The Mighty Kickstand Spring
While getting off Interstate 81 to enter the rest area, I hit a huge pothole. The bike bottomed out and the impact bent the kickstand spring. What ensued in the next five minutes and over the next two days was characteristic of this group of motorcycle riders. They are a very caring bunch of people […]
Interim Report
This has been an exciting week so far. It is too late to record it all tonight so I’ll be writing more about all this later in the week. The journey began at 6:45 am on Sunday with a motorcycle ride in the rain to Nuangola, Pennsylvania to meet up with 26 other riders and […]
View From The 49th Floor
The 6:25 AM train ride to Grand Central Station was uneventful, although I have to admit that it was hard not to think about the possibilities on this September 11. A short walk lead to the security desk at JP Morgan Chase on Park Avenue. Then a bag check (no temperature was taken as in Singapore) and up to the 49th floor […]
Stamps On Demand
I often correspond with my former IBM colleagues by email and instant messaging, but today I made a visit in person to the Somers, New York facility. It was a beautiful day with puffy white clouds and blue sky — I couldn’t ask for better motorcycling conditions. The subject of the two meetings was on […]
U.S. Open
The weather was nearly perfect at the U.S. Open but it was necessary to apply a good dose of homosalate and methoxycinnamate to provide protection against the ultraviolet A (UVA) and B (UVB) sun rays. I don’t know much about tennis but being in Flushing, New York at the USTA National Tennis Center watching Andy […]