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My town of less than 2000 people still uses paper ballots. These are then counted by volunteers on election night. I often have volunteered to do the counting along side about 30 other townspeople. It is a nice way to feel a part of a (more or …

I recently talked with my local Guzzi dealer (a "mom and pop" shop (actually two brothers) who have been bike dealers since 1971, and are not shills for the manufacturer) about the v85 and they are really excited about it. That makes me interested, …

Front end looks like Bender.

I went to watch the AMA Hillclimb National Championship today and was inspired by quadriplegic rider Danny Baird. If you have never heard of him, you should get to know his inspirational story. This man with quadriplegia is anything BUT …

or money....

No doubt, Tesla has the technology! Now, if Elon would just stop tweeting...... I recently test drove a Model S, and WOW! I like fast cars and have driven quite a few, but nothing accelerates like one of these babies (0-60 in 2.5 sec.). Stomp …

ditto.

"New research indicates that avoiding meat is one of the biggest things an individual can do to reduce their personal environmental impact, even more than switching to a hybrid car," says WeWork co-founder Miguel McKelvey. He might be right... but …

I love your stories about Silicone Valley even though, or maybe because, I have no real understanding of how computers or the internet actually works! How was it that so many innovative and brilliant all came together, seemingly out of nowhere, to …

When dreads are more than just a hairstyle, and these are White middleclass kids who smoke a lot of "spliffs" of "ganja", listen to a lot of Reggae, reference concepts like "Jah" and "Babylon" and work as baristas, etc. while their parents pay …

Before I learned to check the bottom before attempting to ride through a deep puddle. Mired in silt. Dusk. Mosquitos. 50 miles from home. Z-drag (on ground to the right) could not budge it. I had to walk a mile out of the woods but then got lucky …

I am grateful for my prosthetic hips!

I have found that people who have Corgis are exceptionally in love with these dogs. with their stubby little legs they do look adorable and also seem to have great personalities. Understandable that the Corgi Con had such a crowd.

I would rather have my two teenage daughters responsibly having sex (safe, consenting and fun) and using drugs (not addictively, and pot and/or hallucinogens, but not alcohol, speed or downers) than addicted to screens. And that is what they did. …

IMO "screen time" IS drug use.

While that sounds noble and selfless, the reality is that if you get lost or stranded, someone who knows you are missing/delayed is going to contact the authorities and they ARE going to come to find you whether you want them to or not. Not being …

I’m grateful for prosthetics! Oh, and anesthesia. Hope it is ok to list two things; either without the other wouldn’t be all that great.

Every time I see someone on one I can't help but think of Paul Blart, Mall Cop!

Do the voices even need to sound "real" for the song to be popular? For example, Daft Punk has been making very popular music since 1993 using computer technology mimicing human voices. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x84m3YyO2oU

When I ride around here, it's the FIRST thing I think about due to the road conditions (inc. pot holes, sand, gravel, tar snakes, etc.). The very reason I wanted an ADV-style bike was that I was tired of having to constantly be vigilant of such …

No thanks; not for me. If I hit just one good New England pot hole with that thing, I'd be singing soprano!

Damn; all that anticipatory anxiety for nothing... Well, now at least I have something to do at work today!

OMG!! NO ADVrider!?!?!?!?!!? WHAT THE HELL AM I GOING TO DO TO STAY OCCUPIED WHILE I AM AT WORK TOMORROW??? HEEELLLLLPPPPP!!!!!!

This is the book that had the most influence on my life: https://www.amazon.com/looks-like-this-point-view/dp/B0007E3L5A . It was read to me by my parents when I was a young child and it greatly influenced my world view ever since. Simply stated …

OMG, I've got a ton of them! Too many in every genre to even know where to start. So I guess I will just start with some fiction: A Prayer for Owen Meany and The Cider House Rules by John Irving. I found both to be incredibly powerful metaphors for …