Knowing

The group of scooters had been pushing the edge for hours.  A mix of mountain switchbacks, long sweeping curves, and...

The gray skies quickly began to dominate as we moved through the gorge and onto the mountainside.  We were headed...

The Taroko National Park on Taiwan’s east coast is beautiful and inspiring.  As we headed west on Highway 8, we...

The bike was, at least in theory, in good shape. The body work was tight.  There were no signs of...

The restaurant was a 100-year plus old wooden theatre building.  To get to the tables you had to pass through...

The last scooter in the group was small, beat up to the point that many considered it thrashed.  There was...

In theory I know better. After years, decades if I am honest to myself, of experience, I can anticipate what...

At times one is asked to do something with whatever one has.  A meal for surprise guests starts with whatever...

“It’s been a hard day’s night…” It was the third day in a row waking from a formal event the...

Normally when I read the obits, the individuals are older than I am.  When the individual is younger, especially when...