Tag Archives: scooters

America’s Most Unwanted

It’s important for most of us to find crowds to hang out with and friends with whom to associate. You don’t put yourself in a box when it comes to describing your avocations, but you often find people you like … —yes, there’s more—

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The “Wish I wrote that” file

It’s not frequently that I find myself wishing that someone else’s prose was my own. Except for Hemingway and Parker and Block and Tapply and a few others. But what I’m getting at is the reticence I have to really … —yes, there’s more—

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Shoddy reporting? SmartMoney…maybe

A recent SmartMoney column compared various scooter models and I feel they dropped the ball. They compared apples to oranges and weren’t fully up-front with their reasoning for some decisions and ratings. Here’s the link to that story. And here … —yes, there’s more—

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Scooters. Safe and economical or a dangerous trend?

Getting behind the bars by Jeff Cutler According to the lighthearted nature of recent articles online and in both regional and national newspapers, riding a scooter is the best way to fight gas prices and stick it to the parking … —yes, there’s more—

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Feature scouting or scooting

A few weeks ago I sent a query on a scooter-shop feature to a magazine. I’m now sitting at the counter in the scooter shop I want to write about, but I haven’t heard back from the editor of that … —yes, there’s more—

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