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Vacation

Special Feature

From Garage to Garage Without the Open Road

February 20, 2026 Mickey Lee 2

There’s something undeniably thrilling about hitting the open road on a motorcycle: the roar of the engine, the wind on your face, and the freedom of the horizon ahead. But …

Panama City Postcard
News

Panama City or Bust

September 18, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

It was June of 1996, and I was eighteen. I was at the age where the open road felt like a calling, as I had spent many years riding in …

South Holston Lake
Retro Ramblings

Summers at the Lake

August 7, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

Being nestled deep in the Appalachian mountains, going to the beach might as well have been like going to the moon. But while we don’t have beaches and oceans to …

Breakfast at McDonalds
Retro Ramblings

Breakfast at McDonald’s Has Always Been Special

June 9, 2024 Mickey Lee 1

I took my family on vacation this past week, and on the drive out of town the first morning, my mind started wandering while I was driving. The sun was …

Holiday Inn Holidome
Retro Ramblings

How I Almost Died at a Holiday Inn Holidome

August 12, 2022 Mickey Lee 7

As you may remember, for most of my life, my dad traveled for his business. In the summer when I was out of school, there was nothing I liked more …

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