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"Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." - Mark Twain

I check the comments on this blog regularly. The idea is that we're going to have a conversation about the ideas I've presented. You should be aware of the fact that when someone emails me an interesting comment, the odds are good that I'll post that in the comments anonymously and reply to that comment on the blog rather than in email.

Jan 21, 2025

A Life Without Consequences

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I'd originally written this essay for my Rat's Eye View blog and my Substack page . Although it began as another rant about motorcyc...
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Oct 17, 2024

Even Worse than Cagers

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When I taught Minnesota’s MSF classes, I would often caution my students that “cagers aren’t out to get you, they aren’t that competent.” T...
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Sep 29, 2024

Roundabouts: A Rolling IQ Test

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You know who hates roundabouts/traffic circles? Old people, dumb people, incompetent drivers, and rural goobers (redundant, I know). The rul...
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Jul 24, 2024

My “Own Personal Potlatch”

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Ms Day has known me for all but 19 of my 76 years and she, clearly, knows my triggers and moods better than me. Even as I wrote them, I knew...
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Jul 22, 2024

How do you love a riding suit?

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This is one of my favorite pictures of me (Thanks Scott!), from 2018, and one of my all-time favorite motorcycles (my 2004 Suzuki 650 V-St...
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Jul 20, 2024

My Pace, My Path, My Objectives

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For more than 60 years, the ONLY time I have been in total control of what I’m doing, how fast I’m doing it, and why I’m doing it have been...
Jul 15, 2024

Thinking about Things I Will Never Do Again

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This morning, I drug myself out of bed around 6:30AM ( I know! ), poured a cup of coffee, and waddled out to the garage to change the oil in...
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Jun 28, 2024

Done and Out

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Quite a few years ago, when I was still a young 69-years-old, I gave myself a set of criteria, “ Creating A Baseline ,”  for knowing when my...
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May 18, 2024

Putting Putting Last Things First

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In it’s usual half-assed, half-cocked way, the Minnesota legislature is considering motorcycle lane-sharing/splitting in an amendment tacked...
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Jan 28, 2024

Getting A License in 1992

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After I left California in late 1991, I spent exactly one month in Indiana working for the dumbest company I’ve experienced in my long life...
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Dec 2, 2023

Beware of Bowling

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Warning: This story is only as accurate as the author's memory. I have done a lot of moderately risky things in my life, but I will a...
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Nov 19, 2023

A Two-Wheeled Life

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That is a pretty arrogant title coming from someone as uninspiring as me. Mostly, my two-wheeled vehicles have been transportation, first, a...
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Oct 10, 2023

Noisy Kids Who Go Nowhere

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I was sitting in my backyard, mostly enjoying the quiet country environment, but being intermittently blasted by various noise machines: mot...
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Sep 6, 2023

Why I Think They Are Wrong

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The constant reminder that the “ Normalcy Bias ” plagues motorcyclists into making fatal and foolish decisions is one of many reasons I deci...
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