Gear Review: Chase Harper 650 Tank bag
The Daytona doesn't have a steel tank, so I can't go with the oh so convienent magnetic tank bags. If I was just using it for storage, I could probably live with a tail pack. But a key…
Gear Review: Skyking bar risers
In preparation for my upcoming cross-country road trip, I've been doing whatever I can to improve the ergonomics of my Daytona. For less than 200 mile rides, I can put up with some pretty…
Gear Review: Skyking Double Bubble Windscreen
I purchased a light smoke double bubble windscreen from SkyKing Products for my 1999 Triumph Daytona. The point of the double bubble is to give some additional wind protection... the extra "bubble"…
Protect your liquid assets
That was the tag line on a sticker I saw at Microsoft. It was affixed to one of the many coolers supplying free drinks for the workers. It stated that these were an employee benefit, and should be…
First news from the trenches
Interesting tidbits from the .NET Advisory Council meeting re: Whidbey In: VB.NET edit & continue In: slick generic/delegates/anonymous member functionality in C# Out: NT4 and Win95,ME client support…
bodily functions
32oz of Coca-Cola at TGI Fridays: $1.89 12oz of water on plane: Free 12oz of Coca-Cola on plane: Free Finally using hotel bathroom 6 hours later: Priceless.
Feeling unAmerican
I made the mistake of picking up _Fast Food Nation_ at on of the airport bookstores to read on the flight. I had heard enough about it from my friends, that I knew what I was in for. I'm only a…
Internet and Chicken Patties
I'm rapidly reaching internet saturation. Repeatedly polling Slashdot, FARK, Plastic, and Metafilter just isn't entertaining me any more. I started actually participating more in the last…
False Economy
I rarely need to shave (my face) but when I do, I like to have a fresh razor. I thought it would make sense since deb really didn't care that we used the same type of razor, a Gillette Sensor…
Roadtrip reminder, check weather report
Well I've got something to blog about today... Mapped out trip, assembled gear, adjusted chain, checked air pressure/oil/coolant... ready to go. Almost. I forgot to check the weather. I made it…