Mark Denovich

I was inspired by a _Good Eats_ (featuring Alton Brown) on beans to make my own batch of baked beans. I think I tried octopus before I ate my first serving of baked beans. I've always avoided…

Lesson #1: Target Fixation

So I've got no dividends and no kids... I'm definately not a [b,m]illionaire either. I expected to see no part of the tax cut. I didn't realize most of the "marriage penalty" had been…

So I'm home happy and refreshed, but with an empty refridgerator. I grab the keys for the AlfaRomeoMilano and head outside. "Gee, the driver's side window seems clear...", I think as I pass…

My bike's here. I used Forwardair to ship it home from California. Total cost was about $425 + $12 for tie-downs, +$6 for 2 combination locks + $18 for a quick-release fuel fitting I broke while…

I turned 30 years old today. Woo hoo... Old enough to have had dangerous toys, young enough to have had video games too. Old enough to see all the Bugs Bunnys before they edited out the Indians,…

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5 days and 3200 miles later I'm here in Sunnvale, CA... way ahead of schedule. I mostly stuck to the plan, only deleting the hotter parts of UT. I also logged way more miles per day than I had…

So I'm leaving tomorrow, and will return on the 28th. It should be about 7-8 days to get to CA, where I'll be spending two weeks, and about the same amount of time to return. From here to…

So I've been planning my motorcycle trip for more than a month. The problem with a plan, is that starting one is like opening Pandora's Box. Every plan, has contingencies, and contingencies…