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Craving a Vespa Ride

Scooter in the Sticks — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 13:17:42 +0000

The Desire to Ride For many riders the desire to ride is a familiar feeling. One that can surface without warning or expectation and gently interfere with thoughts and actions. And sometimes, those feelings can be so overwhelming that they can lead me to drop what I’m doing and go for a ride. And for […]

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Channeling My Father

Scooter in the Sticks — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 04:10:00 +0000

Thank You Father When I was five-years-old I watched my father and a couple of his friends rip half the roof off the house and add an addition that would double the size of the house. In high school, I helped him renovate a house and in college we build a house together followed by […]

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Uncertain Rider

Scooter in the Sticks — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:43:55 +0000

As much as I love to ride there are days that I don’t. The reasons vary from sloth to injury with a myriad of rationalizations, excuses and justifications in between. Over time I’ve learned nothing is as simple as it appears and whatever is going on in my head is always worth inspecting even if […]

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Politics and Riding

Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 02:23:21 +0000

Autumn is my favorite riding season. It’s quietly exciting visually as the forest changes from green to gold and then bares it’s naked bones. The falling temperatures push the body just enough to keep you awake and the frequent gray gloom overhead allows the mind to imagine a challenging world. At least that’s how the […]

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Rest, Relaxation and the End of a Vacation

Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 05:30:00 +0000

Unshaven, rested, relaxed. That’s what a week of vacation can do for a person. My friend Gordon made the photograph, my wife Kim said I looked relaxed, and I know I’m rested and unshaven. The past week has been an exercise in no plans, no schedule, no goals, no nothing. I like to think I’m […]

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Why I Don’t Ride In Winter

Scooter in the Sticks — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:25:00 +0000

At the sound of the alarm my body doesn’t rally into the day like it once did. The cold air before the furnace comes to life makes seems unbearable. It’s 57 degrees in the bedroom but 25 outside. If I have trouble facing the house is it any wonder that riding in winter makes no […]

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