For nearly two decades I have dreaded “unseasonal” temperature rises in mid-January. Seems like as soon as it gets cold and holiday-ish, roaring fires and all that, it’s over. Early in the new year daffodil bulbs tricked by the sun push up and then get whacked in 22 degree cold spells. Sap starts running and [...]
Winter Comes to Nashville For a Change
February 17, 2010
October 15, 2009
I have a hard time with stuff that doesn’t work but could. And I don’t like quitting on things that, with a little effort, still have useful life. It’s why I still have my 1970s Hondas. A yellow 1970 Honda QA50 stuffed into a giant red stocking on Christmas morning started things off. My little [...]
October 12, 2009
It’s been about ten years since my last ride on the Cherohala Skyway and the Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap, NC. No excuse when you live as close as Nashville. Bikers come from everywhere for these gorgeous roads. My pal Professor Bob and I set off on my Triumph Daytona 900 and his Yamaha FZ-1. [...]
July 31, 2009
We recently took a field trip to Glory Farm at the Narrows of the Harpeth just outside of Nashville to watch beekeeper Raleigh Lane harvest some honey. You never know where you’ll run across a fellow balding eagle scout like Raleigh. He’s our friend Elizabeth McAlister’s dad and a very busy project guy. He enjoys [...]
June 20, 2009
I’m not a huge fan of shows really. Guitars, motorcycles, cars, and barbecue events all create the same reaction in me — I should be home right now practicing with/playing with/working on my own stuff. So, I guess it’s good to make yourself catch a show every now and again. Keeps you motivated and inspired. [...]
June 1, 2009
Are you checking out the emerging XDL Superbike Freestyle competition out there?
May 28, 2009
My friend Tamra Stallings is truly a balding eagle scout. In fact, she soars circles around me. Here’s a fraction of the 60 pounds of strawberries she harvested (and shared) this spring. The Memorial Day weekend strawberry daiquiris were especially spectacular. Her most excellent spouse Bob, my new riding buddy, and I haven’t quit laughing [...]
May 26, 2009
Discovering that the date on your motorcycle helmet chin strap reads nearly 12 years-old is a jolt to the mind’s “be prepared” function. The brain bucket test labs recommend five years of life before a helmet should join its forebears on the garage shelf. Why is it so hard to throw these things away? Memories [...]
April 21, 2009
The surest way to get that fire going is knowing there’s kindling. In Min’s 60s “Hillsboro Park” neighborhood of Forest (formerly Forrest) Hills, it rains wood. Oak, hickory, hackberry, mostly hackberry. With a big deep stone fireplace, and the fire pit on the patio, she’s gotten addicted to scavenging. The neighbors love it and so [...]
April 16, 2009
The balding eagle scout musing about the world on his patio.
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