interruption-due-to-snow/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/01/riding-interruption-due-to-snow/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:04:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=223 A fresh snowfall overnight — just four or five inches but enough for me to opt out of riding today.  I’ve ridden in this kind of situation before but only to prove I could or to test out my winter tires when I bought them.  With nothing to prove to myself the angels of my […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/01/riding-interruption-due-to-snow/feed/ 13 223 Decision Making https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/01/decision-making/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/01/decision-making/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:09:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=226 A frosty beard on Junior should be a strong enough indication that the Vespa should stay in garage.  Still, I was running scenarios through my head from the time I woke up.  The Weather.com app indicated 13F and clear skies — certainly not a show stopper.  Looking ahead the forecast showed ice and snow moving […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/01/decision-making/feed/ 12 226 Heat the Lazy Rider (Blogger) Does Make https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/07/heat-lazy-rider-blogger-does-make/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/07/heat-lazy-rider-blogger-does-make/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:12:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=261 Riding the past two weeks has been brutal. Words like fry, broil, bake, roast and hell come to mind.  Summer is my riding off-season especially when the temperature exceeds 80F.  I can’t remember the last time I felt comfortable riding. Or walking for that matter.  Junior heads for the creek when we go for a […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/07/heat-lazy-rider-blogger-does-make/feed/ 8 261 My Dog Junior and the Daily Rider — March 12, 2001 https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/03/my-dog-junior-and-daily-rider-march-12/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2011/03/my-dog-junior-and-daily-rider-march-12/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:20:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=303 The last ten days worth of images from the #DailyRider and #MyDogJunior collection that I send out daily via Twitter. Shooting and tweeting is pretty easy. Preparing these posts is work! The past week has been hectic and I just haven’t had time to finish the post on the Piaggio MP3 with the sidecar rig. […]

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