Paul Ruby Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 20:09:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 The Joy in Riding with Others https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/the-joy-in-riding-with-others/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/the-joy-in-riding-with-others/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2022 05:07:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10538 Coffee and Photographs It usually begins with a text message or phone call — “Interested in a ride to Inglebean?” Most of the time, because of conflicts in schedule or circumstance, the answer is no. I assume the day will come when Paul will quit asking the question due to frustration or deciding I just […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/the-joy-in-riding-with-others/feed/ 29 10538 Summer Intuition and Vespa Riding https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/07/summer-intuition-and-vespa-riding/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/07/summer-intuition-and-vespa-riding/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2020 04:10:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9692 Vespa Riding Mornings are the quiet landscape on which my mind wanders the concerns of the day. Looking into the tops of our 70-foot tall fir trees I can see more dying from a blight that slowly kills off the needles leaving stands of naked trees that must be removed. In the past two years, […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/06/riding-in-the-new-normal-world/feed/ 12 9635 The Paul Ruby Show https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/03/paul-ruby-show/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/03/paul-ruby-show/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:42:09 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8306 Paul Ruby, Photographer, Rider, eBay Entrepreneur While it may be a shock to my friend Paul Ruby, I’m not surprised he’s managed to pull together a photography exhibition of photographs he’s made of his significant other, Mary Margaret. The show opens tomorrow, Friday, March 2, with an opening reception from 5-8pm at the Art Alliance […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/03/paul-ruby-show/feed/ 19 8306 Outlaw Riders https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/11/outlaw-riders/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/11/outlaw-riders/#comments Thu, 02 Nov 2017 08:17:29 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8015 Long Shadows of Morning Dazzling light and crisp mornings are a perfect way to start a ride. With the air temperature hovering in the low 40s (Fahrenheit), my friend Paul and I set out to find breakfast. Him on his 2016 BMW R1200 RT and me on the Vespa — an odd pairing only if […]

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