writing Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 08:37:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Thoughts at Midnight https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/11/thoughts-at-midnight/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/11/thoughts-at-midnight/#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2017 08:35:09 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8116 Reflections in the Dark Seems I’ve been having as many adventures on foot as I do the Vespa scooter.  Night and day.  Same with writing which more and more seems to happen after sundown.  Thoughts at midnight and beyond.  Circumstance and the ebb and flow of life are too blame.  My job is to follow […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/11/thoughts-at-midnight/feed/ 15 8116 Just Wandering https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/10/just-wandering/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/10/just-wandering/#comments Tue, 10 Oct 2017 04:05:35 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7967 Foggy, Rural Morning Many mornings of late start with just wandering through the countryside near home.  More to help brain and body greet the day than any sort of riding adventure.  There’s a slow, reflective state that I can enter as the scooter quietly rolls along, and I just soak in the view. Slowly Down […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/10/just-wandering/feed/ 22 7967 Spokesman for Myself https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/11/spokesman-for-myself/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/11/spokesman-for-myself/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2016 05:08:30 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6927 Just Wandering Those days with no meaning or purpose, just seeing what the road will reveal is happiness.  This process is infused in much of the work that appears on Scooter in the Sticks — the writing and photographs — are reflections of those experiences. I photograph, write and post the results to better understand […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/11/spokesman-for-myself/feed/ 8 6927 Moleskine Journals https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/moleskine-journals/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/moleskine-journals/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2016 05:31:07 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5793 Moleskine Journals Around the House Anyone investigating our home will find an extensive collection of journals.  Mine are worn and tattered Moleskine Classic Notebooks of various sizes, all crammed with notes and passages written when ever time and fortune permit.  Writing in journals is a habit I began as a teenager and have continued since.  I found […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/moleskine-journals/feed/ 28 5793 Riding and Writing https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/12/riding-and-writing/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/12/riding-and-writing/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2015 14:49:12 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5644 Whether you’re keeping a journal or writing as a meditation, it’s the same thing. What’s important is you’re having a relationship with your mind. — Natalie Goldberg Christmas morning, a short ride through the valley, alone on the road with my thoughts, an experience I’ve come to call meditation.  Lest the word become off-putting I […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/12/riding-and-writing/feed/ 17 5644 Habits of Frustration https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/12/habits-of-frustration/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2015/12/habits-of-frustration/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2015 06:23:45 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5586 Sometimes old habits of frustration just bite you in the ass.  One of my recurring sources of exasperation, completely self-inflicted, is the careless way I handle things –objects.  My pockets usually contain crumbled up wads of cash that tend to fall on the ground when I’m fishing out keys or phones.  Important notes, lists, and […]

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