Choose Your Books Carefully

Books can make us do odd things. There’s a passage in The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul, I think, where the god Odin is in a nursing home. His thunder and lightning days are done, he’s old and tired. Odin doesn’t want to do anything but sleep, and...
I’m secretly a race car driver

I’m secretly a race car driver

The morning I turned 16 I waited by the front door for my dad to take me to the license office. He was surprised, because I hadn’t told him we were going. It never occurred to me that there could be anything in the world more important than me getting my driving...

How to Stay Warm on a Motorbike for Cheap

I’ve had my bike insured and running since January, and damn if today wasn’t the first decent weather we’ve had in all that time. Step 1: Gloves. If you’re a responsible adult, get some that have nice, plush lining, carbon knuckles, leather...