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Throwback Thursday: Beaver Creek Run Part 1
Beaver Creek Run Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Howard and I had spent all winter working on our bikes. They both had fresh paint and new tires. Howard installed a new magneto in his Triumph and hand fashioned stainless steel fender struts and a sissy bar. I...
Too Hot
A question which often comes up when talking about driving sidecars is: “What do I do if I get into a corner too hot?” If you have been on any of the chat forums discussing sidecars sooner or later you will come across a long thread discussing this...
Serving My Corporate Masters
Originally published in Hack’d Magazine Volume 14, #3 Winter In 1997 I was employed as a private contractor for Portamedic and several other companies which specialized in collecting data for big insurance companies. I served my corporate masters by...
Travails with Travois
5/2/16 Dear Robert, I trust you had a safe drive back to Salem and were rewarded with a warm welcome home. How are you feeling today? I woke up a little sore, mostly in the back and shoulders, but a half hour in the hot tub and a couple of aspirin put that right....
A Liter of Beer
As I rode up to the gate, I could hear the bands playing over the thumping rhythm of my ancient /2 BMW. It was hot out, at the high end of ninety, and I was overdue for a beer. There were campsites reserved for the bikers to the east of the stage, opposite the...
Good Morning
9/14/25 6:00 59F (15C) No wind. Moon waning into the last quarter. Cloudy with rain predicted. The rooster is crowing and the dog is barking. The commotion echoes up the canyon. ...
Good Morning
9/13/25 7:00 55F (12.7C) A calm, cool morning, absent any wind. The half moon hangs high in a pale, blue sky, beginning the last third of its transit across the southern horizon. A train sounds its horn at the crossing near Pine Grove, loud even at this...
Good Morning
9/12/25 6:00 55F (12.7C) It seems dark this morning, even with the waning moon shining high above me. It is a tranquil dawn. Daylight seeps in from the east. A cricket and an owl sing a soft duet in the shadows. ...
Good Morning
9/11/25 7:00 57F (13.8)C There is dew on the ground. Blue sky, with just a whisper of a breeze. No air traffic. ...
Good Morning
9/10/25 6:00 56 (13.3) Clear blue sky. Maple leaves shiver in a faint breeze. The moon, three days past full, is shining through the oaks. ...
