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Day 90 – Vitamin C Fix

90/365 (March 31, 2011) – I remember a time when mandarin oranges were a special treat.

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Day 89 – Look Beyond the Obvious

89/365 (March 30, 2011) – Sometimes the most mundane things offer a fascinating view.

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Crazy busy is too busy – but what of not busy?

An article published in the Vancouver Sun that I thought was pertinent. We tend to define people by what they do, and we also tend to define ourselves the same way. But what about when things change, there is such a thing as too much time. I watched my father go from a super busy man, to not managing to…

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Day 88 – What Lies Beyond?

  88/365 (March 29,2011) – A strange thing happened today. I think I landed a job I’ve been after for about 5 years.

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Day 87 – Alphabet Soup!

87/365 (March 28, 2011) – They did it! They listened!

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12-52-2011 – Where to ride, where to ride….?

Starbucks, of course! We bought a map of the Lower Mainland today and started to pick out areas that would make a nice after-work-ride distance. Then we opened the Starbucks iPhone app and started to look for places in those areas where we could stop for a coffee. We now have a map with blue dots all over it! Seems…

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Day 86 – Horizons

86/365 (March 27, 2011) – The forecast was for rain, but it held off long enough that we got out for a nice ride. Short, but still, any ride is a good ride.

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Day 85 – Happiness is….

85/365 (March 26, 2011) – Happiness is: – A warm Spring day – The colour yellow – Blooming flowers – Sunshine – A motorcycle ride – A skinny vanilla latte – Dinner with a friend – A bottle of wine – A good movie Happiness is Saturday!

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Day 84 – Construction Zone

84/365 (March 25, 2011) – I wanted to do some traffic blur but, for a Saturday night, the main intersection was strangely quiet and I didn’t end up getting anything that I was impressed with. This was about the best of the bunch, and that’s not saying much. Oh well, next time. I just wish they would actually finish the…

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The Wave

Just a posting, that I liked, in a forum that I frequent (bcsportbikes.com). I particularly like the part where the author says that some riders park, then walk away, but stop and turn to look back. That’s me. I love my scooter, but I never really “got” riding until I got the motorcycle. I still marvel that this machine has…

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