Stories from Scootin' Da Valley
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Just Another Summer Ride
Scootin' Da Valley &bull Jul 28, 2010
I set out at about 10:30 this morning with a route in mind after inventing yet another rigged scooter modification. This one's a clear plastic pouch suspended between the mirror mounts and it's sturdy enough to hold the cell phone, GPS, and iPod Touch. While the displays aren't worth much in full sunlight, the sounds of the phone ringing or the GPS shouting instructions are sufficiently audible even at a decent throttle. For where I was heading I'd… Full Story »
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Goodbye, Old Friend!
Scootin' Da Valley &bull Jul 26, 2010
Sitting on the curb in the official city garbage bag destined for pick-up tomorrow morning is a friend of many years who just this morning gave up the ghost. With a romantic nature that's often as much of a curse as… Full Story »
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Easier to See on a Bike
Scootin' Da Valley &bull Jul 25, 2010
There are certain things that by virtue of their simple position in the universe are much easier to spot when you're out on two wheels than on four or more. One, for example - the elusive flat squirrel which is… Full Story »
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Highway Tax Dollars at Work
Scootin' Da Valley &bull Jul 24, 2010
Hats off to the genius who decided that the sinks, urinals, and toilets in select Pennsylvania rest areas need to be given "names" as it were. Here's our trusty buddy Men's Urinal #3 waving hello with his single silver finger.… Full Story »
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Requiem Aternam
Scootin' Da Valley &bull Jul 16, 2010
The phone woke me at 7:42 this morning and I learned of the passing of one of the truest gentlemen it had ever been my pleasure to know. This was his "throne" at home and I took this picture of his empty chair only a week ago, after I visited him… Full Story »
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With Love as Always
Scootin' Da Valley &bull Jul 15, 2010
I wrote a few days ago about taking pictures and later figuring out why I took them. Not so today when I came upon this truck and had to double back to where it was being unloaded to get this… Full Story »
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Going Where?
Scootin' Da Valley &bull Jul 12, 2010
If you've been here more than once, you know that I like pictures. All kinds of pictures. I take some every day though they're more often of the mundane variety than of the profound. I have no real reason to take most of the photos I shoot. I take them because with digital equipment it doesn't cost as much as traditional photography once you get past the… Full Story »
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MILEstones
Scootin' Da Valley &bull Jul 11, 2010
I was about a mile and a half away from rolling over onto this display when I noticed the odometer so I calculated the next minute or so of riding in order to pull into a safe spot to get the picture. As it turned out I found a parking lot just as… Full Story »
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Rider
Scootin' Da Valley &bull Jul 10, 2010
I would prefer that all my scooter pictures have me in them, but it's often a pain to set up a tripod or otherwise mount the camera to get an interesting shot. Admittedly, too, I'm a bit self conscious about obviously… Full Story »
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Keeping an Eye Out
Scootin' Da Valley &bull Jul 6, 2010
Wilkes-Barre City has never, in my humble opinion, done anything great in my lifetime. The latest boondoggle - surveillance cameras all over the city and people who are paid to watch their live feeds. I don't really care whether big… Full Story »
