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Monthly Archives September 2008

Elections

One of the best parts about being a Canadian in North Carolina is the inevitable question: “IF you could vote, who would you vote for?”
There’s an underlying hostility in this question.  What it’s really saying is this: “As a Canadian, I know you’re a flag-waving communist and you’d tax us to death if you had [...]

Posted 16 September 2008 † Mike § Blog ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: ,

We interrupt this program …

… to inform you that this blog sucks shit right now.
Seriously.  When I’m not blogging, I come up with all sorts of great blog ideas.  Sometimes I’ve wished that I had a little tape recorder with me so I could capture my brilliant streams-of-consciousness that flow out of me at the most inopportune times.
Then, I [...]

Posted 12 September 2008 † Mike § Blog ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

4000 Miles

I turned 4000 miles on my new scooter today.  Well, that’s what the odometer says; I’ve only contributed 600 of those miles.
600 miles still represents 20 hours in the saddle and 15 fill-ups.  The average fill-up is costing me $1.60 (yes, one dollar and sixty cents), and while my mileage has dropped to about 90 [...]

Posted 03 September 2008 † Mike § Blog ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , ,