D. Brent Miller

June 7, 2026

Sunday afternoon motorcycle ride

Hot and humid. Of course, it’s time for a motorcycle ride.

The area around where I live is wonderful for riding. The Ohio River Valley has created these hills with curvy roads. There are plenty of backroads with no lines–no center lines, no edge lines. And they often cross these small streams that inspire one to stop and take a look.

Continuing on along the Little Miami River, I turned east at Corwin and passed the Miami Cemetery. Very park-like, the cemetery association was organized in 1867. I turned in to find a very large WWII Tank and a grave section devoted to the area’s soldiers.

I took a moment to peruse the graves from WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. It was very nicely done. I took one last moment to stand at attention and salute my brothers and sisters in arms. As an Army Vietnam Veteran myself, it seemed like the right thing to do.

The rest of the ride was towards home, just cruising along on my Moto Guzzi V7 Sport.

See you on the highway.

Brent

June 7, 2026

Breakfast on the Blackstone

Fixing breakfast on the Blackstone is one of my favorites. Everything is right there, just cooking away. Of course, timing is important.

First, the hashbrowns go on the griddle and need to be close to done. Then the bacon goes on. When the bacon gets flipped, the eggs go on the griddle. It’s all about timing.

Motorcycling comes after breakfast.

See you on the highway.

Brent

June 6, 2026

Smashburgers on the Blackstone

My Blackstone griddle is about three years old, and I love it. If the weather is good, or reasonable, I will use it to fix our meals.

Tonight, it was smashburgers and corn on the cob.

I have tried to make smashburgers before, but finally, I think I have perfected the technique to make a proper smashburger. Edges were nice and crispy. The corn was cooked in boiling water on the stove and sweet like sweet corn should be.

All in all, it was absolutely delicious.

See you on the highway.

Brent