Modern Vespa

When you were rockin the wideglide Evo!

That was a really good bike. I think the Evo might be the strongest motor HD ever built (in terms of reliability and the ability to make power).

Totally agree. My chopper is Evo and the Dyna a TwinCam. They're both S&S 111's.

Boxer. 10 Points.

Leuthold, did everybody else ride fast enough for you ?

In joke.

When I ran the Cannonball in 2016, day two had an option of riding the Tail of the Dragon or Cherohala Skyway.

I chose the Cherohala and it turned out to be the wrong decision.

Fog was just as you described, so thick I couldn't see one hundred feet ahead.

The mountains around here get that way every now and then.

Yesterday was clear and beautiful.

Bill

I had my first proper blat around the neighbourhood on my little 50S today. More fun than I've had on two wheels in a while.

I'm sure the novelty of shifting gears will wear off fairly quickly though.

The fact that I went to collect some boots from a franchised heal bar earlier and the staff member - A lovely lady in her late 60's swore like a Fisherman's Wife for a good 5 minutes straight.

Everything was either F this or F that and or that's F'd up and it was just brilliant to listen to.

I left in tears through laughing so much. My God she was just the best.

Who says that you don't get good Customer Service in the UK ?

It makes total sense why Apple does what they do with regards to ergonomics. I would think that the creative field would tend more towards left-handers, but I can't explain why I think that. Since Apple's products are very popular with the creative fields, it'd be stupid of them to make right-handed ergonomic items.

I also rarely think of ergonomics as applied to right or left handed, which surprises me, considering how many left-handed people I have in my life. My younger brother, late uncle, and mother-in-law are/were all left handed. I'm sure there are others.

Side note: I'm able to use left-handed scissors in my right hand and get a good clean cut from them. I also can throw darts almost equally well lefty as righty, and I'm almost as accurate playing pool lefty as righty. I'm also very quick at one-handed typing with my left hand, due to breaking my right arm and being unable to move my arm to the keyboard for 3 months. I also broke my right wrist 30+ years ago, and had to figure out how to do things left-handed while it healed. Some things I still do left-handed because of that.

I'm still partial to this, but that's just me.

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I'm still partial to this, but that's just me.

I liked the Apple Topolino mouse, in its era:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_pointing_devices#/media/File:ADB_mouse_II_range_cropped.jpg

Continuing to switch from winter to summer activities this week. I pulled the cover off our teardrop camper today. Installed the battery, checked all the electricals and solar charging. Checked wheel bearings, tires, and brakes. Gave it a fresh coating of carnauba wax. Ready for our first camping trip in 2 weeks (Fallen Leaf Lake in California). This cheers me up!

Second venture out into the wild on the vintage and the second bloke to ogle it was my old tech drawing teacher. Hadn't spoken to him since 1990. I told him how helpful his teaching had been to me over the years. We talked about bikes and scooters for a bit. He's 83 and still as awesome as ever.

Today and yesterday I went for long rides (for me) of 50 miles each. It felt to good to be on the road again, and on a machine that operates flawlessly. This cheered me up immensely.
Today was in the 70s, but very windy. The scoot isn't bothered at all by crosswinds.
I bought this scooter without knowing much about Vespas, aside from owning one back in the 60s. It's a truly great machine - and that cheers me up, too!

How I miss the days of mouse balls.

I can say that. It's ok. We HAVE context.

OsmAnd has some nice map view modes, especially in the full version (wink wink)

Can also import kml files exported from my app (unlike the useless Google maps)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand

This is one of the coolest travel adventures I think I've ever seen.

This one isn't there yet but i ramble aimlessly with photos at professorhorseyhead.com/posts

The ADHD is strong with it (and many were either assisted by distillation or caffeination) so you've been warned

Have a couple traps in the crawl space next time I catch some I'll let you know!

May the 4th be with you

There's a young girl in my life that I call my 'adopted Granddaughter'. She's the daughter of a good friend, and there's been no father in the picture since she was four years old. I live too far away to be there regularly, but I get together with her a few times a year and take her on the sort of adventures that a girl would normally have with her father. This weekend was a trip to a dirt bike school a couple of hours north of here. Her only motorcycle experience before this was riding the back of my bike, and in just a few hours they had her handling a Yamaha 125 like a pro, riding trails, clearing obstacles, riding smooth and confidently. Following her around at the end of the session, I think her technique might be better than mine.

She's almost 14 now, and I expect that sometime soon she'll decide she doesn't want to hang out with a guy in his late 50s any more, so the point to this weekend was simply to put a smile on her face and add one more 'adventure' to the list before she calls an end to it. Mission accomplished, in a very big way, and the fact that she got some impressive skills out of the deal was a much appreciated bonus.

How wonderful of you! You never know, she may never pull away. Or, as with most kids, she may pull away only to come back later when she is mature enough to realize how much you know and how much you care!

Thanks, the idea that our relationship might be permanent crosses my mind in my more optimistic moments, but I expect that the second scenario is more likely.

The truth of this is that it was intended to be an altruistic arrangement, me helping out a kid that had been dealt a less than ideal hand. It didn't take long to realize that I get at least as much out of our weekends as she does. This adopted grandfather gig is pretty sweet.

After busting my ass all week and this weekend, nothing beats a cocktail and a good burrito! Vodka, rum, 2 squeezed lemons, Triple sec and little grenadine with a bourbon floater. Cheering me up right now.😋

Lando Norris is cheering me up today.

Also, these anchovy-stuffed olives that my wife brought home from the local Barcelona market are cheering me up.

Spanish olives are the best olives.

My wife absolutely loves blue cheese olives. I'm too dumb to tell the difference between Spanish, Greek and Italian olives. Like them all.

Definitely!

He's been due for a long time coming. So happy to see it finally happen for him.

Also, those upgraded McLarens are pretty damn impressive. But of course Horner already let the world know he *IS* RB

You go, Christian.

For those who didn't see the story, someone at RB (probably friends with his SH/SA victim who are sick of his ego) leaked that he was openly opining after Newey's announcement that even if Helmut and Max followed suit, he'd continue winning because it really is down to him and not all of them.

I already hoped he'd crash and burn (figuratively speaking of course, career-wise) after his behavior was leaked.

Now i wouldn't be sad to hear an empty plane crashed into his house specifically while Geri was out.

Anywho. Finished my A123 tonight. Have an A124 ready to rock but I intend to finish off 2-3 more bottles before cracking anything new. We're moving in a year and I already have a ridiculous number of open bottles

Priorities!🤣

Oxygenation does not help the contents.

OFG

It's a lot easier to pack and move 'em when they're sealed still.

every single bottle has opened up nicely with it, not sure who told you that but they may have been incorrect.

ETA: in fact, one Willett (purple-top) single barrel was so much better after breathing for at least 20 minutes that the purveyor, Jack Rose in DC, would tell patrons that if you want that pour, order it now and order an additional pour which will be brought first (but both poured at the same time) because it was significantly better after breathing for a spell.

None of your bottles are off the shelf where I live, impressed! You know I have to live vicariously through your exploits. Bring it!😆

I'm 44. I'm about to retire from the .mil. I am unbelievably surprised I made it to retirement....but I'm also done compromising.

I won't ever buy the pappys or most of the weller lineup (or similar) on secondary....but nowadays if it's fairly special and difficult to find, i worry less about whether it's "fourthdary stupid pricing" vs MSRP and i divide the bottle price by 12.

if i'd pay that number to have it in a bar or restaurant if they offered it, i just go ahead and buy it.

obviously the above is an highly subjective method, i get that part. but it kinda helps to remember you get one go and that's it, and with feetfinder there's always more money out there to be made so....sod it. get the bottle and enjoy it (preferably in good health and good company).

100% with you! I bust ass to have what I got. No retirement plan but I've got assets. Work till I die. All I ask is my wife gets a good deal on my stuff when I check out. Nice to see other people enjoying themselves. Love your Italy journeys! You opened my eyes to those bespoke shose in the UK. On my list!👍

The standard advice is to make sure she doesn't sell off your stuff for what you told her you paid for it.

My will names specific individuals who are authorized to value and list certain possessions for actual market value.