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Bike Guy: Wow, it's been a while, hasn't it?
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Sunday, March 27, 2005. Wow, it's been a while, hasn't it? Perhaps I was wrongly imprisoned in a Mexican jail (really officer, I didn't know that was illegal). Perhaps my occasional anger management issues got the better of me (sure, your honor, I kicked the crap out of him, but he had it coming - really). Or perhaps I've temporarily run out of things to talk about. We all have our crosses to bear. Anyway, it's a dry spell. So what's new with you? Posted by John Patmos @ 2:39 PM. Comments: Post a Comment.
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Bike Guy: December 2004
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Sunday, December 26, 2004. Some Thoughts on New Years Resolutions. Ah, January 1st - the time of the year when everyone is thinking about a fresh start. "This year I will less or more" - feel free to choose from a host of options, including (but not limited to) eat, smoke, masturbate, sleep, watch porn, vote republican, eat sugary cereals and watch 'Jackass'. It's almost like the very point of making resolutions is to break them; why, exactly, would I set myself up to fail? 3) I'll even add photos to my ...
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Bike Guy: Bike Guy on Winter Driving
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Saturday, January 08, 2005. Bike Guy on Winter Driving. 1) Don't be an asshat. 2) Don't buy into the myth of all wheel drive. 3) If you live where it snows regularly (and YOU drive regularly), you NEED snow tires. Not all season radials, snow tires. Why? On Wednesday I passed a guy in a brand new BMW M3 who'd just spun on ice and destroyed his front suspension. Why the fuck would you buy a BMW M3 and try to drive it in the winter on "summer only" high performace tires? Better balance, better handling....
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Bike Guy: October 2004
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Thursday, October 28, 2004. Ever Travel by Train in the US? I recently took Amtrak from New York's Penn Station to Washington DC. If you haven't ridden the rails before, let me tell you - it's an eye opening experience. In a lot of ways, it's a real life diorama on the decline of the American empire. Amtrak is in the hole again this year. Let's examine why:. 2) The Acela Express train is about double the cost of flying, and only gets you there thirty minutes faster that Amtrak's regular service. 1) When ...
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Bike Guy: January 2005
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Friday, January 14, 2005. And what did we learn this week boys and girls? I learned, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that I could not live in the bible belt. Business took me down there and I've gotta tell you it was one freaky motherfuckin' trip. To quote someone, I was "edgier than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs" by the time I flew back. Consider these random snippets of adventure:. 3) Walking to lunch, when suddenly an episode of "Cops" breaks out at a neighboring apartment complex&#...
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Bike Guy: November 2004
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Wednesday, November 24, 2004. If There Was Something We Could Do. To make the world a better place with very little impact on our day-to-day lives, wouldn't we do it? If each of us knew how to make the world more liveable with absolutely no personal sacrifice, who among us wouldn't act on this? So what, exactly, am I rambling on about? What can we all do to gain this state of enlightened happiness? Keep right, pass left". OK, you try it now. I'll wait. Keep right, pass left". Keep right, pass left" begin...
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Bike Guy: The big yellow thing in the sky?
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Sunday, April 24, 2005. The big yellow thing in the sky? It's called "the sun", and unless the day is overcast it will rise in the east every morning. Primative cultures worshipped the sun, making offerings and conducting sacrifices to this strange god. Apparently, some people still do. When wearing sunglasses, you can drive into the sun with little fear of reduced visibility. 3) Squinting. Yes, when given no other options you can actualy narrow your eyelids (only partially while driving, please) to ...
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Bike Guy: And what did we learn this week boys & girls?
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Friday, January 14, 2005. And what did we learn this week boys and girls? I learned, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that I could not live in the bible belt. Business took me down there and I've gotta tell you it was one freaky motherfuckin' trip. To quote someone, I was "edgier than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs" by the time I flew back. Consider these random snippets of adventure:. 3) Walking to lunch, when suddenly an episode of "Cops" breaks out at a neighboring apartment complex&#...
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Bike Guy: National Parks that can kill you...
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Sunday, March 27, 2005. National Parks that can kill you. I just got back from a few days in Florida, and had the chance to visit Ft. Jefferson (America's most inaccessible National Park). Located on a tiny island some 70 miles west of Key West, Ft. Jefferson is surrounded by. Water Lots of water, most of it shallow. The National Park was established in an effort to protect the fort, which was built around the time of the Civil War, but abandoned by 1874. Here's a view from the air:. It truly is beautiful.
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Bike Guy: OnStar Services We Could Really Use
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Wednesday, April 06, 2005. OnStar Services We Could Really Use. The following transcripts are NOT based on actual OnStar calls. If they were, perhaps I'd be motivated to buy a vehicle that had it. OS Operator: "Hello, this is OnStar. How can I help you today? Driver A: "Hello OnStar. I'd like to call in an airstrike on the assnozzle in front of me. They've been driving below the speed limit in the left lane for the past ten miles, and I can't get around them on the right.". Driver A: "Not a problem ma'am".
