The Great Unsponsored Nova Scotia expedition, which leaves next Wednesday, has already had an unexpected side effect. Because of that upcoming trip, I was able to justify purchasing a new toy, and satisfying my love for electronic gadgets, at least for a while. I bought a SPOT personal...
Way back in fifth grade, long before I was a bitter, jaded and emotionally unavailable audio mixer, I had aspirations of being a bitter, jaded and emotionally unavailable tin man. However, Brian Keefe got that part, so I had to be the lion instead, mostly because my Mom knew how to make a...
I was sound asleep, until the announcement woke me up. I glanced out the window, and noticed we were on the ground. I wasn’t sure if we were still here, or if we’d left here and already gotten there. I must’ve been nearly unconscious. A big bear of a man was standing in...
Rain Cloud Follows, my trusty Yamaha FJR 1300 motorcycle, needed new tires for the upcoming Great Unsponsored Nova Scotia Expedition. The closest shop I could find with both the tires and the time to change them was in Taftville, CT, a nice fifty mile ride from my house. By riding small...
The lesson: Reply to Spammers and you get more Spam. Shocking, I know. Well, thanks to my reply to Mr. Nunu and others, now I’m getting more and more of these silly messages every day. That’s OK. I find it a fun creative writing exercise to respond to these dumbasses. Here is...