Raven's Roads
Living an interesting life: the travels and musings
of motorcycling author Linda R. Moore

Today it is ten years since I stepped off the airplane, got a hard time from an immigration official with a wicked sense of humor, and schlepped my worldly goods–two bulging suitcases and a hold-all bag–into the United States.

Some things have changed. Some things have not. Here are ten random facts.

Then: I weighed 155 pounds
Now: I wish.

Then: I was a bottled blonde with shoulder-length hair.
Now: I am a natural blonde with long, straggly hair that needs a cut.

Then: I had Arnie, my 1000cc Virago, to ride.
Now: I still have Arnie, who is very sick, and ride Beastie, a 1400cc Intruder.

Then: We lived in a one-bedroom apartment. We slept on a mattress on the floor. The bedroom was my “office.”
Now: We live in a two-bedroom mobile home which we own. We sleep on the same mattress, only now it’s on a 5′ tall loft bed, in the living room. The house will be demolished in approximately 6 weeks’ time.

Then, we will get a new mattress.

Then: I was a freelance web designer and content writer, and a wannabe astrologer.
Now: I am a freelance writer, blogger, author, and webmaster who is looking for a part-time job.

Then: I’d already been online longer than most everyone I knew.
Now: I’m a small fish in a big pond.

Then: I hadn’t gotten married yet.
Now: I’ve been married almost ten years.

Then: I wore jeans and a t-shirt to the exclusion of all else.
Now: I wear jeans and a t-shirt to the exclusion of almost everything else.

Then: I had black leathers for riding.
Now: I wear jeans, armored leggings, and a textile jacket that makes me look like a giant wasp.

Then: I didn’t dare say boo to a goose.
Now: I do.

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