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But is it art?
A few years ago, when we were in New York City, we visited the Museum of Modern Art. One of the exhibits that caught my eye was Marcel Duchamp’s “Bicycle”.(Picture MoMA)In case it’s not clear from the...
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Coddiwompling
CODDIWOMPLE (v.) To travel purposefully toward a vague destination.Could there possibly be a better word to describe what many (most?) motorcyclists do? I rarely have a destination in mind when I head...
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When did 'Olympic-size swimming pool become' a unit of measure?
With all the recent flooding here in the northeast and storms battering the central US we’ve been hearing a lot about Olympic-size swimming pools. The water spill over dams is described as "the...
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Non-smoking home
I (sort of) follow a number of Facebook marketplace sites where people advertise everything from furniture to used makeup to garbage bags full of clothing (“All boys, size 6”). Truth be told it’s...
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Nickeled and dimed...
It’s become a sad fact of modern life that the price is NEVER the price. Airline seat sale prices pull you in until you realise “the deal” will cost you as much in extras as you thought you were...
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Finally! A ride report.
Between the weather (which has sucked!) and other obligations (far too many!) there wasn’t a lot of riding happening here this spring. Today made up for it.The stars finally aligned in that I had a...
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Well that explains it.
Way back in April (http://ontwowheels-eh.blogspot.com/2019/04/three-steps-back.html) I posted about a final drive issue with the Kawasaki motor I’m currently working on. I removed the engine (lots of...
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A Woman of No Importance - a review
I first came across this book last year, and the subtitle, “The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II”, caught my eye. It took a while but I finally got to read it last week. And...
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Back at 'er
I know I haven’t been spending much time online lately, (with one exception: http://ontwowheels-eh.blogspot.com/2019/09/a-woman-of-no-importance-review.html) but I have excuses.We had some nuptials in...
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Ergonomics
I suppose back in the early 80s these bikes were considered cool with their pullback bars and sit-up-and-beg stepped seats, but in truth they’re an ergonomic nightmare in stock trim – especially for a...
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It never gets old
Enjoying the fall colours, that is.I’ve circled the sun more times than I care to count and every year I am still awed by the wonderful show Mother Nature puts on for us in the fall. This year the...
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Messing about with electricity
I know. I know. One does not simply "mess about" with electricity, as to do so one invites disaster(s) of immeasurable proportion. Or so I'm told.But still, when most of the dozens of YouTube videos on...
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Made in North America quality ..... pfffft.
After spending the last 30-odd years fighting with and cajoling old, second-hand, sometimes free, snowblowers into action, I decided to treat myself to a brand new machine this winter. With a simple...
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Fake news. Popularized by the current resident of the White House and his entourage, the term has come to mean “news with which we don’t agree”. No matter how many videos, audio clips, photographs, or...
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