Gone Fishin'

I'll be on vacation until 9/7 and won't really have computer access, so I'll see you all again shortly after the 7th!

Messing with the Brand Zombies

You know what I love doing?

Passing those Harley-branded F-150 trucks on my little sportbike.

It sends their drivers into a tizzy.

While there are assholes in every make and model of automobile, I've noticed the scale is a bit skewed with those Harley-F150 pick-em-ups. Maybe it's just because I notice them when they're driving like assholes, and not when they're driving reasonably. I don't claim to be perfect.

All the same, it's no end of fun passing them and then observing their attempts to catch up and get past me in traffic. They'll swerve around from lane to lane, accelerating hard and making a dandy racket with their noisy, chromed exhaust. And then, maybe it's because of that Harley badge on the tailgate, they'll sometimes end up in front of me.

This is a very brief state of existence for them. I hope they enjoy it.

Passing them the second time, without even accelerating, usually makes me laugh out loud. I always wonder if their drivers have ever actually ridden a bike...

You Drink Coffee, I Ride Motorcycles.

Here's how I knew I was in for a sleepy day today: my first thought after swinging a leg over the Triumph was, "Aaah, comfy."

Not that the Speed Four has particularly extreme ergonomics, but it is a sportbike. Comfort comes second to performance.

Anyway, when I'm sleepy I can't get comfortable unless I contort myself into some unnatural position. So hopping on a sportbike and tucking in feels absolutely wonderful.

And the adrenaline kick that follows shortly afterwards isn't bad either.

As I rode in to work this morning, I found myself stuck behind a slow minivan in the HOV lane. Mildly irritated, I glanced down at my speedometer, figuring this jerk was rolling along at a leisurely 45 miles per hour. Nope. I was going 80.

Since that was, actually, a totally reasonable speed, perhaps even a bit faster than I usually go, I backed off and started to imagine the scenario of getting pulled over for speeding.

"Well, you see officer, I gave up coffee, and I gotta wake up somehow."

I don't know if that would fly.

Is it a full moon today?

Traffic was just crazy this morning. Drivers were more rude than usual.

Full moon today?