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1973 Schwinn Restoration

16 Mar 202116 Mar 2021
It's all done.
Bike Restoration

1964 Schwinn Varsity Restoration (Bennetts Bikes)

1 Mar 20212 Mar 2021
So I got the bike home and started taking the "before" pictures and began wondering if I could get a replica sticker of the Bennetts Bike Shop sticker on the…
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1964 Schwinn Varsity Restoration (story with pics)

18 Feb 202118 Feb 2021
So I found this on in an online ad late on Saturday night and sent the seller a query. She still had it, and yes, it would fit someone my…
Bike Restoration

1973 Schwinn Varsity Restoration

14 Feb 202114 Feb 2021
So I drove up to White House, Tennessee in mid-January to pick up a junked old Schwinn Varsity. Found it on Craigslist and the price was $25. Exactly the sort…
Bike Restoration

1987 Bianchi Strada LX Restoration

13 Feb 202113 Feb 2021
So I bought this bike new from Pro Bikes in Asheville, where I grew up. This was in 1987 or 1988. I was in the 10th or 11th grade. Rode…
Travel

North Korea – Finding Love in North Korea (Part 2)

3 Feb 20216 Jul 2021
I woke up as the plane flew through a bit of turbulence to find a strange woman's head on my shoulder and her saliva running down the shoulder of my…
Travel

North Korea – The Victorious Fatherland (Part 1)

3 Jan 202113 Feb 2021
The plane was an old Tupelov. Not sure of the year, but I would guess at least fifty years old, if not older. Russian. The airline was Koryo Air, the…
Research

History of Southern Sweet Baking

20 Dec 202013 Feb 2021
My latest research project has been finishing up a book for Little Debbie. In the summer of 2017 the McKee family - owners of Little Debbie - asked me to…
Travel

Cambodia – Siem Reap

30 Dec 20086 Apr 2021
The breeze was on my face as we tooled down the road on our motorcycle taxi, called a moto, Kellen wedged nicely between myself and our driver, who was taking…

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  • 1973 Schwinn Restoration 16 Mar 2021
  • 1964 Schwinn Varsity Restoration (Bennetts Bikes) 1 Mar 2021
  • 1964 Schwinn Varsity Restoration (story with pics) 18 Feb 2021
  • 1973 Schwinn Varsity Restoration 14 Feb 2021
  • 1987 Bianchi Strada LX Restoration 13 Feb 2021
  • North Korea – Finding Love in North Korea (Part 2) 3 Feb 2021
  • North Korea – The Victorious Fatherland (Part 1) 3 Jan 2021
  • History of Southern Sweet Baking 20 Dec 2020

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