Archives: 2006 February
Reflective rainbows
The sun came out. I set out to do some errands. The sky was gunpowder grey and the adobe colours of the local condo complex seemed to stand out against it prettily. By the time I’d finished at the post office it was raining, and continued to rain the entire way to Office Depot, during [...]
Personal rain shower
The sun was shining when I set out, but by the time I was done in the post office it was pouring. It poured harshly–that water stings! all the way to Office Depot, and by the time I got done there, it had stopped. At home, the sun came out brightly and illuminated all the [...]
It was just a little thing
I am a bad, bad bike mama. I last changed my brake pads late last year. I forget when, exactly. I wasn’t expecting they’d need replacing anytime soon so I wasn’t paying as much attention as I should. There’s an object lesson here in checking even though you think it isn’t time yet. With Don’s [...]
The squirrels are coming
Some while ago I had an experience where an industrious squirrel stashed a nut in the “v” of my v-twin. As I rode along, the nut superheated, and then set on fire. This I discovered at the gas station when I stopped. Stomping ensued. Well, they’re back. Last night I found a nut stashed behind [...]
Like eating sugary doughnuts
There’s a game people play where you try to eat a sugary doughnut without licking your lips. Most people fail. It’s a bit like that when you can’t reasonably use your rear brake. The act of using both brakes to stop effectively is so instinctual that when there’s a problem it brings a whole new [...]
A Wednesday Night’s Blog
There are a great many great motorcycle blogs out there, and some wonderful author blogs too. Some of them give me a real sense of blog envy, so I figured I’d make one of my own. This is the first post in a motorcycling author’s blog. I’ve been a writer all my life, and a [...]
Hicks Road
12 February 2006 Originally published in “Wind Chimes” There are many ways that one can describe a road such as Hicks, lurking in the Almaden Quicksilver Mine area. Pretty. Intense. Wiggledy. Gleep. Sometimes it’s better not to look at the map beforehand. I’ve often done a loop known as “Shannon and Hicks”; it’s a lovely [...]
