Road trip!

Recently had a few days off... decided to take a road trip on my bike up to Flagstaff!

Part business, part pleasure... got to see a few old friends too!

A good primer for a longer trip.  Went 468 miles RT door to door, including tooling around Flagstaff and a side ride thru Wupatki.

I practiced a few things riding, learned a few things too.

A great place for lunch/dinner is The US 66 Roadhouse Bar & Grill on I-40 in Bellemont!  Definitely a return trip next time I get up there!

Hmmm...

I find myself thinking about how things seem to come around... that is, cycles of life.

It is interesting, to me at least, that situations once dealt with... suddenly reappear... yet at the same time, the situation is just different enough, that the previous solution just doesn't quite fit.

Thinking about edifying my experience.

I need to write a book!

Going for a ride...

I recently bought a motorcycle, OK, almost a month ago!

Had been thinking about it, looking, shopping for awhile... then it became a necessity  Funny how things work out...

Tonight, I did my first "customization" by installing a windscreen.  A quick test-ride afterward, and I thought to myself, "Oh wow!  What a difference!"  Now, purists will say that you need to "feel the wind on your face."  However, those little no-see'ums... those zingers... makes a long ride a little less enjoyable! 

My "break-in" period is almost over... another week and after the initial service, an open road!  Already have a relatively short trip planned!  I got a long trip planned out already too; as well as, I am thinking about a long tour through all of the 48 contiguous United States!  If I add in a Canadian route... might be able to get to 49!  Although, I haven't figured out how to get to Nunavut...

Independence Day...

So now that it is "officially" July 4th... I want to wish all US Citizens a 'Happy Independence Day!'

Strange word really, "independence."  Meaning a state of being independent.  But when one delves into what it means to be independent, as soon as it is achieved, one seems to become dependent once again... so are we truly independent?

A philosophical argument, that would be worthy of not just an essay, but a few thesis' and dissertations too!

Too be independent, I would not be dependent on others... yet I am.
I would not be subject to the control of others... yet I am.
I would not have to require or rely on others... yet I do.
I would not seek out opinions or guidance...  yet I do.

I would be free from the necessity or working for a living.. yet I am not.
I would be free from being bound or committed to a political party...

Yet at the same time, I would show my desire for freedom...

Almost a dichotomy.

For those that have the long weekend, enjoy it! Celebrate it!

For those who have to work, I applaud you!  You are members of the "Silent Heroes!"  I'll be right there with you...


Peace!