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Riding into Serenity

Scooter in the Sticks — Fri, 02 May 2025 00:39:36 +0000

A Therapeutic Contraption Early this morning, sitting in the garden, I found myself increasingly agitated. Angry. Anxious. Resentful. A neighborhood dog barking incessantly. A concrete saw screaming as it created expansion joints. A gas powered leaf blower filling in any audible gaps that might reveal just a glimmer of serenity. It was a beautiful day […]

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Inspiration Versus Desperation

Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 14:11:41 +0000

A Gray World Eventually, reliably, the gray gloom of winter gets to me. Moving outdoors to walk or ride changes from a looked for dose of recreation and enjoyment to a heavy trudge of resignation. Keeping all five machines in the garage “winterized” through consistent riding becomes work. Why riders drain the fuel and pull […]

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Embrace the Quiet Ride

Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 28 May 2018 07:36:12 +0000

Empty and Alone Given the option, in most situations I choose to be alone. Finding Saint’s Cafe nearly empty at 9am on a weekend because Penn State is on break is a gift. It’s the same with my Vespa — I embrace the quiet ride. Watery Routes Departed Saint’s under a light rain and empty […]

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Poisonous Tradition

Scooter in the Sticks — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 03:42:42 +0000

The end of a busy work week was blessed with a magnificent painting of light and color in the day’s end sky. It’s hard not to feel grateful to just be alive and breathing in the world when presented with such a scene. The feeling followed me home like a faithful dog. And then the […]

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Riding Alone

Scooter in the Sticks — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 09:05:17 +0000

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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Peace on Earth

Scooter in the Sticks — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 23:07:43 +0000

I saw this Christmas video posted on the Modern Vespa forum this evening and it reminded me of how I wish things were in the world. One hundred years have passed since men waged battles in the trenches of Europe. While wars continue, the spark of human hope and imagination persists that seeks peace on […]

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Rest, Relaxation and the End of a Vacation

Scooter in the Sticks — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 05:30:00 +0000

Unshaven, rested, relaxed. That’s what a week of vacation can do for a person. My friend Gordon made the photograph, my wife Kim said I looked relaxed, and I know I’m rested and unshaven. The past week has been an exercise in no plans, no schedule, no goals, no nothing. I like to think I’m […]

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Relaxation and a Morning Vespa Ride

Scooter in the Sticks — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:07:00 +0000

I’m that dog, quiet, aware, and letting the day wash over me. Except I don’t have to lay on the concrete. And I can enjoy a breakfast sandwich and juice at the local Starbucks. I don’t know this dog, he doesn’t know me, but we passed time quietly this morning in the same space. Not […]

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