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All the Places I Shouldn’t Go

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021Geoff DrakeLeave a comment

Originally published in “On the Level,” the official magazine of the BMW Riders Association. This afternoon, I went to the gym, just six miles away. Naturally, this was via Alice’s Restaurant, a two-hour ride each direction on relentlessly twisty roads with broken pavement. And yesterday, I had a special mission: the post office. This took the…

Non-essential Activities for a Non-essential Person

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020Geoff Drake8 Comments

Originally published in “On the Level,” the magazine of the BMW Riders Association. Because I’m retired, you might say that my entire existence could be classified as non-essential. In fact, some of my colleagues probably would have told you I was non-essential when I was working; I’m even more so now, during the time of…