Christmas morning bike ride
Regular readers to this blog have probably figured out that I have a few Christmas traditions that may not be your typical Norman Rockwell Christmas scenario. Of course, Norman Rockwell did not live by the Southern California beaches, so that might have something to do with it. Of all the traditions I have, the one that probably goes back the furthest is my Christmas morning bike ride. These are photos from that ride.
Since there are several shopping malls by me and the streets have been packed since Thanksgiving, I take advantage of the fact that the streets are virtually empty on Christmas morning and I go for a ride. This year, Tanya spent her first Christmas with me, so she went for her first Christmas morning ride. I have a feeling she will be joining me for years to come. Read more…
Categories: Photos Tags: 2010 Limited, Christmas, Friendship Bell, geek good girl, harley-davidson, Photos, pictures, San Pedro, Southern California, Torrance, winter
Photos from a day at Venice Beach
Today, my friend, Phil, and I headed out to Venice Beach to check out the 4th Annual National Go-Topless Day march. The march was to “protest unconstitutional topless gender discrimination.” The idea being that it is not fair that men can go topless but women can not. To be honest, I agree with the cause but I foresee men being forced to cover up before women will be allowed to go bare. We shall see.
It was a beautiful summer day, we took the bikes. Unbelievable as it sounds [to anyone that has tried to park in Venice on a Sunday], we actually found free parking for each bike, within 25′ of the boardwalk. As it turned out, the protest started two blocks from a restaurant we wanted to check out, The Venice Ale House. Well, Phil wanted to check out the restaurant, I wanted to check out the beer. They had plenty of different beers on tap and offer 4 and 6 beer flights. I will definitely be back. These photos are of some of the sights that are easily found on the Venice Beach boardwalk, all within two blocks.
Categories: Photos Tags: 2010 Limited, harley-davidson, national go topless day, Photos, pictures, protest, Southern California, Venice Beach
Past and Present
When I was younger, I seemed to be a lot more meticulous about cleaning my bike. It may have had something to do with the fact that I only owned one at time, or else because I had an actual 8 hour a day job. Today, I would rather ride than wash. My picture of the day for day 64 of Project365 is a pic of me with my ’86 and 2010 Harleys.
Through the Looking Glass
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