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…
Uncategorized 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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