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The Apple Store
Last Friday, I managed to rejigger my work schedule, skip the scooter/train/subway/CitiBike/walk that is my daily adventure-commute, and pay a much-anticipated visit to the Apple Store (via motorbike, naturally). I’ve had a hankering for some juicy new technology this fall, and wanted to check out some of the current crop of Apple offerings…especially the new…
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Like That, Fall
I’m not one of those folks who’s in a mad rush to be done with summer. Labor Day barbecues feel kind of prematurely funereal to me, like you’re rushing the patient, folding up and stowing aluminum beach chairs while a loved one lies there, still eager to chat. Even in September here in southern New…
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Lime Rock Historics
Last Sunday was a swampy, crappy day, with skies like wet paper towel…. The ride getting up here was somewhere between uninspired, and completely mired… There was an annoyingly long line at the entrance gate… But finally, the bridge… And I’m in. Welcome to Lime Rock Park in beautiful Lakeville, Connecticut. Tucked way up in the northwestern-most…
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Helmet Full of Honeysuckle
I had an intoxicating scoot ride home from my train station last night (the safe and legal kind), and just had to share. It was a stunner of an evening—puffy clouds, sharp, angled light–and the New England air was sweet with summersmells. Sweet cut grass…sweet lilac…and sweetest of all… Honeysuckle. The smell of the stuff…
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ADVLounger
Let me just start by saying that I’ve got nothing against the TAT, Arctic Circle runs, the Baja 1000, butane stoves, TKCs, turkey jerky, muddy chains, or pup tents. I dream of that stuff. But I live in reality, and I’m a middle-aged New England dad with middle- (and high-) school kids, the typical midsection…
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Litchfield Joy Ride
This post first appeared on ADVrider. It was, as the list below suggests, my first ride report; my first attempt at using a message board to post content; and pretty domesticated as far as moto-adventures go. But it got me hooked on three things—exploring New England on two wheels; taking lots of pictures; and coming…
Longitude & Gratitude
Writing around on motorbikes.
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