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Was treated some lovely sunny weather in Central Washington yesterday, only to come home to a downpour in #Seattle today. Maybe it's a sign.


Got the luggage situation all taken care of! (More photos of the trip to come later.) #motorcycle


I hope the scratches turn out less obvious. #motorcycle


Some lady almost did a left turn into me on Dexter Ave at Valley St. No stop signs for either of us. She was looking right at me and she didn't even stop. She only didn't T-bone my left side because I swerved as she entered my path of travel.The only traffic control device for either of us was a yellow flasher, as she was oncoming traffic prior to turning.

#seabikes #cycling #bicycle


Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?


In a strange way, the inline 4 in my Ninja takes less finesse at low revs and speeds than the parallel twin in my Bonneville. Interesting how rev-biased engines behave so differently from torque-biased engines. #motorcycle (1, 2)


While out riding last week, I discovered a new route from Stone Way N to Fremont Avenue N via Woodland Park. Since the road is closed in the park, it's a very quiet and scenic option, with lots of tree cover. #cycling #bicycle #seabikes #park #Seattle (Album with more photos)


My paranoia and anxiety worsen as I experience more life.

For example, I used to love #bicycle touring on the open highway, but now I'm too scared that some driver will run me down, intentionally or otherwise. #cycling (Original)

While #motorcycle riding isn't as safe as driving, at least I can get going fast enough to avoid a lot of the situations a bicycle cannot. Plus, a motorcycle has much more road presence than a bicycle. (Original)


Most crossovers are just lifted station wagons with slightly different styling.


Please send me recipes that use #spam.
#spam


So tired of residential buildings like these.


Had a lovely ride out along the Olympic Peninsula a few weeks back. Plenty of fast-paced rural highway riding, including keeping up with a guy on a big scooter going 90! #motorcycle

Port Angeles (2022-03-05)

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Needed something for the return trip. #motorcycle (1, 2)


I kind of want one of these someday, but I doubt it'll ever happen. #motorcycle


I haven't been uploading a couple of big trips' worth of #photos because I've been working on a new tag editor. With it, I won't need to mess around with #Flickr's uploading UI as much. (Photo)

I wrote it in #Java since it's what I've been writing the most because of work. As much as people love to hate on it, there are a number of things I like about Java 8+. #photography #programming #photog


@clover and I rode my new Ninja 1000SX for the first time today. Because of the weather, we only went out to Snohomish for breakfast. Jake's Cafe on Second street was packed for of Americana, good food, and lots of customers! #motorcycle (1, 2)


When I was a kid, my school still had #Macintosh LC series machines and compact Macintoshes as their main ones in the computer labs. Mac OS 8 and System 7 were what I was used to at school, and that OS felt very dinky and limited compared to the Windows I had at home. The frequently black and white and tiny screens only hammered that feeling home. #Apple


After selling my Suzuki Burgman 400, I put a deposit on a 2021 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX. Since it was all the way in Lacey, my partner drove us down I-5 there and we spent the light so we could pick it up in the morning. She followed me back up the Kitsap Peninsula to Bremerton, a route I chose to avoid traffic around Tacoma and Kent/Auburn, which ended up taking far longer than either of us expected. I missed the turn for SR-3 in Shelton, so we ended up crossing over to the west side of the peninsula before heading towards Bremerton, and the ferry had a nearly two hour wait! #motorcycle

Picking up Ninja 1000 SX (2022-03-10)


Almost looks like it could've been taken decades ago. #motorcycle #texaco


I gave @clover this lovely framed painting of our late #cats for her birthday. It showed up a couple weeks back and I finally got around to photographing it today. #cat


False Spring was very kind to us. I had a great ride to Elbe and back and saw all kinds of people on motorcycles! #motorcycle

Elbe II (2022-02-12)

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