As I sit here and procrastinate in doing my actual work, I decided since I just celebrated my one-year blogoversary I thought it would be cool to look back on the past year and highlight ten of my favorite posts. 10. If she can do it, I can do it This was one of the [...]
This is a very interesting approach to test people’s awareness and to prove a point. I’ll let the video speak for itself but I was pretty amazed when I watched it. I was so focused on what was going on that I litererally did not see what was right in front of my face. Good [...]
This past weekend my husband, Forrest, made a huge decision and traded in his tried and true 2001 Honda Shadow ACE 750 for a 2004 HD Road King. It was an interesting process to watch because as riders, we all have sentimental attachments to our motorcycles. While my husband loved his ACE, it just wasn’t [...]
Linda over at Raven’s Rides is giving away a copy of Triumph Around the World by Robbie Marshall. To enter the giveaway all you have to do is go to her site and post a comment! She’ll pick a name at random on May 1st. To qualify, your comment needs to have an April date. [...]
Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that I’m on the health upswing and getting back to normal. Thanks to everyone for the well-wishes and kind thoughts. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks for me and I’m glad to be returning to my normal routine. I’m looking forward to writing a [...]
I’ve somehow remained optimistic through the month of February and managed to keep my mood elevated, but I’m finally fed up with winter. I sit here in bed, having called in sick from work. My doctor diagnosed me with bronchitis this morning (which I’ve had for 2 months now). It’s 14 degrees outside and we’re [...]
Business first: more bloggy love! Last night I received an email from Amy at Blogged.com. She said: Dear Rippin Kitten author, Our editors recently reviewed your blog and have given it a 8.5 score out of (10). Your blog is currently in the top ten in the Sports/Motor Sports Business category of Blogged.com. This is [...]
Last week the movie poster for the eagerly anticipated, Quentin Tarantino produced Hell Ride (which I posted about back in December) was released to the waiting world. Hell Ride premiered at Sundance earlier this week (and was reviewed favorably, which you can read here) and is a throw back to the 60′s & 70′s style [...]
The 2008 Motorcycle Bloggers International Choice Awards are under way and accepting nominations! So, check out the site, view all of the categories and get to nominating! The nomination period ends on February 10th. Yours truly has been nominated for “Women riders booster of the year“-how cool is THAT? But already the competition is tough. [...]
It’s probably not a big surprise that Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year, especially when I live in Spookytown itself-Salem, Massachusetts. It was estimated that about 100,000 people converged onto my little town. The weather was perfect for a night of spooks and ghouls out on the town. There was a [...]