aging Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Wed, 13 May 2026 16:25:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 When Riding Alone Isn’t Enough https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/05/when-riding-alone-isnt-enough/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/05/when-riding-alone-isnt-enough/#comments Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=11497 Ungracious Awakenings By temperament, I prefer to ride alone. Free to embrace the road at whatever pace I desire. Stopping to look or make photographs without concern for the tempo of others. No need to keep checking the mirrors or adjusting speed. Just the freedom to ride with my tumbling thoughts. And still I ride […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2026/05/sticker-shock-and-other-puzzlements/feed/ 16 11453 Summer Doldrums https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/09/summer-doldrums/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/09/summer-doldrums/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:56:07 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=11385 Weird Unlike most scooter and motorcycle riders, summer has always been the season I ride the least. I’ve blamed the heat. Or the laziness I feel whenever the temperature rises into the upper 70s. Whatever it is I seem to come back to life when I can step outside in the morning with the temperature […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/09/summer-doldrums/feed/ 13 11385 Riding and Getting Older https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/06/riding-and-getting-older/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/06/riding-and-getting-older/#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2025 14:40:02 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=11371 Responses from an Aging Population of Riders The 2001 Kawasaki W650 motorcycle continues to prove it’s mettle as I wander the backroads of Pennsylvania. I’ve noticed that riding and getting older have begun to intersect and have raised at times some uncomfortable questions. There’s some truth to the idea that when old men get together […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2025/06/riding-and-getting-older/feed/ 19 11371 UPDATE: A New Year, New Challenges https://scooterinthesticks.com/2024/01/update-a-new-year-new-challenges/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2024/01/update-a-new-year-new-challenges/#comments Sat, 27 Jan 2024 05:06:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10985 Aging and Riding This metal sign was delivered to my home. From who I don’t know. But I have to think it relates to a video I posted recently on YouTube that explores the question — When is it time to stop riding? That video seemed to touch a nerve as thousands watched it and hundreds commented. I’ll […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2024/01/update-a-new-year-new-challenges/feed/ 20 10985 Falling in Love All Over Again https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/06/falling-in-love-all-over-again/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/06/falling-in-love-all-over-again/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:48:44 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10699 Reminded of the Good Things in Life I fell in love with a Vespa scooter the first time I rode one. And now, after some neglect and a wandering eye, I’m falling in love all over again. It continues to amaze me how my mind and body are transported into a different state of being […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/06/the-terror-of-change/feed/ 24 9663 Why I Ride a Vespa Scooter https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/06/why-i-ride-a-vespa-scooter/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/06/why-i-ride-a-vespa-scooter/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2020 04:10:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9654 Exploration, Meditation, and Contemplation Anyone who has spent much time reading my posts is aware that they touch on the mental and emotional experience of riding. I don’t often spend much time on the machine itself or the reasons why I ride a Vespa scooter. A simple question. One that I can only answer for […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/see-the-sunrise/feed/ 11 8142 Just Keep Riding https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/just-keep-riding/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/just-keep-riding/#comments Tue, 30 May 2017 04:44:32 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7558 So what if you’re getting older.  Just keep riding… Is Aging a Physical Condition or a State of Mind? After the previous post with the Morning Fall video I thought I would post something a bit more upbeat. I like to think aging is, in part, something I can manage mentally.  This video always helps […]

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