living Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Fri, 16 Mar 2018 06:29:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Modest Riding https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/03/modest-riding/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/03/modest-riding/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2018 06:28:17 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8333 On the Road — Often and Always When I started riding, it was all about the exhilaration of flight over the road. The pure physical stimulation of piloting the scooter was intoxicating to the point that nothing much else matter. Over time, riding infected thought and deed. My brain was always scheming and looking for […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/03/modest-riding/feed/ 25 8333 Power of a Blue Sky https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/power-blue-sky/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/power-blue-sky/#comments Fri, 19 May 2017 07:41:32 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7535 Thoughts Under a Blue Sky Riding home from work today, the first hot day of the season, was a slow and meandering trip under a clear blue sky.  Looking up at the clouds I felt an elation I can only associate with everything being okay — at the moment and in a more general sense. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/power-blue-sky/feed/ 10 7535 See the World https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/see-the-world/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/see-the-world/#comments Sun, 14 May 2017 11:59:53 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7529 Road of Life The ride is not always the end in itself.  Sometimes it’s an excuse for something else.  For me, that excuse is a desire to see the world. After a day at work, or in some situation where I’m cut off from “the world”, I feel the pull to get out and away […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/05/see-the-world/feed/ 18 7529 The March of Time https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/the-march-of-time/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/the-march-of-time/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2017 05:12:11 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7280 Days on the Wall The last day of a month long series of blog posts based on specific writing prompts.  This one — the February image on your wall calendar.  So here it is, the calendar hanging in our kitchen, the only one in the house.  It’s a 2016 calendar made up entirely of photographs […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/the-march-of-time/feed/ 34 7280 Post-Heart Attack Breakfast https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/post-heart-attack-breakfast/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/post-heart-attack-breakfast/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2017 05:08:17 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7245 Daily Choice for a Post-Heart Attack Breakfast A heart attack almost two years ago has transformed breakfast.  The once daily stops at McDonalds for a bacon, egg and cheese biscuit with a hash brown chaser has been replaced with something more predictably healthy.  Less fat.  Fewer calories. Just about everyday now starts in the same […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/post-heart-attack-breakfast/feed/ 17 7245 Thankful for the Small Things With a Vespa Scooter https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/thankful-small-things/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/thankful-small-things/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2017 07:31:37 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7180 Snow Squall A sunny departure yesterday morning toward a black sky delivered a sudden snow squall.  I’m thankful that I was there on the Vespa, able to ride through the snow, and find my way safely to work. Vespa and the Slippery Stuff In minutes the air became white with snow and sleet and just […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/thankful-small-things/feed/ 16 7180 Avoiding Chores https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/avoiding-chores/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/avoiding-chores/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2017 05:10:08 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7078 Avoiding the Obvious Almost any chore can be undesirable or oppressive.  The difference between that and something that done with ease, or better, an action that provides a reward, is attitude.  At least I like to think of it that way and not just a matter of laziness. Washing dishes, mopping a floor, raking leaves […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/avoiding-chores/feed/ 25 7078 Special Memory from 2016 https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/special-memory-2016/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/special-memory-2016/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2017 05:27:40 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7073 What Do I Remember? A blogging challenge has me thinking about a special memory from 2016. Sorting and categorizing memories is tricky business.  What’s special one day if forgotten the next.  The scary, awful stuff seems to forever float near the surface of consciousness while the fun stuff takes work to recall.  This in part […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/special-memory-2016/feed/ 14 7073 Simple Pleasure: Where Do You Find It? https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/09/simple-pleasure/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/09/simple-pleasure/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2016 04:25:41 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6815 A New Day Took the freeway to work one day this past week.  A crisp clear morning,  a spine pretending to almost be normal, I stopped to enjoy a moment alone on the road.  It’s a communion of body, mind and spirit that sweeps past unlooked for but welcome.  A simple pleasure that can’t be […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/09/simple-pleasure/feed/ 14 6815 Introspection https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/08/introspection/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/08/introspection/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2016 04:22:53 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6782 In the Mirror After weeks of not riding and grumbling over a some back it’s time to step back and appraise the view.  Introspection isn’t always pleasant but does provide some clues for the journey ahead.  I made a first entry in my journal in a month this morning.  What was once a near daily […]

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