Monthly Archives: December 2012

Winter Ride Through a Lightshow!

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A generous benefactor paid entry for my motorcycle club (and some other clubs, too) to ride through a light show set up in a state park in the northern part of the county where I live. It was a great display, and nice ride.

The temperature cooperated, but chilled quickly after dark, so I’m glad we had the privilege to have exclusive first entry. I enjoyed the ride, though I’m not that fond of riding in the dark. And, regretfully, some of the other motorcyclists on this ride do not know how to ride in a group. Overall, though, I’m happy — not that often I can say that I took a motorcycle ride in December!

Life is short: ride!

No Ads Here

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I’m sure many of you have been unable to avoid noticing ads on websites, blogs, or even web-based software programs that you use routinely. In my opinion, some of the worst of this advertising push is foisted on YouTube. Some of the videos require viewing at least 10 seconds of an advertisement before you can skip it. Also, Facebook presents a huge number of ads (to those who do not block them with browser extensions like Adblocker). There are hundreds of additional examples.

The purpose of ads, of course, is to generate sales that come from visits to the sponsor’s website. Website and blog owners who host ads receive a share of revenue for allowing the ads on their websites. The more sophisticated the web becomes, the more “directed” the ads will be. Ever notice, for example, that if you visit a website for a boot retailer, that the boot store’s boots show up in ads that stream on other sites you visit, such as blogs? Or suddenly boot ads show up on Facebook? That, to me, is kinda spooky, but not unexpected.

So what is my position on ads on my boots and leather website or this blog or videos on my my YouTube channel?
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