Keegan and Ellen in Poland

This will be rather short, as I am in the hotel bar......the honeymoon has been absolutely fabulous. Poland is a so scenic and the people are incredibly warm. I've got about a million photos, many of which will get posted on Flicker soon. Stay posted. We will be back in Norfolk next week.

This is the first time that I've ever had to sell a vehicle, and I have to say that it made me feel a little sad to see an old friend roll away. For those that remember, I bought a 1989 Honda VTR 250 during the winter of 2002. I had spent much of the fall out to sea and was a looking for something new to keep me occupied. Taking motorcycle lessons seemed like a good idea (even if the course was being co-instructed by my old High School Principal). After finishing the weekend class little time passed before I found that Honda at a bike shop in Waynesboro, VA. 

The price was right and a 250 cc street bike was just strong enough to give me a little thrill without being really dangerous. Looking at a copy of the title, I see that the odometer reading when I bought the bike was 14299 miles. As of today, the mileage is at 17114. That's right.....I rode the bike about 470 miles PER YEAR. Honestly, I think that most of those 2800 miles were done somewhere between 2004 and 2006. Either way, what has become apparent was that I wasn't terribly passionate about riding. 

Kinda runs counter to my original claim of "missing an old friend," but I did have some great afternoons bombing through the turns of the Blue Ridge and Albemarle County.  I think that next time (yes...there will be a next time!) a larger machine will certainly be necessary, but I'm going to stay away from sport bikes. Sure, those things are the poor man's Lamborgini but they're just too uncomfortable. 

What Ellen doesn't know yet are my plans for a side car.......

First time in a long time

As a person who generally doesn't write e-mail or spend much time on the phone I've always been a bit skeptical about the blogging phenomenon. Why would someone want to display their life online? I'm not sure that I have the full answer to that question, but I did realize a few weeks ago how much my friends truly matter and how much I'm going to miss them. 

Now that Ellen and I are moving to Korea for the next few years I feel like maintaining an active journal of our experiences will play a vital role in keeping old relationships alive.

The trick is to just keep posting......

(see the sister blog at honeymooninkorea)