solitude Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Mon, 28 May 2018 07:36:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Embrace the Quiet Ride https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/05/embrace-the-quiet-ride/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/05/embrace-the-quiet-ride/#comments Mon, 28 May 2018 07:36:12 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8466 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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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/05/embrace-the-quiet-ride/feed/ 25 8466 Scooter in Fog https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/scooter-in-fog/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/scooter-in-fog/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2016 11:59:57 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6857 Memories in the Mist Every dog I’ve owned for the past 25 years has peed on this tree.  I’ve walked past it hundreds, if not thousands, of times and it seems unchanged.  I can’t say the same myself. Riding to work on another foggy morning the Vespa seems to have a mind of its own […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/scooter-in-fog/feed/ 18 6857 Vespa Medicine https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/vespa-medicine/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/vespa-medicine/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2016 04:41:49 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6843 Noise and Chaos After a week of a sore back, thoughts of retirement and looming deadlines at work, I was ready for some Vespa medicine.  Something to slow down the neurons firing in my head. A ride on the scooter to soak up the crazy energy and let me savor the world. Heading for a cup […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/vespa-medicine/feed/ 11 6843 Searching for Treasure https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/06/searching-for-treasure/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/06/searching-for-treasure/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2016 04:05:55 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6485 View From Above You never know what you might find — evidence of something. Or more. Searching for answers to simple questions haunts my imagination. Looking out over the valley I call home I wonder how I’ve come to this moment in my life where I’ve stood on this overlook countless times and never really […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/06/searching-for-treasure/feed/ 15 6485 Alone on the Road https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/11/alone-on-the-road/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/11/alone-on-the-road/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2015 01:47:52 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5476 Riding alone has curative powers for my irritated mind.  Destination or route don’t seem to matter as much as being alone with my thoughts.  Being alone isn’t as much a desire as it is a need.  Without recurring doses of time alone I get: irritable grumpy disagreeable out of sorts quick-tempered cranky Basically a pain […]

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