A hit of Zen — maybe I need to explore haiku style posts.

Absolutely Dom — the ride is the destination. And that’s certainly a metaphor for practically everything in life.

Unless of course you’re involved with a URAL. Then a ride is a miracle — completely different experience. *grin*

I think of myself as “practiced”. My wife Kim impressed upon me a long time ago the value of practice in learning how to write. The more you work at it the more often things seem “good”. I’ve written a lot of tripe that you don’t see. If I pushed the publish button every time you would feel differently. Learning to edit, words or photos, goes a long, long way to looking “good”!

Keep at it — you’ll get to where you want to be.

Some friends grow uncomfortable imagining themselves sharing as I do publicly on a blog. I tell them I don’t share anything I wouldn’t share in a conversation with a stranger if asked. As far as what I write being a reflection of my life that may be true for part of it at least but only part. Like anything else there’s a process of editing in the sharing and we all only share what we’re comfortable with. Dreams and thoughts is a good description of it.

Blogging is a strange activity isn’t it? I look at a lot of blogs and see some common stuff — like a desire to make money, support a business, or build a platform to speak on an issue. Facebook has replaced a lot of those needs leaving so many blogs dead. I used to gripe about people who grabbed cool URLs on Blogger and then never did a thing with them — like vespa.blogspot.com. That was taken in 2005 and just sits.

You’ve been blogging a long time and I bet if you spent a little time you would know why you’re still at the table…

The feeling of being alone is strong and has been since childhood — perhaps it has something to do with being an only child. While I don’t confuse it with being lonely there is some odd quality to it all that I’ve not sorted. And it does drive writing and photography at times.

Following since 2007 — wow, it’s hard to believe that much time has passed. When I look at my blog statistics in WordPress and see that I”m closing in on 1000 posts it’s sort of sobering that I’ve sustained the effort for so long. It obviously is connected to some questioning that I’ve not yet answered.

Thanks for sharing your kind words of support. While I never intended or planned for anyone commenting or sharing when I started Scooter in the Sticks I am grateful it has turned out that way. I’ve learned so much from the people who comment.

Thank you!

Thank you Keith for your kind words of support and your reflections on living. I wish my grandfather, or someone, would have offered that advice. Took me a long time to discover it.

I think about writing a book based on the sorts of things I write about in Scooter in the Sticks. It seems daunting right now but hopefully the coming year will provide some openings for me. Dreams are a fine thing don’t you think?

Best wishes to you for the coming year and thank you again for sharing your thoughts here.

I like the notion you describe of feeling the force of creation when you ride. That’s as fine a description as I’ve ever read for what I feel as well. And I’m sure you’re not alone in having Star Wars strike a chord. It has a universal appeal that’s hard to deny. My daughter and I went to see the new movie a couple of days ago and I was transported again…

And you’re right about the Force of those we love being strong after they’re gone. I hope you find comfort in the memories. I’m grateful that the pain of my personal losses have been replaced with fine memories and being able to sense the closeness of those spirits.

Best to you in the coming year and the rides you make. Be well and be safe.