philosophy Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Mon, 23 May 2016 04:36:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Personal Riding Mantra https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/05/personal-riding-mantra/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/05/personal-riding-mantra/#comments Mon, 23 May 2016 04:36:15 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6242 I have a personal riding mantra — don’t rush, go slow, be present. It’s in my head during the ride and reaches into the rest of my life. Do you have a mantra? Don’t Rush — Vespa on Wet Roads After a long work week, I was looking forward to a ride on the Vespa.  Waking […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/05/personal-riding-mantra/feed/ 26 6242 Road View https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/road-view/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/road-view/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2016 05:10:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6058 Life on the Road I remember Idaho Street and summers picking at tar strips in the concrete streets where I grew up.  Bicycle riding and baseball games took place there along with hopscotch and squirt gun fights.  Even before my second birthday I had found another world on the road. Road Study Nearly sixty years […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/road-view/feed/ 5 6058 Perpetual Journey https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/01/perpetual-journey/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/01/perpetual-journey/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2016 07:46:58 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5699 “I tramp a perpetual journey.” ― Walt Whitman, Song of Myself If I’m on a perpetual journey there’s always a cup of tea along the way.  My life is paved with simple pleasures.  As the road winds through field and forest the sounds, sights and smells spark joy and make the journey tolerable in foul […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/01/perpetual-journey/feed/ 14 5699 Politics and Riding https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/11/politics-and-riding/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/11/politics-and-riding/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2015 02:23:21 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5453 Autumn is my favorite riding season.  It’s quietly exciting visually as the forest changes from green to gold and then bares it’s naked bones.  The falling temperatures push the body just enough to keep you awake and the frequent gray gloom overhead allows the mind to imagine a challenging world. At least that’s how the […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/11/politics-and-riding/feed/ 16 5453 Riding Tribes https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/10/riding-tribes/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/10/riding-tribes/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2015 12:25:07 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5313 I attended a conference last week that focused on the challenges of science communication at a time when political agendas and propaganda needs drive conversations — GMOs cause AIDS, the moon landing was a hoax, a foot bath will detoxify your body. And while it’s easy to ascribe positions to liberal or conservative, Democratic or […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/10/riding-tribes/feed/ 14 5313 God Questions https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/09/god-questions/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/09/god-questions/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2015 02:51:12 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5235 This past weekend I was on the road, a winding trail through the world and my head. Sitting in the garden writing this blog post I see a young couple walking down the road. I can see them talking, their gait is relaxed, their bodies close, and I wonder about them. Why are they together? […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/09/god-questions/feed/ 25 5235 Photography Lessons https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/09/photography-lessons/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/09/photography-lessons/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2015 05:59:10 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5168 Kim is the creative fire in our home, the one who operates on a different perceptual plane.  When it comes to photography she is way out ahead while I just keep doing the same things over and over.  Last night she taught me another lesson. Her pedigree is different than mine.  She’s been a professional […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/09/photography-lessons/feed/ 12 5168 Exploring Life https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/exploring-life/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/exploring-life/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2015 02:52:30 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5000 Does riding a scooter or motorcycle allow you to appreciate the small things? A comment on a previous post by Dar, author of the Princess Scooterpie; Adventures of a Motorcycle Diva blog, suggested that riding changes you in small ways.  I’ve been turning that over in my head for awhile and believe that’s absolutely true […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/exploring-life/feed/ 12 5000 Riding Alone https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/riding-alone-2/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/riding-alone-2/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2015 09:05:17 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4968 Do you look forward to riding alone? My preference is to ride alone.  The road and what I do with it belongs to me — a selfish, self-centered state of mind. And in that state I can entertain dreams, regrets, host demons and converse with angels.  It’s a look in the mirror and a mental […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/riding-alone-2/feed/ 37 4968 Photographing the Amish https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/photographing-the-amish/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/07/photographing-the-amish/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2015 04:06:49 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4945 Riding through the agricultural valleys east of State College, Pennsylvania, Penns Valley and Sugar Valley to be precise,  places you squarely amidst thriving Amish communities.  On Sunday mornings evidence of their horse drawn buggies are everywhere. As I rode along some quiet roads I thought about the times people having asked me why I’m not […]

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