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Yankee Beemers’ Pemi River “GS Ride” 2021
June 15, 2021
4 min read
Five years ago, I attended my first motorcycle rally and it was the YBer’s Pemi River Rally in…
Technology: AR Hiding in Plain Sight
June 8, 2021
3 min read
I can’t be the only person that’s noticed, right? For the last 4-6 Apple Events, AR has snuck…
Technology: 24 Hours with an Apple Silicon Powered Macintosh (M1)
June 8, 2021
8 min read
When WWDC solidified to me that a new professional class notebook would not be available this Summer, I…
Technology: A down to the wire, completely uninformed wish list for WWDC – UPDATED
June 7, 2021
3 min read
It seems like everyone is writing a wish list which means I can too! WWDC kicks off in…
Linked: Future of Media – a quick reality check – On my Om
June 7, 2021
2 min read
Via Om Malik: Future of Media – a quick reality check – On my Om: Let’s take music journalism…
The Vermont BMW Club’s Puppy Dog Ride & Dinner
June 6, 2021
2 min read
The Puppy Dog Ride is a route maintained and popularized by the BMW Motorcycle Owners of Vermont. I’ve ridden is…
Responsibility and Ethics
June 2, 2021
4 min read
What is expected and unexpected in the world of motorcycling when your hobby is also a form of…
Linked: Rome’s Flagship Apple Store
May 27, 2021
1 min read
Via MacStories: I’m writing this linked-post a few hundred feet from the Carnegie Library Apple Store in DC,…
A Post-Pandemic Kickoff, Frosty Nutzin Vermont
May 11, 2021
2 min read
The event name, Frosty Nutz is intended to be taken literally. Our first camp-out of the year kicks off the riding season inthe…
Linked: “The New Menu at Eleven Madison Park Will Be Meatless”
May 4, 2021
1 min read
Via NY Times: On Monday, Mr. Humm announced that Eleven Madison Park, closed since last March by the…
One Day at BMW’s Performance Center
April 25, 2021
4 min read
This newsletter exclusive is a summary of my long-form blog post about my day taking part in BMW MOA’s Premiere…
Technology: iPad Pro or MacBook Pro? Pick One
April 21, 2021
5 min read
Prior to this post, I went down memory lane to see what I had written about iPad over…
My Bike: A Weekend at BMW’s Performance Center – MOA Premiere Training 2021
April 19, 2021
10 min read
“This time, do it with one hand” Trainer Brian yelled out in my direction as I rolled by…
Technology: Substack is just Following in Medium’s footsteps
April 15, 2021
1 min read
Via Nieman Lab: Citing the success of publications like The Charlotte Ledger and Toronto’s City Hall Watcher, Substack…
Building The Husqvarna 701 Enduro LR
April 12, 2021
5 min read
…or why I always buy motorcycles in the Winter Getting it Home in January on the Warmest day…
Linked: “The Former Netflix DVD Library Is a Lost Treasure We’ll Never See Again”
April 8, 2021
4 min read
Via Paste Magazine (and Michael Tsai) note that Paste Magazine, I don’t like as a publication because one…
My Car: Farewell to the 2019 Hyundai Ioniq Electric
April 6, 2021
6 min read
I’ve written about the Ioniq three times on this blog since purchase in November of 2019: Taking Delivery…
In Celebration of the 2021 Riding Season
April 2, 2021
2 min read
Can 2021 just follow our traditions instead of being a repeat of 2020? Porter has been with me…
Linked: The Mess at Medium
March 25, 2021
2 min read
Via The Verge: Worse, the data suggested that Medium’s original journalism was not converting free readers to paid…