mrzip66

I was raised by wolves. Very kind, very nurturing wolves. I love riding to a town a just barely learned the name of on a Friday, making a decision at the intersection to get myself lost 1000 miles away from home on a Saturday, and trying to figure out how the hell I can get home on a Sunday. Just ride a place and see a thing.

I’ve found that most people don’t want to do the hard things

life is a motherfucker.    You can laugh all you want about it, but we all get hit with the hard things, at least anyone who’s lived out of their parents house more than 20 years.

Do the hard things.   Face your fears.    I’ve found, in my short life that The hardest things are usually the right things.   The right things make you the happiest.  Thats the truth.

Even if your voice shakes, speak the truth.   Even if your legs are weak, walk toward the right thing.   Stare them bitches right in the eyes, even if you don’t know why.    Its how real men get strong.

That’s my take on life.

 

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A fine toast to the Doolittle Raiders. The greatest of the greatest generation IMO

If you know your history, you know that this raid meant nothing strategically.   It was a message, and I got to think these men bore that weight,   accepted it, and flew off that carrier anyway.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/14/opinion/greene-doolittle-raiders/index.html

now there are 4 of them left.   Great men.     What i’d give to sit down with just one and hear the stories.

Pretty moving.

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Reasons Why Men Have Two Dogs And Not Two Wives

Reasons Why Men Have Two Dogs And Not Two Wives:

  1. The later you are,the more excited your dogs are to see you.
  2. Dogs will forgive you for playing with other dogs.
  3. If a dog is gorgeous, other dogs don’t hate it.
  4. Dogs don’t mind it if you call them by another dog’s name.
  5. Dogs like it if you leave a lot of things on the floor.
  6. Dogs agree that you have to raise your voice to get your point across.
  7. Dogs like to do their snooping outside rather than in your wallet or desk.
  8. Dogs seldom outlive you.
  9. You never have to wait for a dog they’re ready to go when you put your coat on.
  10. Dogs find you amusing when you’re stumbling around in the dark.
  11. Dogs like to go hunting and fishing.
  12. Another man will seldom steal your dog.
  13. A dog will not wake you up at night to ask, “If I died, would you get another dog?”
  14. A dog will let you put a studded collar on it without calling you a pervert.
  15. If a dog smells another dog on you, they don’t get mad.
  16. Dogs like to ride in the back of a pick-up truck.
  17. If a dog leaves, it won’t take half of your stuff.

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Random thoughts

The Easy Rider tour begins in a a little over a month.   I’m prepared as much as I can be, for not riding the route for several years.    I hope I remember it, and hope I do a good job telling the stories.      I know Easy Rider like the back of my hand, but I’m not sure who I’m talking to on this trip, and If I’ll over tell the stories.     I’m not sure if they just want to do the ride, or if they want to know the details.    I guess its a game time decision.    I’m good with that.   I work better on my feet and can shoot from the hip.      Either way, its been on my mind.     I’m preparing for whatever.

The soul of easy rider is the message.  And the RIDE!  A man went looking for America, and didn’t find it.    

I can’t wait to go and make some new friends.    I hope I can make it fun for them 🙂

 

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Last train to Clarksville. And Pastrami.

I fired up the smoker this morning.   Prepped-up-us some corned beef brisket, and when I’m done in several hours, that fucker will end up as sliced Pastrami.     Well, it’ll end up as the best Reuben sammitch you’ll ever eat.    At least that’s what I’m imagining.       The Monkees have been in my head all morning.

Did you know that that Monkees were the reason that Easy Rider even happened?      Monkee money financed the filming of Easy Rider.

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More Snow.

More snow. Dying to fill my iPod, twist a throttle and find a town I’ve never seen, let alone know the name of. Don’t call my cell on that weekend. I won’t answer.

 

Some people like to just ride.     To the corner or to the store.   To the next next town.   for a few hours, or a few days.     To the lucky few, for a few weeks.    What it means to me I’m not sure it means to everyone else.

Life is a tough sumbitch.     It’s exactly as it should be.

I just like to ride.    It’s been snowing today.   Man, I need it.

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