My new motorcycle arrived late last week. When I started this journey in the spring, I wasn’t sure how long I was going to stick with it, and I certainly wasn’t intending on buying a bike this soon. It’s a little more powerful than I was thinking for a first real bike and I definitely …
When I first started making noises about learning how to ride a motorcycle, one of the things I was told (besides learn about countersteering) was that I would find a lot of crossovers between the tools and strategies that would help me stay safe on a bike, and the tools and strategies that help me …
Good morning, InRange TV fans! We have another episode live today, about another self-defense tip that is often offered to or, in this case, around women. It’s not strictly about protecting yourself in the moment of an attack, but about surviving what might happen to us during it. It doesn’t do you any good to …
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I did it! I took and passed my Motorcycle Safety Foundation Basic RiderCourse this past weekend, with American Motorsports Training and on this adorable little red Honda Grom. That means I am now a fully licensed motorcyclist in Pennsylvania. It also means I am definitely eying a Grom for a fun around-town bike someday because …
Yesterday, I shared a post from Caleb Giddings where he called your cell phone “a bank vault full of PID.” PID – Personally Identifiable Data – and every other acronym that boils down to “stuff that’s specifically about you” is a hot topic right now, as technology has created more and more information about each …
The other day, Citizen Operating Systems sent me this video clip that’s been in the news. A woman walking down a street noticed a man following her, paused, and turned on to a new street. The man not only followed her, but tackled her from behind almost immediately after she turned, then sexually assaulted her …
Here in the United States, we are celebrating the Fourth of July this weekend. It’s the anniversary of the day the American colonies declared that they were no longer willing to accept England’s power over them. For most of us, it’s something like a barbecue or picnic, some fireworks, maybe a day off work and …
This meme is about feminism and misogyny; this post is not. Instead, I want to talk about the idea of looking at how someone reacts when something isn’t going their way, and what it means for your relationship with them. It’s easy to be happy, friendly, and kind with someone who is agreeable. In fact, …
One of the tires on my car collected a screw recently, which I discovered suddenly and with some dismay on Saturday. As I was running around getting it taken care of, there were a number of things I knew that made me feel better about the situation, and at least one that made me a …
One of the most frustrating things about picking up a new skill or hobby is that there is almost inevitably a period where everything is hard and nothing goes right. Back at the end of April, I told you about how I struggled at my motorcycle Basic RiderCourse, and how it was so difficult for …
