Stories from Saturday, August 5, 2006

Well, it wasn't really a lie. I just forgot. I wrote in this space last week that I was through taking trips for a while because some of them haven't turned out so well. When I wrote that, I had forgotten that I had tickets to see Michael McDonald and Steely Dan perform at Red Rocks in Morrison, Colorado this past Monday...

Listen carefully, and you'll hear the unmistakable roar of motorcycles rolling past on the nearest highway. More than 500,000 motorcyclists are expected to head to Sturgis, S.D., for the annual motorcycle rally that runs Aug. 7-13. It's a good time for a reminder to four-wheel drivers that two-wheelers, no matter how big, are harder to see than a car or truck...