http://www.motogobi.com Seeing the world, two wheels at a time Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:12:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I sit here this rainy Friday morning sipping coffee and eating the Lamar's donut that my doctor would punch me in the face for, I'm around 48 hours away from getting married. We both joke about how much planning we put into our honeymoon, about how much we just ... http://www.motogobi.com/2008/08/15/2-days/ So last weekend I took off on Saturday morning, rode ~300 miles to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, camped overnight, and rode back while trying to stay off of any major highway I could find. Not much of a story to tell, but some incredibly beautiful (but hot!) riding ... http://www.motogobi.com/2008/07/18/2-days-750-miles-and-one-big-hole-in-the-ground/ Found in Gmail. Weird. http://www.motogobi.com/2008/07/07/theres-a-cloudy-chance-of-meatballs-today-people/ And I thought they'd come out badly 'cause of how much the classic Bantz lack of flexibility kicked in during some photos Anna and I took with Steve Z, our wedding photographer. But? WOW. All I can say is: you've got to see his work for yourself. He's awesome to work with, ... http://www.motogobi.com/2008/07/02/engagement-photos/ With gas at the $4/gallon mark and oil flirting with $140/barrel, fuel economy seems to be on everyone's mind - and pretty much completely taking over the motivations of any auto manufacturer's marketing department. You see MPG ratings prominently displayed in TV and magazine ads, where even a Dodge 2500 ... http://www.motogobi.com/2008/06/27/m3-prius/ "Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. Therearemonkeys. . . There. Are. Monkeys." Thank you, Anna, for reminding me of this. AWESOME. http://www.motogobi.com/2008/06/26/26/ So, we've been watching Long Way Down (thank you, Internets). Being able to watch the original BBC broadcast is interesting - they'll censor out "bollocks" but dropping an f-bomb left or right doesn't seem to faze the censors... It'll be fun to compare with the American broadcast coming up in ... http://www.motogobi.com/2008/06/26/jonesing-for-a-long-trip-again/ Spotted on Fox's Reality TV (I'll admit - I'm a little addicted to The Academy): interstitial commercials are showing very brief shots of Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman starring in Long Way Down. In case you haven't heard what that series is, it's the followup documentary to Long Way Round ... http://www.motogobi.com/2008/06/16/a-long-time-coming-long-way-down/ We just got back from three nights in the mountains outside of Nederland, CO with a few members of Anna's family. Lots of camp food, Thatcher running around in the woods, and camp fire ensued! More pics in the web albums... http://www.motogobi.com/2008/05/26/memorial-day-camping/ When allergies bloom and so do tornadoes? Let me just say that this morning was a little nerve-wracking. Coming back out to Erie today, the skies were clouding up - which is odd. Afternoons are usually t-storm time. While out walking Thatcher, we had to turn back because of the ... http://www.motogobi.com/2008/05/22/ah-springtime-in-colorado/