Passion for Learning

Today I fired up the motorcycle to go for a ride. Why not, it’s only -1 outside and the roads are bare and dry, if not covered in sand and crap from all winter they could be considered pristine! My steed is a 1984 Honda Elite 150. Yup just like the ones from MTV in the 80′s The ugly side of bike ownership in Ottawa is that you have to pre-pay the insurance for the entire year yet they know you won’t be riding in January. This is why you’ll see nut jobs like me, riding in minus 1 in March! (more…)

I guess I was a bit cocky thinking that I could teach my daughter to drive to the highest possible standard.  She did learn quickly and she did pass all of her tests.  She handles a car with precision and doesn’t get lost as long as the GPS is powered.  She went to driving school and passed as well but she didn’t look properly when she took a left turn on a solid green light.

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I am no stranger to driving in some godawful conditions.  I have been in rain, sleet wind and snow that would send a lot of people to the shoulder with their hazards flashing but am I alone in noticing that weather recently has somehow upgraded?  Would we call this meteo two-point-oh? (more…)