Feeling More With Numb Hands
On Sunday when I left on my ride, it was still early. The Weather Nerd app noted that it wasn’t yet 40 degrees and yet I opted not to take my toasty Gerbing gloves to plug in....
It’s A Monkey And A Triumph Bonneville – What More Do You Need?
I don’t really even like monkeys but I love that monkey. That monkey looks like I feel today: nyah-nyah nyah-nyah pthpt pthpt pthpt! Maybe that monkey is me today. I have a big horsey smile...
We Are All Fragile Things
During my ride home last night I sat at a traffic light staring. Staring at nothing, staring at everything, cemented to the Earth by the orange backlight of my gauges. I pondered the weight...
Being Busy Just Isn’t that Glamorous
Hurry, hurry, hurry! That is the awful, terrible habit that I’ve tried to undo for the last few years. I’m not sure when I picked it up but it is something I suffer from...
Just a Girl And Her KTM in the Forest
Last weekend I did my first solo riding in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey on the KTM. Up to that point, my riding in the Pines had always been with friends. But when you’re a...
I Have No Idea What I’ve Been Doing… But It’s Been Fun
Been feeling good, the weather is warming up and I’m hopeful about all sorts of good things unfolding.
Seeing Rainbows and Other Riding Thoughts About Art
I followed the rainbow to its end and what did I find? A pot of gold? Aww, Hell NO – Hell 2 Da Naw Naw! I found a KTM. Insert swirly heart-shaped eyes emoji here. Actually, I...
Hunting the Stegosaurus of Hartford
Did I ever mention that I have a teensy-weensy problem with obsession? You’re shocked, I bet. Well, after peering over the rock wall of Alexander Calder’s former home in Connecticut, I browsed the web...
Napoleon Fruit Soup, A Ghost Ad and Morning on a Motorcycle
When I left my hotel in Napoleon, Ohio headed east towards home I didn’t really have much of a plan other than go towards where the sun was coming up. I picked up US 6 because...
On the Front Lines with the Giant Chicken Army
For someone who never goes anywhere and never does anything, I managed to go a few places and do a few things on my motorcycle in 2015. In those travels, I saw firsthand some of...
And THAT is Why They’re Called Sub Sandwiches!
The crazy temperature and weather-swings we’ve been having here on Long Island can make you stop and wonder how the Earth doesn’t just split in half or something. When I woke up on Sunday...
Show Me the Donuts!
Nine times out of 10, when I see pictures of food in ride reports it looks terribly unappealing. Unless there is a fingernail in it, you won’t usually catch me taking photos of my...
My Dudes on the Col de l’Iseran
The connections, the love, the family that you build in your travels is amazing. Often humbling. This thing… metal, gasoline, rubber and dreams – it binds us together. A motorcycle, yes, but so much...
Hanging on for Spring
On Saturday night, I went out to the garage, sat on my motorcycle and took a picture. The temperature hovered in a single digit. It’s hard to remain upbeat when you go outside and...
I’m Lookin’ Forward to Getting Dirty at the BBA
This year I hope to spend more time riding my dirty bike. The KTM has awakened something inside of me that needs to be explored. I don’t know how or why but I’m just...
The Motorcycle Keeps the Demons at Bay
I’m thankful that the motorcycle is the most fantastic mood regulator and that I am able to ride one. This post is part of a 29 posts in 29 days blogging challenge hosted by...
The Story of a Girl
Once there was a girl. Her heart was wild. It fluttered and wandered; it wanted more. It wanted everything. Full of love and curiosity, some days she’d wake up with no idea of where...
My Favorite Motorcycle Boots
Buy right, buy once. That was my thinking when I saw the Sidi Adventure GORETEX boots. At the time, it was painful looking at their $550 price tag. “Five hundre…?! *faints*” But in the...
REPOST: PMS – The Silent Killer
I made this image back in 2013 when Long Island was being pummeled by another snowstorm. The weather lately has been much the same – we’re measuring snow in feet. I’ve seen this image...
Photo: Lost in a Daydream
This post is part of a 29 posts in 29 days blogging challenge hosted by Kathy at ToadMama.com. Today’s writing prompt: A Daydream