Sunday, June 30, 2013

Back to TN

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An evening of relaxing with Dave & Janice and I'm ready to try again.
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Saturday, June 29, 2013

TAT Two

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Why wait for next year?!! I'm heading back to TN tomorrow. I don't have time to go the whole distance but I'll ride the TAT fo...
Friday, June 28, 2013

I get by with a little help from my friends

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12 quarts of oil and 3 oil filters cleared the "chocolate milk" from the engine. It took 2 days to get it to clear. Everyone at th...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Waterloo

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Those of you who have ridden with me before will understand this picture. I got through 3 water crossings but fell over on the 4th one. Th...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Wooden Tents II

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The tents.

Wooden Tents

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I stayed at the Cherohala Mountain Trails campground. Kellie and Wayne are perfect hosts. I spent the morning sorting out my gear. Wayne is ...
Monday, June 24, 2013

Why I love Tennessee

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The food is so good it's unbelievable. The roads through the Smoky Mountains were great and I had a lot of fun. I'm staying in a ...
Friday, June 21, 2013

Ready To Go - At Last !!

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Hard as it may be to believe, I've finally finished my list of things to do and I'm ready to leave in the morning. Since the la...
Sunday, June 16, 2013

Pounding Nails With My Forehead

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Still in CT. As you might guess, exhaustion and frustration are setting in. People who know me know that I'm a pretty optimistic guy. Pr...
Saturday, June 15, 2013

Used Parts

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Good Not so good   Everyone wants to be Green these days but sometimes it's an advance to the rear. Despite what I said ...
Thursday, June 13, 2013

The clock is ticking ...

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The parts arrived yesterday and Ben is installing the new bearings today. Then it's up to me to assemble the pieces and bring order out ...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Waiting for Godot (the FedEx guy)

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Spent all day yesterday waiting for parts to arrive from American Honda so I can put the rear suspension and new shock on the Transalp. Noth...
Sunday, June 9, 2013

It's Déjà Vu All Over Again!

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Do you get the feeling you've seen this picture before? For pissing off the gods Sisyphus was consigned to an eternity of endles...
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Plan T

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It appears that Zeno was an optimist . The goal line remains elusive and I'm switching to Plan T. I took the ATK out for another ...
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Zeno's paradox

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In ancient Greek times Zeno proposed several paradoxes . One stated that when a person tries to reach a goal the person must first move half...
Sunday, June 2, 2013

Not so good

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2 days before the start of the trip and I'm stuck on the side of the road with a big oil leak. Hopefully it's something I can fix qu...
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Friday, May 31, 2013

Almost ready?

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Does this look like I'm almost ready? -- J. Braun Sarcasm: The mind's natural defense against stupidity
Sunday, May 5, 2013

Crowded Lonliness

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I found an interesting opinion piece in the New York Times this morning about the digital euthanasia of the individual. For the pop sociol...
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Saturday, May 4, 2013

When bad news is good news

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Usually no news is good news. Nobody wants to hear that the water heater just sprang a leak or that their car battery just died. Howeve...
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Results from the first shake down trip

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Last Saturday Tracy, Jason, and I took a trip through Pachaug State Forest to see how well the ATK was going to do on the TAT. You'll h...