{"id":844,"date":"2010-06-23T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=844"},"modified":"2010-06-23T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-23T08:00:00","slug":"on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=844","title":{"rendered":"On the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family:verdana;\">A buddy of mine took some pictures of me while I was riding my Harley last Saturday.  I frequently choose to &#8220;ride sweep&#8221; which is the last one in the pack.  It has a nice view of the bikes ahead.  Here is what my view looks like:<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/TCCKb__UcfI\/AAAAAAAACYY\/VKvb4s1BWtc\/s1600\/Riding06192010.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/TCCKb__UcfI\/AAAAAAAACYY\/VKvb4s1BWtc\/s400\/Riding06192010.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485536559775379954\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>And here is how I look when riding:<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/TCCKnZmzY8I\/AAAAAAAACYg\/1RzLMmUP4HQ\/s1600\/Meonroad1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/TCCKnZmzY8I\/AAAAAAAACYg\/1RzLMmUP4HQ\/s400\/Meonroad1.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485536755630433218\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>And again (look closely &#8212; I meant it when I said that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/cycle\/chipfire.html\">Chippewa Firefighter Boots<\/a> are the most comfortable boots I have worn while riding my Harley, especially on a hot day like it was when this photo was taken.)<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/TCCKyEPl8rI\/AAAAAAAACYo\/9q9X33zQjUQ\/s1600\/Meonroad2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 356px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/TCCKyEPl8rI\/AAAAAAAACYo\/9q9X33zQjUQ\/s400\/Meonroad2.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485536938874499762\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>And during a riding break:<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/TCCK7jKm7ZI\/AAAAAAAACYw\/3kvLnEGPvZU\/s1600\/Meonroad3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/TCCK7jKm7ZI\/AAAAAAAACYw\/3kvLnEGPvZU\/s400\/Meonroad3.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485537101793914258\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>That thing by my left cheek is a microphone, which is attached to my radio which I use to keep in contact with the ride leaders and other riders.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A buddy of mine took some pictures of me while I was riding my Harley last Saturday. I frequently choose to &#8220;ride sweep&#8221; which is the last one in the pack. 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