Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall - Oliver Goldsmith

Lisa asks… What sound or noise do you love? I love being up early, before the neighborhood starts to wake up. When it’s warm like it has been this week in Seattle, I love to sit here in the morning with the windows open and listen to the sounds of summer outside. Birds, insects buzzing around, very […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSpO14dff5U Fort Hood by Mike Doughty And it is shining in Seattle. Summer has finally arrived! The last few days have been gorgeous. I stumbled over this video this morning doing research for a writing/photography gig later this summer. I wangled an editorial assignment to cover the Bumbershoot for a web-based outlet. I’ve applied for my press […]

I’ve been absorbed into the cult of Twitter… resistance is futile.  You can track my updates at the following URL if for some reason you’re bored enough to be interested in the minutia of my life. Or at least the bits I’ll be twittering about. http://twitter.com/vladmeb

http://www.vimeo.com/1246188 There was  one tiny bit of excitement while riding today. The nice, shiny new road from Neah Bay to the Cape Flattery trail head has one corner that for some reason is coated with sand and gravel. This is a very bad combination for a motorcycle! This short clip demonstrates just how interesting taking a […]

Blah, blah, blah… home safe, etc. Photos here… video this weekend! (Perfect weather, fantastic ride, and now the weekend actually begins! I love it!)

Bet you can’t guess what I’m doing! What? You there — in the back — what was that? That was sarcasm wasn’t it? Fine, fine… so it’s no big surprise. I’m hitting the road… again! Leaving this afternoon to hook up with a friend and we’re taking the bikes out to the Olympic Peninsula. We’ll […]

The Supreme Court made history today by finally ruling on the ultimate interpretation of the Second Amendment. In a 5-4 vote, the Court ruled that the 2nd established an individuals right to own firearms for self defense and hunting. The ruling was in response to a lawsuit brought against the District of Columbia protesting their […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl02FgOuG0c Leave Out All The Rest by Linkin Park Seems to go well with the meme below…

I didn’t steal this meme from Shephard, he dared me to take it! Who are you? Michael… what are you new here? Ok, ok… from my About page: “Middle-aged, overweight male. Dweller of the Pacific Northwest. Motorcyclist. Latent hero tendencies. Likes cats. May own too many books. Loves lima beans. Mostly harmless.” Your Life’s Philosophy: No worries… it’s […]

I love Tuesdays. For a music lover, it’s like Christmas once a week. Some weeks you get that Red Ryder BB gun you’ve been wanting, some weeks it’s just socks. You never know what you’re going to get. What am I talking about? New music releases! Tuesday morning I normally fire up iTunes right off the […]