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Days of Snow

Scooter in the Sticks — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:05:00 +0000

Is This a Good Idea? There was a time when days of snow would have led to some sort of riding attempt on my Vespa scooter. I was young. Fresh. And stupid perhaps. No longer do I roll out the scooter into the fresh snow to “see how it does.” I know the answer to […]

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Just Another Snowy Vespa Ride

Scooter in the Sticks — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:49:31 +0000

Dogs Love Snow My dogs love snow. They don’t seem to tire of it or complain about the weather. They have lessons to teach. Me, I’m complaining. Just when I thought the snow was done for the season I woke to six inches of the white stuff. If it wasn’t so beautiful I would have […]

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Tired of Winter

Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 05:34:41 +0000

Impervious to Cold Unlike our Belgian Sheepdog Lily, I’m not impervious to the cold and don’t while away the day collecting snow. While this winter has not been bad in terms of temperature or snowfall, it’s been tedious in the relentless cold and gray. I’m tired of winter. Monotone of Winter I’m tired of the […]

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Belgian Sheepdog

Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 08:48:30 +0000

Belgian Sheepdog,Groenendael Type My dog Junior. A Belgian Sheepdog as considered by the American Kennel Club. Known as a Belgian Shepherd in Europe. The black variety are Groenendaels, a short hair version are Malinois (a favorite of the US military and also used by the US Secret Service to guard the White House), and a […]

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Things That Have Never Been

Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 05:44:14 +0000

Dreams of Vespa Scooter Rides There are a lot of rides I want to make. Less than 200 miles from my driveway and the Vespa will be winding along the Blue Ridge Parkway. And the Adirondacks are a mere 300 miles away. Celebrating the birth of a new year fuels speculation of things that may […]

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See the Sunrise

Scooter in the Sticks — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:19:37 +0000

First Snowfall Simple pleasures. Helping shape the mind to accept change. Finding joy and satisfaction where I can. The dual challenges of my wife’s medical situation along with the frigid weather we’ve been having (judged by my growing intolerance of cold) have pushed my ability to go with the flow. The first snowfall of the […]

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Can’t Ride? Then Drive.

Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:15:46 +0000

Keep on Looking It’s almost midnight as I begin to write. Snow falling. The deck is covered but the driveway and roads are merely wet. If it weren’t for a nagging respiratory infection and cough I might entertain a midnight ride. But I’m tired and my stomach is signaling its displeasure with the antibiotics I’ve […]

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Life is Good

Scooter in the Sticks — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 04:15:06 +0000

Keeping All the Plates Spinning I want to believe life can be simple. That existence can be reduced to a few, important tasks. If only I had discipline. Or more money. Of if the world would behave the way I think it should. Then things would be simple. The blog graphic came into existence while […]

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