As I mentioned in my most recent blog post, I had a spectacular motorcycle ride with friends on a stunningly perfect day last Sunday. We rode…
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As an avid motorcyclist — or shall I say: as a biker who has ridden motorcycles for the better part of 40 years — I continue to seek ways to balance my fondness for the freedom of two-wheeled adventures while dealing with the issues of being a “mature older man”: caregiving for the Spouse requires an enormous amount of time and attention; working more than full-time in a management position while serving as the Acting Boss; and the aches, pains, and infirmities of age.

This balancing act gets tougher, but as they say,
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I have really caring friends. They know that life at home has been difficult whilst I devote time to care for my Spouse. One of my friends is particularly sensitive to knowing that I need a break, so he sent me an email that said,
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Many of my loyal readers know that I am friends with motorcycle cops who work in the area where I live. I have known one of them since we went to high school together (JB), and through him, have met, trained with, and ridden motorcycles together (a little) over decades.

One would expect motorcycle cops to have exceptional riding skills, because they ride and practice almost daily.

However, there are a few motorcycle riders who aren’t bike cops, but whose skill impresses the heck out of me. They have…
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Greeting, loyal blog readers,

I appreciate your patience while I had to take a break during one of the most intense periods of needing to attend to my Spouse’s health issues. He still remains quite ill, and we can’t find what’s wrong, despite his been seen and having tests done by four more specialists during the blog break.

But at least now he is…
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Two years ago today was a typical Tuesday. I had a lot of work to do at the office and I was looking forward to another productive day.

The weather was mild and dry. Great day for my six-mile commute to work via Harley!

I dressed in business casual attire, and selected a favorite pair of black Chippewa harness boots to wear to work.

I entered the garage, opened the door, and felt …
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Every year this weekend, the “Rolling Thunder” motorcycle event occurs (the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.) Bikers ride to the parking lot of the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, then ride into Washington, DC, along a route that swings by the U.S. Capitol Building, the White House, then ends at the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial (near the Lincoln Memorial.)

I have ridden on this ride several times, but years ago. Why not now?
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I am struggling… divided… personally challenged… am I old? How old is old anyway? Is there a “too old for” this-or-that? Too old for going on another crazy-awesome motorcycle adventure? Too old to ride a motorcycle any more at all?

Is it age? Is it physical infirmity? Is it focus and motivations elsewhere like spousal caregiving?

Just what IS it that is causing these internally divided feelings?

Ah ha! I know! The “IT” that is the root cause of these feelings is…
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One year ago this week, I was working thousands of miles away from home (yeah, actually working). That work-trip began with a “one-day” bucket-list adventure.

As I contemplate our lives today, caring for my very feeble and frail mother-in-law and my spouse whose condition isn’t so good either, I still smile and remember…
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Yes, as announced in my last post, the Spouse had recovered enough from a short-term bad spell on Saturday that by Sunday, he was feeling better and actually encouraging me to get my Harley out of its winter slumber and go for a ride. He knows very well how riding soothes …
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