Archive - McQueensRide

Learn to Talk to Strangers

When you’re a kid, “Don’t talk to strangers” is right up there with “Look both ways before you cross the street” and “Don’t stick anything metal in the…

Aug 14 •

Simplifying Is Complicated: Life in Two Saddlebags

There’s this beautiful fantasy that once you strip your life down to its essentials, you reach nirvana.

Aug 3 •

July 2025

“Where have you been?!” – Part 1

Today a song popped into my head: the punk rendition of “Nellie the Elephant” from 1984.

Jul 12 •

We Storm the Beaches of Normandy

We woke up this morning to a light smattering of dew and frantic avalanches of cortisol.

Jul 7 •

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