Finishing up the bedroom, The Worm, Ethan-the-Bimmer-guy, Susquehanna bike ride
(posted from home)
(This post covers 1-5 October, 2008)
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Sunday, 5 October-
I spent the morning on the web and doing a bit of blogging. But given the great weather today I had to get out. I rode over to the video shop to return DVDs and thought I’d go on from there to find somewhere new for a walk. But I realized Fall is rapidly passing and our extra-nice weather won’t last.
I returned home and did my walking behind the lawn mower so I have that out of the way. I still have a few chores to take care of tomorrow but then I’m going to bug out for a few days.
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Saturday, 4 October-
I spent this morning on the web and then met buddy Jackrabbit for a motorcycle ride. We met in Wrightsville and first rode down the west bank of the Susquehanna to the Shank’s Mare outdoors shop, then on to route 425 to Indian Steps Museum. After a snack at Collinsville Drive-In we crossed the river and rode up to Face Rock overlook above Holtwood Dam, hoping to see bald eagles (none today, though).
We then rode up the east shore of the river to Columbia on this perfect afternoon, then back across the Susquehanna to our starting point, a 75-mile ride.
That evening we finished Season Four of ‘The Wire’. It’s absolutely the best series we’ve seen, bar none.
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Friday, 3 October-
Today I rode into Camp Hill. I stopped in at the Starbucks for a coffee-and-Times and there met a very interesting guy. He had ridden in on a mid-Eighties BMW which had a bobber look to it. I learned the guy—Ethan, by name—had pieced it together. The front end was Honda cruiser, the engine a BMW Boxer and the frame a modified BMW. Ethan is an area native but had lived in Brooklyn for a few years. He’s a theatre tech by trade and said he just recently moved back to the area and is finding he can make a living at his trade in the Harrisburg area—something that was impossible a decade ago. He’s convinced the crisis in the US economy will lead people to stay closer to home and attend local theater. He and his roomy lived in the East Williamsburg section of Brooklyn in a loft. They replaced their front door with a garage door and ramp and kept their motorcycles inside.
I love that type of completely-unexpected conversation. I had just been sitting there reading the Times as Ethan walked by on his way out. When I caught his eye, I just nodded and said ‘I like your bike’. I’m so glad he jumped on the opportunity to talk and hope to run into him somewhere again.
I then did some shopping at the nearby Giant super-store, hoping to find some specialty foods for sandwiches but anything out-of-the-ordinary was so expensive that I gave up and left empty-handed.
I rode home and did my four-mile creek walk to top off the day.
That evening we watched two more episodes of ‘The Wire- 4’.
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Thursday, 2 October-
I spent the day running errands. I took the Concours over to Cycle Tech and hung around through its annual inspection. I then ran into York on some errands. One of the things I was looking for was Flitz, a polishing compound, but I struck out.
I stopped at the new Fuddrucker’s for a burger and had a discouraging encounter there. As I walked through the restaurant I heard some guy behind me say ‘I guess he didn’t hear me’. Then it sunk in that I had heard him ask ‘Are you racing today?’. I thought he had been talking to his friends but now realized he was making a smart-aleck comment about the ballistic-mesh riding pants I was wearing. I had locked my helmet and jacket to the bike but I had worn the pants into the restaurant. But I was now already well past him and not about to let him get into a battle of wits with an unarmed man.
I ignored the idiot and, in fact, chuckled to myself that his little show had not gone as planned. I went on with my lunch. But as I left I found he had retaliated. When I tried to start the bike, it wouldn’t turn over. It took me a try to two to realize the kill switch had been turned off. Mr. Smart-Aleck had taken his revenge.
It was easy enough for me to turn the switch back on and get underway but I can’t help but marvel at the implications of that incident. All I did was walk through the restaurant wearing motorcycle safety pants. But apparently he had an opinion about that. And by inadvertently foiling his attempt to humiliate me, he had to retaliate. What a worm.
After lunch I rode up to Rocky Ridge Park and walked five miles on my end-to-end course in 1:41.
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Wednesday, 1 October-
This morning I took a few hours to catch up the blog and work on email. In the afternoon we finished moving furniture back into the bedroom, finally getting everything back into place. Late in the day I walked my four-mile course along the creek while listening to CBC podcasts (Editor’s Choice). I enjoyed hearing several contestants talk about Canada’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) contest in which authors are challenged to write a 50,000-word novel wholly within the month of November. Can you imagine?
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(posted from home)
(This post covers 1-5 October, 2008)
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Sunday, 5 October-
I spent the morning on the web and doing a bit of blogging. But given the great weather today I had to get out. I rode over to the video shop to return DVDs and thought I’d go on from there to find somewhere new for a walk. But I realized Fall is rapidly passing and our extra-nice weather won’t last.
I returned home and did my walking behind the lawn mower so I have that out of the way. I still have a few chores to take care of tomorrow but then I’m going to bug out for a few days.
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Saturday, 4 October-
I spent this morning on the web and then met buddy Jackrabbit for a motorcycle ride. We met in Wrightsville and first rode down the west bank of the Susquehanna to the Shank’s Mare outdoors shop, then on to route 425 to Indian Steps Museum. After a snack at Collinsville Drive-In we crossed the river and rode up to Face Rock overlook above Holtwood Dam, hoping to see bald eagles (none today, though).
We then rode up the east shore of the river to Columbia on this perfect afternoon, then back across the Susquehanna to our starting point, a 75-mile ride.
That evening we finished Season Four of ‘The Wire’. It’s absolutely the best series we’ve seen, bar none.
-------------------------------------------------------
Friday, 3 October-
Today I rode into Camp Hill. I stopped in at the Starbucks for a coffee-and-Times and there met a very interesting guy. He had ridden in on a mid-Eighties BMW which had a bobber look to it. I learned the guy—Ethan, by name—had pieced it together. The front end was Honda cruiser, the engine a BMW Boxer and the frame a modified BMW. Ethan is an area native but had lived in Brooklyn for a few years. He’s a theatre tech by trade and said he just recently moved back to the area and is finding he can make a living at his trade in the Harrisburg area—something that was impossible a decade ago. He’s convinced the crisis in the US economy will lead people to stay closer to home and attend local theater. He and his roomy lived in the East Williamsburg section of Brooklyn in a loft. They replaced their front door with a garage door and ramp and kept their motorcycles inside.
I love that type of completely-unexpected conversation. I had just been sitting there reading the Times as Ethan walked by on his way out. When I caught his eye, I just nodded and said ‘I like your bike’. I’m so glad he jumped on the opportunity to talk and hope to run into him somewhere again.
I then did some shopping at the nearby Giant super-store, hoping to find some specialty foods for sandwiches but anything out-of-the-ordinary was so expensive that I gave up and left empty-handed.
I rode home and did my four-mile creek walk to top off the day.
That evening we watched two more episodes of ‘The Wire- 4’.
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Thursday, 2 October-
I spent the day running errands. I took the Concours over to Cycle Tech and hung around through its annual inspection. I then ran into York on some errands. One of the things I was looking for was Flitz, a polishing compound, but I struck out.
I stopped at the new Fuddrucker’s for a burger and had a discouraging encounter there. As I walked through the restaurant I heard some guy behind me say ‘I guess he didn’t hear me’. Then it sunk in that I had heard him ask ‘Are you racing today?’. I thought he had been talking to his friends but now realized he was making a smart-aleck comment about the ballistic-mesh riding pants I was wearing. I had locked my helmet and jacket to the bike but I had worn the pants into the restaurant. But I was now already well past him and not about to let him get into a battle of wits with an unarmed man.
I ignored the idiot and, in fact, chuckled to myself that his little show had not gone as planned. I went on with my lunch. But as I left I found he had retaliated. When I tried to start the bike, it wouldn’t turn over. It took me a try to two to realize the kill switch had been turned off. Mr. Smart-Aleck had taken his revenge.
It was easy enough for me to turn the switch back on and get underway but I can’t help but marvel at the implications of that incident. All I did was walk through the restaurant wearing motorcycle safety pants. But apparently he had an opinion about that. And by inadvertently foiling his attempt to humiliate me, he had to retaliate. What a worm.
After lunch I rode up to Rocky Ridge Park and walked five miles on my end-to-end course in 1:41.
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Wednesday, 1 October-
This morning I took a few hours to catch up the blog and work on email. In the afternoon we finished moving furniture back into the bedroom, finally getting everything back into place. Late in the day I walked my four-mile course along the creek while listening to CBC podcasts (Editor’s Choice). I enjoyed hearing several contestants talk about Canada’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) contest in which authors are challenged to write a 50,000-word novel wholly within the month of November. Can you imagine?
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