See Do Think and Feel

  The other day, I went to Guitar Center needing some strings, lemon oil for my fretboards, some picks and maybe a few other knickknacks.  It’s been YEARS since I’ve stepped into a Guitar Center, maybe over a decade. I used to visit all the time, just for fun. I’d go there just to browse and see what might catch my eye. I’d sometimes end up buying some affordable, reasonably priced music instrument: I bought myself a couple Djembe drums and taught myself how to play them, I bought a pan pipe, an Udu drum, harmonicas and taught myself how to play them. Irish tin whistles. You get the picture.  As I pulled up this time, I had this vague memory in the back of my mind. Somewhere back there I recalled and remembered: sales people at Guitar Center were rude, indifferent, arrogant and not helpful. Jerks. Nah. Must be memories from a couple bad encounters. Besides, it was over 10 years ago and there can’t be the same employees still working there. As I stepped in, I had that almo...

It was a couple days before Thanksgiving. November in San Diego. It was about 72 degrees, slight breeze and sunny.  I took my dog Selah to the Fiesta Island dog park. It's a HUGE off leash dog park, surrounded by water where dogs of all sizes can romp and run and play and splash and be dogs. My scooter of choice for that day was my Boardy. It's a GREAT choice for off road, hard pack, dirt riding.  Selah loves to run and run and run while I scoot next to her. Later, after a LOT of dog-running, it was time to head to another location for more scootering. This time we were at the very busy location of Mission Beach to Pacific Beach. Running along side me would not be a good idea in such a congested area. Instead Selah enjoys taking a break and riding in HER backpack. She gets a chance to relax and just watch the world go by.  On the bike path / boardwalk, I was fortunate enough to run into Slomo, a legendary skater that frequents the path between Mission Beach and Pacific Be...

I love scootering and I love hanging out with my dog, so why not combine them both!? It was a beautiful, classic, Southern California, San Diego weather day. My scooter of choice on this excursion was my Razor A5 Air . It's nimble, reliable and has nice rough-road smoothing pneumatic tires.  Selah is a good dog. She's a 3 year old Chihuahua / Corgi mix. She's very smart and loyal. I'm her favorite human. This day, I got a breakfast burrito (a very California thing to do) and found an isolated, quiet spot on a large grass field in Balboa Park . You might remember that I came here one night for a scooter - photo shoot .  It was a VERY lazy morning. My belly was satisfyingly full and the weather was PERFECT. Laying on my blanket, warm air, underneath the shade of a tree I felt the familiar drowsiness urging me to nod off for a few. At 11 pounds, Selah is tiny but mighty. She's VERY protective of our claimed "space". As I dozed, I rested easy knowing there is ...

Being able to efficiently carry your luggage and "stuff" while scootering is important. Unlike riding a bike, the weight of what you carry on a scooter matters. Wearing a backpack while riding a bike, the weight is "static". That load will sit on your shoulders / spinal column in a "static" way, not really moving much as you sit on the seat and pedal. Scoot on a scooter with a backpack and EVERY up and down stroke means lifting that load up and down again and again. Over time, it adds up. Your legs will tire more quickly. Better to offload that weight onto your scooter. Let IT carry the load.  There are MANY ways to carry your load. My current favorite solution is the KlickFix rack.  To mount it on my scooter, I use this adapter Here it is on my Swifty Here it is mounted on my Boardy The KlickFix Vario Rack and mounting adapter seem to be well made and sturdy. The rack clicks on and off easily. It carries some of my heavier items: my water bottle, a batte...