Tag Archives: motorcycles

Travels with Putt Putt: ‘Oh thou that tellest good tidings to Zion’

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

I don’t generally name my cars, and I don’t really set out to name my motorcycles, but it seems like over the past decade most of the motorcycles I’ve owned have somehow let me know what they wanted to be called. This … Continue reading →

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Travels with Putt Putt: A Visit to Abbey Country

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

I don’t generally name my cars, and I don’t really set out to name my motorcycles, but it seems like over the past decade most of the motorcycles I’ve owned have somehow let me know what they wanted to be called. This … Continue reading →

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Is the magazine industry dying? Some thoughts.

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Meredith sells Sports Illustrated intellectual property to Authentic Brands Group When Meredith Corp. bought out Time Inc. a year ago, the speculation was that the Better Homes & Gardens publisher would sell off all of the newsy magazines and just … Continue reading →

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The Bridges of Buffalo County

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

Earlier today, thanks to a post on an ADVRIDER discussion board (for people who go on motorcycle adventures…), I discovered the website Bridgehunter.com.  Bridge Hunter is a database of historic and notable bridges around the United States and is a great … Continue reading →

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Proceeding Home

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

On Sunday of last week I I discovered in the parking lot of my hotel in Florence, Alabama that I had a leaky seal on one of my motorcycle fork legs with fluid seeping out.  I was in the middle … Continue reading →

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I’m going down to Florence…

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

A couple of years ago my Dear Wife and I drove 350 miles or so up to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to see Rosanne Cash and her band play one of the most sublime shows either of us has ever … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

How could have better design skills eliminated Sunday’s Oscar disaster? Oddly enough, the cards read by the presenters at the Oscars only list the winner in a reasonable sized type.  The name of the category is relegated to tiny type … Continue reading →

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