My name is Harold McGruther, but friends in low places have called me McGoo since I was 11. Before social media-fueled narcissism matasticized 15 years ago, I was a copywriter at a SoCal micro agency. Today I sling facts, opinions and BS on this blog when I’m not designing products for the motorcycle gear company I co-founded in 2006, Biltwell Inc.

I’m an only child of a single parent. I’m neat to the extreme, fussy about fashion but never stylish, and a reasonably good cook. I enjoy nice things, but rarely splurge for the best of anything, as I prefer to invest in memorable experiences with my wife and stepson.

World travel is my enduring passion, but when I recount the stamps in my passport, my Id can easily convince my Super Ego I haven’t seen a thing. Whistlestops over the years include every state in the Union by car, Hawaii by plane, Alaska by ship, and nearly three dozen countries in Europe, South America, and Great Britain. Asian destinations include China, Macau, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan. The latter could be considered my second home, as I’ve been there 125 times and counting since my first visit in 1985.

I’m married to an amazing lady and the proud step-dad of a Gen Alpha teen, but I’ll abstain from divulging their identities to save them the embarrassment. Suffice to say we enjoy a mostly cozy family life, curve balls, speed bumps, and hi jinx be damned.