Ride log: Rattle My Bones 2009
August 14, 2009 — For each scooter season here in the Twin Cities, there is one event that defines the year: Rattle My Bones. This year was no exception. The last three years have...
The red tile
A colleague of mine recently returned from a long weekend holiday to Arizona. In their travels, she and her lover toured the winter home of Frank Lloyd Wright. I'm not an architecture nerd, so my knowledge of FLW is incomplete at best. I know very little about his actual work, other than how my my mother — who actually is an architecture nerd — will never forgive him for the popularity of the split level ranch house and how it has "single-handedly ruined the neighborhood curb appeal of most of America." In describing his Arizona winter home...
Ride Log: RMB Check Ride #3
August 9, 2009 — The big ride is less than a week away! I, for one, am stoked. This will be my third year attending Rattle My Bones and...
Ride Log: Home Safe
August 4, 2009 — Tonight a Jeep Cherokee pulled an oblivious left turn right in front of me. Thankfully I was still far enough away that he only managed to pull out in front of me...
Ride Log: RMB Check Ride #2
August 1, 2009 — When I set off for the Square Peg Diner this morning, I had to check the date. Although the calendar said it was the first of August, the temperature seemed more...
Ride Log: Bearded Lady 2009
July 25, 2009 — The motorcycle and scooter community here in the Twin Cities is just fabulous. Each season there are a handful of events that I really look forward to...
The Norio Fujikawa Jetscooter
I love Twitter. It's the best way to find things like this. Via the Definitive Touch blog:
"Illustrator and conceptual thinker Norio Fujikawa gets full-marks for this...
NS First Ride: SYM Symba
I grew up listening to "oldies" music. Thinking back, it seems like the car radio was always playing either NPR's All Things Considered, or some pop hit of the '50s, '60s, or '70s. I was fine...
I want a collection
The contest for collecting cars and motorcycles is over. Jay Leno wins. Which yeah, if I had a bajillion dollars I'd have a...
The KLD E-165 electric scooter. Yes!
This week, the word 'round the campfire is that electric maxi-scooter manufacturer Vectrix is going under. That's really sad to hear. The Vectrix has shortcomings common to first generation electric...
The kid stays in the picture
I've decided to keep my 2006 MINI Cooper S, and I'm really happy about it. It's really easy to get caught up in the allure of something new. The familiar, no matter how awesome, can easily become...