27 Jul
I’ve removed the Grand Tour 2008 page. Motorcycling is still an important part of my life but I seem to have lost the desire to ride for days on end. Or maybe I just can’t stand to see what it costs to buy five gallons of gas. =D Most of all I think I’ve learned [...]
Posted in GT08, Motorcycle by: Allen
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19 Jun
I’ve been taking the motorcycle out each day this week to get myself in shape (yes, you have to be in some semblance of shape) to start riding long-distance again. Normally this isn’t a problem because I, again, normally ride at least a few miles a day. That hasn’t been the case of late, so [...]
Posted in Motorcycle, Travel by: Allen
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14 Jun
At long last the skies are showin’ us a little sumthin’ sumpthin’. I’m talking about sunshine and a whole lotta blue. I was able to take the motorcycle (I have a motorcycle?) out for a little 100 mile spin this morning and already I can tell that there are certain muscles one uses while riding [...]
Posted in Motorcycle, Weather by: Allen
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26 May
Call me a rocket scientist but I think I figured out that there must be 16 nodes in the Second Life™ login server cluster. Seen just moments ago: [22:09] Second Life: There is an issue with a central server which is affecting approximately 1/16 of all Second Life residents. Affected residents are currently unable to [...]
Posted in 2nd, Motorcycle, Science & Tech by: Allen
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17 May
TT and I have just flown in from Las Vegas (and boy are our arms tired). Ba-dum. Thank you, thank you verra much. Try the veal. Don’t forget to tip the wait staff.
Posted in Entertainment, Travel by: Allen
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01 Apr
At least two of you were looking forward to this. The GT08 Tour Book arrived yesterday and I’ve begun putting everything in place here to record my adventures as they unfold. Don’t miss a single, exciting episode! And don’t expecting anything significant to happen for the next few weeks. We’ve still got some snow in [...]
Posted in GT08, Motorcycle, Travel by: Allen
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24 Mar
I took a quick ride out to Troy, Idaho today. The weather was clear, dry and 40 degrees. Thank goodness for heated handgrips and multiple layers of clothing. STraddle performed wonderfully and I was able to reacquaint myself with her sounds, smells and loving vibrations… I’m talking about the bike, pervs! [It took the doctors [...]
Posted in Motorcycle by: Allen
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10 Mar
It is Springtime and a young man’s fancy turns to … I forget now. I haven’t been a young man in quite a while. I dusted her off, checked the fluids, and turned her over. The motorcycle is running great too! Obviously she’ll need some maintenance before I take her out for reals (the motorcycle; [...]
Posted in Motorcycle, Travel by: Allen
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09 Nov
How do you get bored with base jumping? …and what happens when you do? Oh… but it looks fun! Motorcycling just isn’t dangerous enough.
Posted in Travel by: Allen
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20 Sep
This isn’t entirely funny but, since no one was killed, I’ll allow myself a wry grin. MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — A carnival worker who hit a telephone pole with his SUV blamed the crash on two friends having sex in the back seat. Someone could make some pretty funny jokes out of this story if [...]
Posted in Small Town Life, Travel by: Allen
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