What a great song!

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.

You can say this picture is political, but I’d like to think I  know better.    Read the history of Ronald Reagan.   He came from a different place.     from a different generation.   Cut his teeth through shallow Hollywood, yet saw the bullshit.   There he is, kissing that flag.     Maybe it was the time, but at the very least I gotta think it wasn’t.    He was revered because he was a man of principles.     Maybe a man from a different time.   You 49 percent, you can get the hell off my blog, or you can personally email me.      Would love to see obama kissing that flag.

An old school propaganda film.     I got no idea when this was filmed, but its so good.    Old blood and guts.   There’s some lessons in there for all of us.   Piss in that foxhole, you won’t be staying there for long.

I love history.   I’ve always loved history.     When you read history, it will come alive when you put yourself in it.     It happened to real people.      How would you react to this scenario, or that event?     Pick an event, and its got a guy, maybe just like you that lived through it.   I know its shaped my life and how I think.

I’m seeing the world changing.   I’m not so much scared for me, I’ll be fine.    I’m scared for my kids.

Just a couple of videos.    Such a great song….I don’t know if this was how my parents felt during the Cuban missile crisis, or how an old farmer felt in 1775, or watching sons argue at the dinner table in 1860 in the years that preluded a civil war.

But Shits a brewing.   I hate to see the divisions in this country right now.      I hope to think we’ll rise above it all.     I’m worried that the masses want something that is not good for us.

There is a better way.

I forgive em. I barely care. I don’t get excited about too many things…

All I know is hockey is back tomorrow. As much as I’d like to take a stand on the principle of the thing…. Owners shmoners/players shmayers. It ain’t my fight. Drop that puck boys, lets rumble. Is anyone else stoked?

Sid’s saucer passes.   Geno entering the zone, and slapping one into the twine.   Orpik laying the lumber.    Fleury flashing a glove or two.   Man, I’m pumped.

Full blown winter here.   I plowed the driveway twice yesterday and once this morning.    Drove home up the canyon 25 in a 55.     I could see the road better with my lights off, in the driving snow.

I love what I do.   I feel most days, that I’m in full stride.     To be involved and with my nose to the grindstone, making good decisions and contributing….. man, that’s a good day, and they string together.     I’ve found my family.   Blood is thick, and they share common ground that you just can’t explain.   Eyes are on me here.   Bring it on.    Coming up here is good for me, and I can’t help but know that is good for my own family.

But man, I keep looking at weather.com for a break in the weather.    I almost took my bike to work at 2 degrees in the morning, down the canyon.    I’d have done it if I was positive the roads weren’t icy.     I wasnt.     Fuck it, I don’t care if I look like the Michelin man on a bike….. I’m jonesing to ride, and its only January.

Can’t wait for the Easy Rider tour in May with Eagle Rider.    Hopefully my stories are right, my company is sure and beyond that I’ll figure it out.

When is this snow over with.   I’m ready to ride.

Yesterday was a good day.   I signed some papers that ended a 2 year struggle and put some finality, and even some justification to the worst period of my life.     Even today, I feel like king of my mountain.

I settled the biggest debt of my life yesterday. It’s such a relief. 2 years of work to pay for the biggest mistake maybe I’ve ever made. Life seems pretty good right now.

The biggest mistake of my life, for the record was not trusting my instincts and trusting a partner to take care of the books.     Long story short, he didn’t.   I got  lazy,  things crashed, and he went into hiding. I decided to face the music. At the time, I felt I couldn’t live that way, and I’m glad I didn’t.   Its been a stress on my family of dealing with the IRS, one creditor after another, and a whole slew of others.

Got the taxes settled yesterday.Hopefully the final step in starting over, and trying to maybe build  something good again. A little wiser, and lessons learned. Things have been tight, my wife and kids have stuck with me.   Can’t ask for more, and life seems good again.

I feel bad for my poor ex business partner to be honest. Hiding ain’t no way to live.    I hid for a while, but no more.   I’m kinda learning that life is pretty sweet when you move to hit it head on.

Anyone want a beer? I’m buyin’ 🙂

He’s right.    What a wonderful world.    If you play the cards you’re dealt right, you’ll wake up just glad to be born.    Play em right.   aye laddie, what a wonderful world.