Beginning tomorrow morning am off on a six-day motorcycle road trip taking me from here in Southern California, through Arizona, a tiny piece of New Mexico, and into Colorado. It'll be me and three other guys that I frequently ride with. I should be back to my full blogging form on September 6.

Of course I'll be taking my digital camera, trying to get as many good photos as I can. I'm also bringing my laptop, hoping to chronicle the journey on my biker blog, Biker News Online. I already posted a ride-map and itinerary that outlines the entire course. When I come back, I'll work on writing up a comprehensive story on the whole thing.

As for blogging, you won't see a whole lot on Strange New Products, or much on any of the others. We'll see what happens. I'm not saying that I won't be blogging at all, I just don't know what the circumstances will be at this moment.