Leesburg Bikefest 2012 was a roaring success. The Binary Princess, our children, and I all had a great time today, as you will see from the photos below. The ride to Bikefest was great. My youngest son, Christopher, rode with me while the rest of the family drove separately. The trip was about 45 miles […]
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What a Binary Biker is Not
April 23, 2012 
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I was riding through Ormond Beach, Florida yesterday when a fellow biker pulled up next to me and asked for directions to St. Augustine. Of course I assisted, but as he rode away I noticed the stickers on his helmet and his saddle bags. His helmet had a picture of a hand giving the finger, […]
Continue reading The Rules of Motorcycle Waving
April 16, 2012 4 Comments
I wrote a post a while back about “Biker Etiquette.” In it, I cried foul on Florida riders for waving based on “cliques” or bike type. Cruisers only wave to other cruisers. Rice only waves to rice. As spring comes into full swing in Florida and all the part-time bikers are back on the road, I’ve noticed […]
Continue reading Why I Won’t Be Voting for Phil Diamond for Mayor of Orlando
March 13, 2012 11 Comments
See this man featured here? That’s Phil Diamond. He’s running for Mayor of Orlando. And he’s my next door neighbor. Literally. His house is right next to mine; less than 25 feet separate our houses. He has spoken less than 25 words to me in the two years I have been living next door to him. The […]
Continue reading Binary’s New Ride!
March 7, 2012 5 Comments
Yes – the Binary Biker finally has a new ride. Just in time for Daytona Bike Week 2012! My old ride, the 1992 Honda Nighthawk CB750 has served me well. It has seen me through the toughest phases of my life, but she was a small bike and after my ride to Kentucky and back, […]
Continue reading Rest in Peace, Grandpa
January 23, 2012 1 Comment
Ronald C. Sparks was my grandfather. He passed away last Thursday. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio on October 14, 1925, he was 86-years-old. These are the words I wrote, and spoke, today at his funeral service. I worked on this with my brother and sister, and I am honored to have given his eulogy. My sister […]
Continue reading The Language of myList
November 18, 2011 2 Comments
Every office has a couple of phrases that get used, and overused, to sum up or simply express complex concepts. These sayings become so seeped in meaning that by simply uttering the phrase, an entire host of meaning, context, and understanding is imparted to the audience. Very similar to an acronym, these pithy sayings reduce […]
Continue reading Daytona Biketoberfest 2011
October 16, 2011 0 Comments
The weekend is over and the results are in: Biketoberfest 2011 was a success. 4 our of 5 drunk bikers agree. I rode to Daytona on Saturday with my lovely wife, Carey, and my very, very good friend John. On Sunday I rode by myself and met up with another good friend, Jaime, and his […]
Continue readingHow Advanced is Binarybiker.com?
October 7, 2011 0 Comments
Google has a feature that allows you to show the reading level of a website as a filter in advanced search results. There are three categories, Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced. You can use it to rate the overall level of material on any given site. This is a quick way to see what the reading […]
Continue reading Tipping is Optional
September 30, 2011 4 Comments
I was at a restaurant with four co-workers the other day. It’s one of Orlando medium-to-upscale steak houses, called Hillstone. The company picked up the tab and I put it on the corporate credit card. The total was $141.00 for all of us. Since I always tip at 20%, the tip would have been around […]
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