A GPS in the Wind
Right at midnight on a Wednesday we were making our way across St. Louis on I-64. The goal was to get east of St.Louis before sitting down for the night, or morning. We were almost there, on the portion of … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Musings from the Dragon’s Back
Tuesday Morning Musings
This morning I chose the cold weather jacket, not because the temperature rendered the mesh jacket inappropriate, although it’s been close to there several times over the past few weeks, but because the radar indicated there were a number of … Continue reading →
Last Ride of the Jade Phoenix Dragon
Sunday, 24 August, brought a beautiful afternoon to East Kansas. The heavens were a pale blue with a spattering of powder puff clouds drifting west to east across the sky. The day was warm, but not oppressively so. It was … Continue reading →
Friends in Unexpected Places
Thursday morning I rode the flyway into work for the first time in over a month. The winter weather has been unusually harsh this year with snow and ice lying on the ground for weeks rather than our normal few … Continue reading →
Did You?
Did you ever look at the sky on an overcast day, see the edge of the clouds and think I’ll bet that’s just ten miles south and I’ll bet the sun is shining on the other side, and hear the … Continue reading →
Summer Daze
On a lazy summer day, warm and dry, I was pursuing nothing in particular and experiencing predictable success. I wonder sometimes who was first to use the phrase “lazy days of summer” and when we began to forget their true … Continue reading →
What’s that Feeling?
What’s that feeling? What’s that feeling that you get when you’ve laid into the off ramp, firmly committed to your line and you see snaking across your headlamp beam a dark stripe wriggling up the road to advertise the ominous … Continue reading →
The Last Valkyrie
I have only owned eight bikes. Interestingly they have all been Hondas. Well, I did own one BSA 650 basket case, but never got around to putting it together. Like many who are my age I had a twenty-five year … Continue reading →
October Morning Ride
The internet weather site reported thirty-three degrees this morning. The bank signs displayed thirty and thirty-one. I really don’t know who to believe or whether the difference matters anyway. Tomorrow being the first day of November it is more appropriate … Continue reading →
Sharing Lanes
I rolled onto 435 East from I-35 North and quickly transitioned into the center lane. Traffic in the right corridor was moving far too slowly and cages in the fast lane to the left were closing from behind at a … Continue reading →