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Good Morning

This really made my day. I’m in my back yard this morning zipping up my motorcycle jacket when I see a lady riding her bike through the alley behind my house. She was wearing an bright orange vest and had a small orange triangular flag attached to a pole on the back of her bike. As she rides past my yard she says “Good morning!” A complete stranger says good morning to me. Kinda gives me the warm feeling that I have good neighbors and the city DOES have some good people living here. When was the last time you said good morning to a complete stranger?

2008
06/25
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Writings
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Harrisburg Police Presence

Ever since the Harrisburg Police force has received new vehicles I have seen more of them throughout the city. In the past few months I would occasionally see the white police cars and trucks around. But lately I see them every where. And I don’t think it’s because the new vehicles stand out. The new vehicles are dark blue which makes them more difficult to see compared with the old white cruisers. Maybe the new vehicles have given a boost to the officers esteem.

2008
06/25
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Writings
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Riding Tower Road

I had the day off work so I decided to head out early and do some riding before it got too hot. I decided to cross the Susquehanna and ride Tower Road. This bike hasn’t seen enough dirt lately and I wanted to change that. Here’s are two videos of the BMW F650GS crossing the mountain. It was a lot of fun. There was a crew of workers at the top performing some maintenance on a tower. They gave me a strange look as I headed into the woods on the bike to go around their Hummer which blocked my path. :)

2008
06/13
CATEGORY
Motorcycles
Video
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Once Around The Block

I mounted the Oregon Scientific ATC2K video camera to my bike instead of my helmet today. Then I decided to go for a short ride around the city to see how the perspective of the camera is and to see how sturdy the mount is. And I had just the right music for the video too.

2008
06/11
CATEGORY
Motorcycles
Video
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Pennsylvania Smoking Ban

Woohoo! The Senate has just passed the Pennsylvania smoking ban. It will go into effect 90 days after Governor Rendell signs the bill. This is a very good thing for our state.

There are three exceptions:

  • Bars with limited food businesses
  • Private clubs, where officers have voted to permit smoking
  • 25 percent of the gambling floors at most casinos
2008
06/10
CATEGORY
Government & Politics
Health
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