Archive | April, 2010

The bear crawl at 6:30 am was something to feel, do, experience and chuckle about. Yes, hands and feet over the length of the warehouse, again and again and again. Then the full workout. As 7:30 approached my shirt was soaked through and everything hurt in a good way. An alive way. Picked up some […]

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How to explain it. It is a combination of DNA, genes, exercise,attitude, diet,mindset, motorcycles, silliness, long term healthy marriage, love, appreciation, gratitude and a continued sense of awe …that keeps you ageless and timeless. Motorcycles. Yes. A sense of risk, freedom, agility,nimbleness and passion. Exercise. Yes. The mind/body/soul connection. The release of chemicals in the […]

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Butch turned to Sundance and said that he has vision while the rest of the world wore bifocals. Don't you feel that way sometimes. It just seems so clear to you while others spin off in a direction that you know,from experience and instinct,will end poorly. You can see the historic context of the moment. […]

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The rain was coming down. The surf was busy. The sand was soaked. I stood there looking across the Gulf. Dark clouds. Windy. A few gusts. It was perfect. The pictures came across the phone/camera. What a world. From Colorado a picture of my grandson on his first motorcycle. From California a picture of my […]

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Volcanos, Iceland, France, D-Day and time.Every once in a while…maybe only once in a lifetime…do events unfold that puts everything in context and once again establishes nature as the all knowing and man's position papers, man's chatter, man's commentary as nothing more than chatter, commentary and position papers. Empty stuff indeed.There is an old saying: […]

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The dinner speeches were droning on and on. The self importance was filling the air. The younger ones were trying to copy the older ones and the older ones were trying to copy the younger ones. What a denial of each ones part of the journey.The hum in the room got louder as I felt […]

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They stood in the parking lot. They all looked tired and frustrated. The mom was agitated about something. The two girls looked way to weary for their ages. Maybe 14 and 9. All three carrying school books, backpacks on their way to a homework assignment? Paper due? School project? My truck was parked next to […]

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Was Wyatt right? When he turned to Billie and said that they blew it, was Wyatt right. Have we blown it. Are we so fractured that that line from Easy Rider has turned out true not just for Captain America and Billie but us too? In this journal which is addressing age are we blowing […]

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What if all that you needed or wanted you already had but ignored it. As I sweated out the last round of the exercise for the morning it hit me. We have the greatest gift yet disregard it so lightly as if it were a stranger to us. Our body. Odd indeed. We ignore ourselves. […]

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His eyes looked so sad. Really sad. He stood at the side of the road. The traffic was rushing by. I caught a shot of him but was in the farthest lane at the busiest time. No way to stop without serious damage and danger.He stood there. Staring. Very hestitant. You could tell he could […]

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