Comments on: Chasing Simplicity

By: Harley Motorcycle Tires

Harley Motorcycle Tires — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:23:38 +0000

Talk of simplicity. I don’t think i can simplify all i have up to 100! but if such a case becomes a requirement, my vespa will be part of my simplicity. We have this strong relationship that without it, simplicity or complexity would make no sense to me.

By: Poppawheelie

Poppawheelie — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:35:48 +0000

Cycles (pun): I’ve noticed this in myself and others. Accumulating, then purging comes and goes over a several year span. For a long time my wife and I had 5 motorcycles. Now we’re down to 2, much less to take care of. Now I’m finding it increasingly difficult to resist buying another. This applies to all goods, not just motos. I have a friend who is now trying to get rid of houses, cars, parts, tools, and motorcycles which he collected over one “accumulating” period. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him buying again in a few years.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:52:16 +0000

Mr. Riepe: Maybe you're right in that I came to riding when it was time to get to it. No regrets. No gazing backwards and what could have been. And generally I don't think much about the past. There are a few chances I passed by in the 1970s that I think about from time to time though.

I'll be careful about asking questions since the answers aren't always comfortable. And I don't have a K bike to seek refuge in either.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:47:47 +0000

len: Do we have to live that way though?

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:46:44 +0000

Brady: Maybe I don’t move enough! It’s been 16 years now. A lot of stuff can pile up in that time. Even for my simple hobbies like photography and riding. I did recently ditch a boatload of computer stuff. Probably don’t need a dot matrix printer anymore or a giant box of tractor feed paper….

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:44:09 +0000

irondad: I agree completely about the state of mind. There was a time when clutter and mess had almost no effect on me. Something happened though, about the same time that I started feeling uneasy about heights, that I began to notice what all the stuff was doing to me.

Riding made it even more apparent and I felt the freedom of being unencumbered by too much stuff.

It's a work in progress.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:40:59 +0000

Bryce: You sound farther down the road than I am. Good to know that what's possible. Most often I see evidence of collection and maintenance of stuff. Part of me wishes I had a bit more respect for things but mostly I seek to get away from it.

Oh well, always something to do...

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:30:50 +0000

Orin: "Careful what you wish for". Good thought.

Simplicity is a goal but won't ever be a religion for me. At least I don't think so. I just would like to not feel weighed down by stuff.

The past two months I have acquired almost nothing other than food. Amazing how much junk a person can buy when not paying attention.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:27:43 +0000

Poppawheelie: I use landfill loosely to cover every avenue of disposal from Goodwill to the transfer station. So far I have been pretty good about things save for the occasional piece of clothing that I just treat as trash…

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:26:14 +0000

David Masse: I am looking for that same cathartic experience. It will be slow coming but I am headed in the right direction.

And I have your print ready to go. I just need to package and ship.