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You're reading "Scrumptious Word Morsels" by Matt Jacob. This is my blog that I publish several times monthly on occasion to discuss, complain, praise, geek out, and mostly, just to keep my writing sharp. To find out more about me, visit the about page.
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1 day ago - Doing a long-overdue paperwork purge. How come I can file digital things just fine, but not physical pieces of paper?
2 days ago - Saw a car with an "HONOR GOD" bumper sticker driving 20+ posted speed and tailing people aggresively. That really frosts my cookies.
6 days ago - The tea party movement might be a little out there for me, but I could definitely see myself joining a sweet tea party movement.
7 days ago - In running for the governorship of California, Meg Whitman's starting bid is $40m and her Buy It Now price is $150m.
12 days ago
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Monthly Archives: July 2008
Shifting into fifth for the first time
Since I’ve talked about it enough during the past three or four weeks, most of my loyal readers know that I recently purchased a motorcycle. That was almost two weeks ago. Well, this weekend, I finally started learning how to ride it. And it is fun. It’s more fun than I could have imagined, and [...]
Out-of-this-world sunset
Fresh-picked and hand-delivered from the skies to your computer monitor, here’s today’s sunset captured in glorious 1s and 0s for maximum enjoyment. Thanks, God.
The motorcycle post
I’ve been putting this post off because I don’t even know where to begin, but I think we’ll hit the good first and then come back for the bad and the ugly.
So, I got a bike on Wednesday! And it’s pink, and it has training wheels and streamers and a horn and… not really. But [...]
Need some financial advice
For a moment, let’s assume that I went and looked at a bike very similar to the one in the previous post. Oh, what the heck—since we’re just assuming, let’s say I went and looked at that exact bike, down to the year and the color. Now let’s assume that the aforementioned hypothetical bike was [...]
More motorcycle hotness
Not quite an SV650, but those are mighty hard to come by these days. Here’s a 2005 Suzuki GS500F, which I’m checking out tomorrow (and in the color configuration shown below, too). The more I research this bike, the more I like it. Detailed motorcycle post still forthcoming.
The most probable contender
I found this exact bike in the Tucson area for a good price. It’s a 2003 Suzuki SV650, and I’m hoping I can strike a deal with the seller and become the proud owner of this bad boy. I intend to write a longer post about motorcycle stuff shortly, but just enjoy the pictures for [...]
My idea of going green
Am I thinking about it? Of course I’m thinking about it.
Posted in motorcycle Tagged deathtrap, environmentalism, imminent death, insurance liability, sudden death 4 Comments
The first motorcycle fatality