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Latinandgreek · 03-24-2011, 08:51 PM

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That's probably healthier than occasionally having brownies for breakfast! Sometimes I have cherry pie -- which is only half-way okay. It's fruit, after all ..... but the sweet level would be frowned upon by the Mommies among us. (or by my Mom!)

I LOVE brownies for breakfast! I usually have cereal, though. Maybe I'll have pumpkin pie this week!

Stitchawl · 03-24-2011, 09:08 PM

Packing! Assembling everything I think I'll need for a week's ride, then removing 75% because I only get one saddlebag and half a tail trunk for my stuff...
Charging comms gear, making sure they pair with each other...
Re-checking maps and marking possible routes...
Checking the ferry schedule to make sure nothing has been canceled and we still get a cabin...
Socratese said 'No man is truly free,' but then, Socratese didn't ride motorcycles!

Stitchawl

kennyc · 03-24-2011, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Packing! Assembling everything I think I'll need for a week's ride, then removing 75% because I only get one saddlebag and half a tail trunk for my stuff...
Charging comms gear, making sure they pair with each other...
Re-checking maps and marking possible routes...
Checking the ferry schedule to make sure nothing has been canceled and we still get a cabin...
Socratese said 'No man is truly free,' but then, Socratese didn't ride motorcycles!

Stitchawl

Good luck, have fun!

kindlekitten · 03-24-2011, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Packing! Assembling everything I think I'll need for a week's ride, then removing 75% because I only get one saddlebag and half a tail trunk for my stuff...
Charging comms gear, making sure they pair with each other...
Re-checking maps and marking possible routes...
Checking the ferry schedule to make sure nothing has been canceled and we still get a cabin...
Socratese said 'No man is truly free,' but then, Socratese didn't ride motorcycles!

Stitchawl

will you be checking in with us during your travels?

Latinandgreek · 03-25-2011, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Packing! Assembling everything I think I'll need for a week's ride, then removing 75% because I only get one saddlebag and half a tail trunk for my stuff...
Charging comms gear, making sure they pair with each other...
Re-checking maps and marking possible routes...
Checking the ferry schedule to make sure nothing has been canceled and we still get a cabin...
Socratese said 'No man is truly free,' but then, Socratese didn't ride motorcycles!

Stitchawl

Have fun!

WT Sharpe · 03-25-2011, 12:37 AM

And remember not to smile when you're riding, unless you carry toothpicks! Those bugs can really get wedged in.

WT Sharpe · 03-25-2011, 02:40 AM

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Wonder Woman is returning to TV....

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Hmmm... from the photo, she looks like a standard factory made Hollywood babe with silicon in the right places... but what do I know. Can she talk? At least she's not a blonde. Did she have to die her hair?

On Smallville, Adrianne Palicki first appeared on Clark's doorstep as a blonde wearing only her birthday suit. I have no idea if she's a natural blonde. The scenes were shot at angles that took into consideration the fact that the show would be broadcast during the prime-time "family-hour."

Stitchawl · 03-25-2011, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Good luck, have fun!

And how could it be otherwise?

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

will you be checking in with us during your travels?

I don't know. We'll be touring the island of Kyushu, Japan's large southern island, and it's doubtful we'll see any cyber cafes. Not so many of them in Japan as in Third World Asian countries, where you find them on every other corner. This is perhaps the most rural of Japan's islands, extremely mountainous, and hosts Japan's most active volcano, Mt Aso at 1,591 metres (5,220 ft) There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including numerous areas of hot springs, which means hot springs resort spas, which we'll use as our evening's lodgings.

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Have fun!

It will be difficult, but I'll try.

(I am bringing my own tea.)

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

And remember not to smile when you're riding, unless you carry toothpicks! Those bugs can really get wedged in.

Are you ready for this... NO BUGS.
I don't understand it, but I can use the same face shield on my helmet for an entire summer and never once have to clean the outside of it. When riding in the US, I'd carry a small bottle of Windex and a roll of paper towels because I'd have to clean my shield EVERY NIGHT! Sometimes twice a day.

I don't understand how flowers get pollinated in Japan. All I ever see, insect-wise, are dragon flies and some of those huge dirigible-size bumble bees. On the other hand, let me say right here that I'm not complaining! I can remember riding along peacefully at 60mph along an Alabama road, and have a kamikaze June Bug smash into my face shield and almost knock my head off my shoulders!

Stitchawl

WT Sharpe · 03-25-2011, 03:22 AM

It's even more fun when you ride like I did when I had a bike. No face shield or windshield on the bike, just a half-helmet and safety glasses (I wore goggles briefly). On foggy nights, I'd take the lenses out of my glasses so I could see. I'd still wear the frames, so as not to get a ticket for not wearing glasses (people always assume when the see you wearing the frames that the lenses are in them), and I had to limit my speed, because high winds aren't pleasant on naked eyeballs, even without bugs and debris. In those days, I rode year around, even in rain and at least once in snow.

Crusader · 03-25-2011, 03:24 AM

Wohoo! My birthday present finally arrived - a ginormous bookshelf. Temporarily relocated my books to it and all my books from my old bookshelf takes up about 2 1/2 shelf in the new 6 shelf monster.

The shelves are a bit wide and too high for my liking (lots of wasted space when stacking vertically), but it will shine when I have to start stacking horizontally. Any bookshelf that can take 5 Peter F Hamilton paperbacks stacked on top of each other deserves kudos!

Now I have to get to work...

wyndslash · 03-25-2011, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

because high winds aren't pleasant on naked eyeballs, even without bugs and debris. In those days, I rode year around, even in rain and at least once in snow.

don't they make your eyes dry?

here the oldies/parents always tell their kids never to take a long time staying in front of the electric fan, or else their face will freeze that way

WT Sharpe · 03-25-2011, 03:37 AM

Oh, yes, You blink an awful lot. But the only other option when the humidity gets so high is to ride blind behind fogged-up safety glasses, and that's even less pleasant!

kennyc · 03-25-2011, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

... No face shield or windshield on the bike, just a half-helmet and safety glasses (I wore goggles briefly). On foggy nights, I'd take the lenses out of my glasses so I could see...

So that's how Norton got that way. Ridin' on the handlebars.

Stitchawl · 03-25-2011, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

It's even more fun when you ride like I did when I had a bike. No face shield or windshield on the bike, just a half-helmet and safety glasses (I wore goggles briefly). On foggy nights, I'd take the lenses out of my glasses so I could see.

That's why over the years I've collected half a dozen different "No-Fog" preparations. Finally, last year, a company came out with one that actually works, and works perfectly! It's called Clarity De-Fog and it's simply amazing!

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In those days, I rode year around, even in rain and at least once in snow.

Not owning a car, I use my bike year around for all my transportation need. Getting caught in the snow is just one of God's little jokes played on bikers. No big deal as long as you don't fall down. But I need something warmer than a half helmet. And I want the protection of a full face helmet as well. I fall down too often to trust even an open-face helmet!

Stitchawl

bjones6416 · 03-25-2011, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

That's why over the years I've collected half a dozen different "No-Fog" preparations. Finally, last year, a company came out with one that actually works, and works perfectly! It's called Clarity De-Fog and it's simply amazing!

Not owning a car, I use my bike year around for all my transportation need. Getting caught in the snow is just one of God's little jokes played on bikers. No big deal as long as you don't fall down. But I need something warmer than a half helmet. And I want the protection of a full face helmet as well. I fall down too often to trust even an open-face helmet!

Stitchawl

Just remember that this trip you're going to have to compensate for a little extra weight on your leg...

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03-24-2011, 09:08 PM	#28892
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Packing! Assembling everything I think I'll need for a week's ride, then removing 75% because I only get one saddlebag and half a tail trunk for my stuff... Charging comms gear, making sure they pair with each other... Re-checking maps and marking possible routes... Checking the ferry schedule to make sure nothing has been canceled and we still get a cabin... Socratese said 'No man is truly free,' but then, Socratese didn't ride motorcycles! Stitchawl

03-25-2011, 12:37 AM	#28896
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	And remember not to smile when you're riding, unless you carry toothpicks! Those bugs can really get wedged in.

03-25-2011, 03:22 AM	#28899
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	It's even more fun when you ride like I did when I had a bike. No face shield or windshield on the bike, just a half-helmet and safety glasses (I wore goggles briefly). On foggy nights, I'd take the lenses out of my glasses so I could see. I'd still wear the frames, so as not to get a ticket for not wearing glasses (people always assume when the see you wearing the frames that the lenses are in them), and I had to limit my speed, because high winds aren't pleasant on naked eyeballs, even without bugs and debris. In those days, I rode year around, even in rain and at least once in snow.

03-25-2011, 03:24 AM	#28900
Crusader Space Cadet Posts: 1,180 Karma: 4030536 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Africa Device: Sony PRS-T1, Cybook Opus, Kobo Glo	Wohoo! My birthday present finally arrived - a ginormous bookshelf. Temporarily relocated my books to it and all my books from my old bookshelf takes up about 2 1/2 shelf in the new 6 shelf monster. The shelves are a bit wide and too high for my liking (lots of wasted space when stacking vertically), but it will shine when I have to start stacking horizontally. Any bookshelf that can take 5 Peter F Hamilton paperbacks stacked on top of each other deserves kudos! Now I have to get to work...

03-25-2011, 03:37 AM	#28902
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Oh, yes, You blink an awful lot. But the only other option when the humidity gets so high is to ride blind behind fogged-up safety glasses, and that's even less pleasant!