What I Packed and Listened To

What I Packed and Listened To
People often ask how difficult it is to pack for six weeks on a motorcycle. It's pretty easy when you get in the groove. Simplicity is the watchword. Oh, and quick-dry fabrics.

Spirit Riders

Spirit Riders
Last year I met dozens of people who wanted to tell me about how cancer had touched their lives. Some gave me trinkets and mementos in the name of their loved ones.

Thanks for a Great Pre-Conga Fundraiser, Charlotte!

Thanks for a Great Pre-Conga Fundraiser, Charlotte!

Drink Pink, Eat Pink, Think Pink at Dilworth Billiards

Drink Pink, Eat Pink, Think Pink at Dilworth Billiards
Charlotte friends, please join me at Dilworth Billiards on Thursday, May 26 from 6:30-9pm as we raise money for The Cause  -- breast cancer research and breast health care.

San Francisco Meetup!

San Francisco Meetup!
According to Christina Shook, "San Francisco is the American epicenter of female motorcyclists."  She should know -- she lives there and based her book, Chicks on Bikes, on women cyclists in the area.

Life Lessons from the Bike: Slipping, Sliding and Sticking

Life Lessons from the Bike: Slipping, Sliding and Sticking
Fighting the bike, over-correcting, and freezing into a rigid posture are sure ways to take a tumble off road and in life. As the Serenity Prayer reminds us, there are things we can change, things we can't and knowing the difference is the key to success.

International Motorcycle Show Newbie Recap

International Motorcycle Show Newbie Recap
I met some wonderful women motorcyclists from the region's motorcycling clubs.Then there were my fellow speakers, Alisa Clickenger, who solo-traveled from RI to Argentina, and Sharon Cancel aka"Lady Ninja," who owns Full Tilt Motorsports.

Name That Book! (please)

Name That Book! (please)
I'm writing a book profiling women motorcyclists who have either survived cancer or are living with it. It will be a coffee table book in full color with pictures of the women with their bikes. The book's message: a cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence. These women will give you hope.

Piracy on The Ohio: Cave In Rock, Illinois

Piracy on The Ohio: Cave In Rock, Illinois
The outlaw Jesse James holed up there. A quick internet search revealed that he wasn't the nastiest villain to do so. Why do we celebrate rogues and gangsters?

How to work with a Ghost Writer

How to work with a Ghost Writer
People ask me all the time if there's A WAY to work with a ghostwriter. Chemistry between any two people varies so I can only answer by describing the way I work with my clients.