Saturday Morning Musin'

17 years ago

I suppose I have been remiss in checking in and posting for these last few weeks. It's just that I am busy with work and life in general. My writing muse is at the moment redirected to the two English classes I am taking. Creative Writing and Poetry and Poetics.

Otherwise, not much has changed. Other than the fact that I am no longer motorcycleless.

When the weather cooperates one can find me riding the The Tail of the Dragon. Cafe racing, that is....

Elia

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mwoods
17 years ago
Glad you checked in..have been wondering where you were. Taking a couple of classes like that has to be energizing. So what do you learn in a poetics class?...and good for you.
calliope
17 years ago
Poetry for cycling:

grrr harrumph

Helmet and chaps
Take a few laps
drive it on home and suck down a Pabst

Thank you, thank you very much!

Dorph, busy is no excuse for not checking in. LOL.
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Janis_G
17 years ago
I was worried about you, michael.
It's not good for old folks to worry, don't you know.

Enjoy your classes. I used to take a class every
time they opened the doors over at the local college.
I had such fun. I took French and German,History,and a
bunch of others. I toyed with a writing class but never
seemed to have the time to take it.
Josh
17 years ago
Missed your musings...and see, you sparked Calliope's poetic muse! josh
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17 years ago
What kind of motorcycle?
endorphinjunkie
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17 years ago
So far, we are learning to analise poems and how to properly read them them aloud. Also, to appreciate the sounds of the words as well as the meaning, if the particular poem has any.

My new motorcycle is a 2006 Kawasaki Ninja 250. It just happened to be the right bike at the right time for the right price. But the most important thing is that it has me on two wheels again and also on the road. It's a lot of bike (well, enough for me) in a small package. It's acceleration and speed will is better that all but the most top end sports car.

The Tail of the Dragon is a section of road in the mountains betwixt North Carolina and Tennessee that is 11 miles long with 318 curves in it. A motorcylce ridin' friend has told me about it. It's located between Knoxville and Chattanooga, in the Great Smoky Mountains. It's a three hour drive for me.

Cain't hardly wait...

Elia
endorphinjunkie
Original Author
17 years ago
My Ninjette.....

{{gwi:138846}}
maryanne_nc
17 years ago
Michael, I've been on that road. It's one of the back roads we took to the gem mines when DS was little. I'll tell you, I've driven the Alps and mountains throughout Europe with no problem. This road...I was hysterical the whole way. And I was a passenger! I made the driver take the interstate back.

Nice bike. Be careful.

Maryanne
endorphinjunkie
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17 years ago
Will do. I haven't arrived at the age I am doing the things I do without showing some good sense, on occasion....

Elia
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17 years ago
Sweet bike! Watch for Johny Law and mind your P's and Q's. They love to stop bright colored bikes. I got most of my tickets on my V65 for enjoying the ride too much and not watching the speedometer. Creeps up on ya.

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