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Lessons on Living Lightly

I think about all the things I have at home that I can't carry with me while traveling. It's a good mental discipline to keep me driving past the mall.

Are You A Pre-Title-IX Woman?

Tamela and her motorcycle helmet
Many middle aged women like me -- the pre-Title IX babies -- didn't have the opportunity to explore our physical natures growing up. Motorcycling has unleashed my adventurous side. I'd always thought of Title IX as a sports law, but athletics is just the start. Perhaps what we're seeing in the workplace is a direct result of this law.

April Road Books

This travel blog will feature books about the regions I'll travel this summer along with those on motorcycles, women in mid-life with a dose of wanderlust, and whatever else I think fits the theme. Up this month: Investment Biker, Adventure Capitalist, Tales of a Female Nomad, Lincoln Highway, and The Cactus Eaters.

What, I’m Part of a Trend?

Seems may women "of a certain age" are jumping on bikes; 23% of all bikes are sold to the XY set.Tattoos optional! Here's a piece from CBS on the phenomenon.

March Book Lust

Big news: I'm writing a book with Matt Davio called Tradeoffs: Leveraging the Longs & Shorts of Life. We'll use the language and practices of those who trade for a living to frame life's tradeoffs: time for money,  freedom for convention,  risk for reward, and money for goods and services.