… and the bike purrs to life, snicks into gear, and leaps away from the parking spot.
I pull onto the interstate from Wendover, NV, and rip the throttle open.  The inline 4 of the stolen bike screams as it punishes the pavement and zips me up to clearly illegal speeds.  The wide open expanse of [...]

Yesterday, I was going to die. It was all laid out in front of me. It was certain. No limping home from this one, at least that’s what my brain told me. Here’s the setup:
I got on the interstate headed south the 22.5 miles to work. Construction zone ahead with speed limit 55, but I [...]

So, I’ve been busy, and meaning to update, but I just haven’t had the time. As such, I thought it was high time to post a wrap up of randomness from the last, oh… month or so. So, prepare yourself for a Mel-like post of epic proportions.
Near the end of April, [...]

A few years back, when I heard Santa Fe was banning non-handsfree cell phone usage, I thought it was a dumb idea. I mean, it takes some concentration, but you can drive sanely while talking on the cell phone, right? Why do we need the government step in and regulate the usage of [...]

“Did you know the speed limit was 40 back there? I clocked you at 55.”
“Uhh, no. Sorry, I’ve never been in this town before.”
“License please.”
…
“I’m just going to give you a verbal warning. Watch the speed limits.”
“Thanks officer.”