pics and babbling

Obama clinches historic victory over Clinton - Yahoo News WASHINGTON AFP - Democrat Barack Obama plunged Wednesday into a five-month election battle with Republican John McCain after making history by becoming the first black presidential nominee of a...

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The roar of hollow patriotism - St. Petersburg Times Three-hundred thousand bikers spent Memorial Day weekend roaring around Washington in tribute to our war dead, and I stood on Constitution Avenue Sunday afternoon watching a river of them go by, waiting...

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I'm still, two days later, trying to get my right wrist to once again straighten out completely! Too much time on the throttle combined with early arthritis, I suppose. Good thing I am so severely left-handed, lol. My best pictures are up on the flickr...

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...sunburnt and tired. 3234 miles in ten days. The photo feed is here and the photoset page is here. There will be much much more over the next few days. Right now, it's time to wash off road grime and veg, because this is all I can see right about now........

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View Larger Map Stupid Google maps is not behaving, so I'm only getting *part* of the route, and then it completely disappears when I zoom in on it. It's pretty easy, though. Just go East until you hit ocean. Then eat lobster. *Lots* of lobster. Escanaba...

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This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

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courtesy of the Queen... I am just dying to know what the *real* translation is...... and why the female singer reminds me of Alvin and the Chipmunks.

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I scored a Far Out 100% on the Quiz by SheGoddess H/T to Pinch. And for those of you who aren't quite as old as us 70's refugees.... beat THIS. I was Righteous!I scored 90% on the Take the 80s quiz by SheGoddess: How to lose weight

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Ah yes, Precious is almost ready for her trip.

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Sissybar removal and bag support addition, which requires taillight relocation as well. Rewiring taillights is....interesting, to say the least. Look out Ontario, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, and Michigan. The (3200 mile) IronButt Rally of...

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