Observations, photography, and travel essays by D. Brent Miller
From the monthly archives:
The villiage of Continental Divide is at exit 47, Interstate 40 in New Mexico. It is also the place where the Continental Divide–that geographical feature where water either flows east or west on the North American continent–passes through. Actually, the Continental Divide was here first, long before roads were built, long before human beings gathered and hunted, perhaps [...]
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by D. Brent Miller
Most travelers have experienced that early morning drive when it is still dark, and then the sky starts to lighten as the sun draws near the horizon. As the sun just starts to rise above the horizon, it illuminates higher points and casts long shadows. And, if there is a ridge of [...]
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It was a dark and stormy night. … No, wait. That one has been done before.
A cold wind drives the snow from the northwest, and the motorcycle sits in the garage. Okay, that sounds a little more like what is really happening.
What is a rider to do? Read the boards from all the various forums. Here are a [...]
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by DBrent
First, my apologies to those who have subscribed to these postings. For maintenance and technical reasons, the URL address of this web site was moved to a new directory named “sojourns.” Please resubscribe using the new address. Thanks.
Disclaimer: No content was harmed during the making of this post, nor did the author lose anymore [...]
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by DBrent
My brother does not send me e-mails frequently. He only sends them when he has something humorous or important to say. He wrote:
Only three weeks to the Chicago motorcycle show on February 10th. Looking forward to it.
Okay, he’s my brother, and a younger one at that–the middle child. That says a lot. But [...]
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By D. Brent Miller
Durham, New Hampshire–As the newly elected U.S. Congress debates a raise in the federal minimum wage to $7.25 per hour, a recent study indicates rural workers will benefit more than their urban counterparts.
According to the study by William O’Hare, PhD, senior fellow at the Carsey Institute, “there are nearly two million low-wage workers [...]
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