Wow! Yep Rich, I gotta admit, that measy 50 bucks sure seemed to cover a lot of your mental health coverage, alright! Talk about your "Healthcare Reform", HUH?!

However, speakin' of "work and riding", while soakin' up the suds at my favorite brew pub yesterday, the owner of the place introduced me to another regular patron of his by the name of Bill Somethin'-or-other, who, until two years ago when he was downsized, worked for about 15 years across the street from said pub at the North America Honda Headquarters in Torrance CA as a test rider and prep-tech for all their new bikes loaned to "Cycle World" and "Motorcyclist" for their write-ups.

(now, how cool would it be to have a job like THAT, huh?!)


Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)