Rode the bike down to Amelia to visit the 'rents and granddad this weekend.  First time I'd ridden 300 miles in a weekend (about 150 each way) in a long time ( Read more... )

I've been considering getting a microtape recorder for my driving.  With one, I'd basically take verbal notes on who is doing what and try to see if I can find any trends.  For instance, certain intersections where there may be more traffic violations than others, or even a rough idea of what type of drivers do bad things.  I don't expect to really ( Read more... )

Rode out to Charles Town, WV, today with a neighbor.  Out route 7 to 9; over on 340 (or is it 341?) to Charles Town ( Read more... )

The long nap in the afternoon when my eyes were fubar-ed caused that...had nothing to do with me staying up this late playing LotRO, nosireebob.

I wasn't going to play Lord of the Rings Online...but some friends were having fun, I was bored, and I got a free copy for GamersInfo.net.  Sigh.

(Mental note: must blog there, too)

I haven't been able to ( Read more... )

I completely forgot yesterday to renew my car's registration.

No problem, I thought.  I'd gotten that pesky emissions test done that the Sterling DMV branch had asked for, so I just need to ride the Harley instead out to the DMV and take care of it.  Checking the nearest branches, I saw that the Springfield Mall branch had the smallest queue and ( Read more... )

Or something like that ( Read more... )

(Or "how do I keep ending up on Lee Highway ( Read more... )

My hands cramped.  My toes aching.  My ass sore.  My legs wobbly.

I got my motorcycle back today.  Rode it back up from Richmond via route 1 most of the way; took about 3 hours (right on the money for what I was predicting, basically - though I ended up turning onto Fairfax County Parkway and jetting over to 95, then taking the Beltway to 66 to get ( Read more... )