For the first time in 26 years, I find myself not owning a four-wheeled vehicle. Because of the economy and other uncertainties, I’ve been evaluating things recently and just came to the conclusion that I couldn’t really justify $630 per month to drive my truck 2 or 3 times a week back and forth...

With the weather great outside this week, I’ve passed a few riders on the road who were obviously either newbies, or people who’ve returned to riding after several years to save gas. Thinking about Motorcycle safety, I am the first to say to anyone that motorcycling isn’t for everyone, so...

About three weeks ago, I attended one of those management luncheons — you know the type — where one of the speakers addressing the crowd talked about the Battle of Shiloh and more importantly, how the leadership there can be directly correlated to the present and business management principles. ...

Boy, I don’t know what it is about growing old that sucks, but getting cold natured has to be one of them… Three years ago, you would have found me playing ball outside with the family in January during 32 degree weather in a pair of jeans and a T-shirt, feeling perfectly comfortable. This year...

With all the recent travel going on (and more to come) and the weather pitching in to help, I haven’t had a chance to ride much in the last month or so. Yesterday, checking the weather channel and my iPhone apps about 7:30 am, all seemed to agree that it was 36 degrees, and the rain was clearing off by...

Sorry for the delay in posting/podcasting guys. Belated tax season, and work’s been picking up, but I wanted to take a moment to share the last bit of fun I had (Labor Day). For about the second time in 10 years, I actually found myself with a 3-day weekend. All weekend I sat around going “I...

Ok, so today (Sunday), the weather channel said there was a chance of rain 50% or so, but no one ever listens, including me… It had sprinkled a bit here and there off and on all day, but no big deal. Already having standing plans to go to my dad’s, he says “take your time, don’t get...

I have two vehicles, a 2005 Dodge RAM pickup and a Honda Goldwing 1800 motorcycle.  I got bored this evening and decided to run some numbers to see just how much the price of gas is fscking up my life.  I think it was rather eye-opening, so you might consider doing the same. The Dodge gets 14.5 mpg rather...

Saturday.  Got up.  Rolled out of bed, met dad in Scottsboro, Alabama for a long 7 hour jaunt through Tennessee. Lots of fun, tight twisty-turnys for curves. I’d be absolutely amazed if the roads on TN-56 through Beersheeba Springs did not rival the best of the twisties from the “Tail of the...

On the 10th of May, dad and I took off to ride a small part of the Natchez Trace from Tennessee back through Alabama and on to Tupelo, MS. I didn’t get off as many pictures as I’d like, but here they are GD Star...