My father had a thing for British motorcycles — particularly Triumphs. In the 70s, he had a Bonneville and a custom Trident. He loved stripping down a factory bike and turning it into a cafe racer. (Okay, so the Trident eventually became a drag bike.) There was always something neat to me about British bikes. […]
Archives for September 2011
How I Take Notes
I’m a huge fan of notebooks. It’s a rare moment that I’m more than 20 feet away from a 5″ x 7″ Mead notebook. For those times I am without a notebook, I have my iPhone. As big a fan of being able to catch thoughts as they come to me, I don’t have a […]
Labor (Day) of Love
It’s Labor Day in the states — a day in honor of people who had enough back in the late 19th century and demanded better working conditions; a day when we celebrate summer coming to a close with a long weekend away from work. But I like to work on Labor Day. Oh, I’m sure […]
Three Weeks without Social Media
Something interesting happened this past week — my third week without social media. An explosion of ideas hit. I’m never at a loss for writing ideas; that always comes first! But I realized that I haven’t really thought about ways to promote all I’m doing because it’s so easy to post stuff on Facebook, Twitter, […]
I Dare You to Take a Social Media Break
Today would have been the first day of a 30-day social media break for me. I’m more than two weeks into the break, though. I did it sooner than planned because I was dared. The Power of a Dare I like a good dare. In my early 20s, I went vegetarian for years on a […]