Rides in the Rain http://www.ridesintherain.com Thoughts about life & motorcycle riding Wed, 16 May 2012 00:53:42 +0000 en hourly 1 Riding in the Rain http://www.ridesintherain.com/16898/riding-in-the-rain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=riding-in-the-rain http://www.ridesintherain.com/16898/riding-in-the-rain/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 00:53:42 +0000 Tom http://www.ridesintherain.com/?p=16898 Stopped at the cigar shop on my way home. Looks like I will be riding in the rain on my short ride home.

]]> http://www.ridesintherain.com/16898/riding-in-the-rain/feed/ 0 Leaving Illinois http://www.ridesintherain.com/16892/leaving-illinois/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leaving-illinois http://www.ridesintherain.com/16892/leaving-illinois/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 00:30:30 +0000 Tom http://www.ridesintherain.com/?p=16892 Roger Keats wrote the “farewell letter”. Roger was a life long Illinois resident and former state senator. In this message he describes Illinois’ performance. It is sad to see how far Illinois has fallen. Sadly we are seeing our federal government follow Illinois “model”. 

Letter from Roger Keats follows:

“Dear friends,

As we leave Illinois [...]]]> http://www.ridesintherain.com/16892/leaving-illinois/feed/ 0 Warming Weather http://www.ridesintherain.com/16890/warming-weather/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=warming-weather http://www.ridesintherain.com/16890/warming-weather/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 23:09:03 +0000 Tom http://www.ridesintherain.com/?p=16890 I am grateful for the warming weather. This morning when I left the house it was 60 degrees. This is a comfortable temperature for my short ride to work.

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