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Vespa GTS Scooter — A Chore Runner

Scooter in the Sticks — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:02:43 +0000

The Right Choice for Errands Of the scooters and motorcycles in my garage, the Vespa GTS scooter is my first choice for running errands. Why? Because it is utterly simple to use and it has more than enough power for any situation I will encounter. And among all the things it is good at, it […]

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Simple Pleasure: Where Do You Find It?

Scooter in the Sticks — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 04:25:41 +0000

A New Day Took the freeway to work one day this past week. A crisp clear morning, a spine pretending to almost be normal, I stopped to enjoy a moment alone on the road. It’s a communion of body, mind and spirit that sweeps past unlooked for but welcome. A simple pleasure that can’t be […]

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Riding Choices

Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 04:15:40 +0000

Many riding choices are simple — obvious and mechanical; apply the brakes now, activate the turn signal, avoid the car door opening ahead. Some choices involve more experience to properly evaluate like making decisions to ride when the weather isn’t ideal or determining how many miles a backside can actually endure before discomfort interferes with technique. […]

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Make Mistakes

Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 04:05:44 +0000

If I’ve learned anything in life it’s that I make mistakes. Albert Einstein counseled people to make them as part of a method which makes life richer, deeper, and opens doors otherwise invisible. I was pondering this idea while trying to ease my frustration at line of little mistakes and misjudgments that are maddening. Ordering […]

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Peace on Earth

Scooter in the Sticks — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 23:07:43 +0000

I saw this Christmas video posted on the Modern Vespa forum this evening and it reminded me of how I wish things were in the world. One hundred years have passed since men waged battles in the trenches of Europe. While wars continue, the spark of human hope and imagination persists that seeks peace on […]

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Chasing Simplicity

Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:58:00 +0000

Balmy air flowed through the vents in my helmet on this glowing, late fall morning, a riding gift that grows more rare as winter edges closer. Soon the riding rituals will become a deliberation of gear and clothing, assessment and decision as the threat of frigid weather sweeps away the simpler joys of riding. Riding […]

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Riding, Choices and Getting Things Done

Scooter in the Sticks — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:21:00 +0000

Every action has a price. Most of the time the price is small and easy to overlook. At times chance and providence provide enough light to see the bigger costs. Riding, at it’s best, presents me an opportunity to see the world free of the chaos and illusion I create or find myself wading neck […]

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Simple Living and the Pink Bike

Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:45:00 +0000

Record fuel prices and evidence of an expanding waistline brought my old Schwinn Mirada bicycle into the light. When concerns related to riding a Vespa and its affect on masculine appearances are directed toward me they fall on the deaf ears of a man who has ridden a pink bike since the 1970’s. For the […]

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