We don’t have all of the facts and in our country everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty, but this story from the KCBD website (kcbd.com) makes me furious. Read the last paragraph and tell me if it’s manslaughter or murder in your mind. LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – An accident in north Lubbock overnight claimed [...]
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Manslaughter or Murder?
Posted in News Reports, Opinion, Safety on March 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Things I Wonder About—Chapter 1
Posted in Opinion, surgery on March 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This morning I went to the doctor’s office to follow up on some surgery I had in early December. Although I had seen the doctor in the cast room a couple of times following my initial visit to his office in late November, today’s visit was only the second time that I had been in [...]
I’ve Got To Have A T-Shirt
Posted in Harley-Davidson, News Reports, Opinion on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lots of Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders, as they journey across the nation, enjoy stopping at Harley stores and looking around at the wide variety of items that are for sale. At one time, I wanted to get a souvenir t-shirt commemorating every HD store that I visited. That plan didn’t last long. With shirts costing anywhere [...]
Riding With The Pros
Posted in Opinion, Safety, Stereotypes on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you surf the Internet very much, and you ride a motorcycle, it won’t be too long before you come across videos of Jerry “Motorman” Palladino and his so-called “Dream Team” of motorcycle riders. Watching short versions of their training videos (which can be purchased through their website ridelikeapro.com) is simply mesmerizing. As a journeyman [...]
What About Newspapers?
Posted in News Reports, Opinion on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Those of you who know me are aware that I spent almost 40 years working for a daily newspaper—first as a sports writer at the El Paso Times and then more than three decades as everything from a sports writer to editor of The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. It was a lot of fun, but it also [...]
HOG: To Be or Not To Be
Posted in Flatlander HOG Club, Harley-Davidson, Opinion, Stereotypes on February 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When a motorcycle rider purchases a new Harley-Davidson bike, one of the “gifts” he or she receives is a free one-year membership in the National Harley Owners Group, more commonly known as HOG, an approximately $35 value. A member of the National HOG club gets several benefits such as a road atlas that includes contact [...]
How Much For A Life?
Posted in News Reports, Opinion, Safety, West Texas on January 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For some reason, and I don’t begin to try to determine why, the lives of those who ride motorcycles don’t seem to be valued very highly by prosecutors or juries. If I’m wrong about that, why are so few people sent to jail, much less even prosecuted when they are involved in a wreck that [...]
Maybe Bikers Ain’t So Bad After All
Posted in Good Deeds, News Reports, Opinion, Stereotypes on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According the the Sacramento, Calif., Bee newspaper on Jan. 28, several employees and customers of the Auburn Harley-Davidson dealership in Placer County, Calif., saved the day when they captured and HANDCUFFED a county inmate who had escaped from deputies while going to a medical appointment. Here’s the complete story: http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/crime/archives/019018.html It’s well known that bikers frequently carry [...]
