Getting Back On The Saddle

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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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Admiring Higher Level Motorcycle Skill

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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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Personal Contributions (How I Resist)

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Warning… rare political rant…

A banner unfurled by Greenpeace demonstrators that reads “Resist” is seen near the White House in Washington, DC, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The mantra of the political left in the USA for the past 18 months has been “r-e-s-i-s-t”, meaning

a resistance movement is simply that; it seeks to resist (change) the policies of a government or occupying power. This may be accomplished through violent or non-violent means.

Now, before you go casting me as a “snowflake” or a pejorative label, “liberal,” consider that I am a firm believer in the founding father’s fundamental principles of what the USA is all about: a representative democracy. I am a patriot. But being so does not mean that…
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