I’ve been watching this saddle for years. I always wanted to try it, but I never pulled the trigger. Well at this price point you can’t go wrong. I may buy two. Ironspoke 2.0 is falling in line. It should be a good time to […]
Category: Spoke’s Blog
Jiminy Glick Interviews Ice Cube
Simply a brilliant piece of comedy. Check it out here. Nothing to worry about. This isn’t a scam. Would I lie?
South Park on a less than ideal morning
I pranked myself. I purposely didn’t properly dress my lower body because I suppose I had it in the back of my head that I could simply take a hike instead of riding with the weather being so sketchy. But when I pulled into South […]
Fun on a fixie
Take a minute and let’s discuss a bicycle ride I took. So, I timed everything perfectly. Beautiful Saturday afternoon. Perfect football weather. Sunny skies with an unseasonably warm day. It wasn’t 76 degrees…it was just a tad north of 50, but it was downright pleasant. […]
I like Birds
I can’t look at the rocket launchThe trophy wives of the astronautsAnd I won’t listen to their words‘Cause I likeBirds I don’t care for walkin’ down townCrazy auto car gonna mow me downLook at all the people like cows in a herdWell I likeBirds If […]
Smith Outlier 2 XL with Chromapop amber lenses and Smith Longfin with Chromapop copper lenses
This past summer I lost two pairs of copper colored Smith prescription sunglasses in two weeks. I’m hopeful one pair will magically reappear in my house someday, but I know for certain one pair was lost in the ocean. I’ve been wearing prescription sunglasses into […]
New Cameras – Olympus Tough TG-6 and Lumix FZ 300
I’m currently trying to get used to two new cameras. I purchased the Olympus Tough TG-6 ($349 depending on where you purchase and the package) early in 2020 for a planned trip to Punta Cana in June. It has amazing macro capabilities as well as […]
“My fellow Americans, I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.”
Wonder how this would have played in 2020 Woke America? I was 17 when I heard those words. I distinctly remember thinking that everyone was kind of shaken by his off hand comments. But I also knew I liked Reagan. I didn’t know why. I […]
Covid 19 or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Quarantine
Ch 14 Torrance The Day After Antietam After all these years, I could not put on a pair of shoes without thinking back to that terrible day after Antietam. Seeing the bloated, bare feet of the dead soldiers in my dark memories made me […]