Getting to the point of making a decision to stay another day in Great Falls or go onto Helena was a bit of a challenge. Especially when I came across a Canadian couple on Harleys loading up to ride back to Calgary. They'd been on the road since mid July. We talked about the wind, ...
Category Archives: Becoming Unreasonable
Anticipation Is Precursor To Dream Realization
Today was huge day for me. I realized a dream and drove my new BMW bike for the first time! Since I was 16 and drove my first motorcycle, a Suzuki 80cc, I've dreamed of owning a brand new motorcycle. It wasn't until late 2009 did ...
Perspective Is Everything: Like the Night Before Christmas
Well it's just three days till I get my BMW K1300GT and every time I see a motorcycle loaded for travel, my heart cries out "Motorcycle!" like it will suddenly appear by saying that! I am like a kid the night before Christmas except I have three more days to wait. Hold on, I am going ...
Why The [North] American Dream Must To Change
What happens when personal greed and government policy collide? The sub-prime mortgage crisis! I realize that what I am suggesting sounds like heresy - this is going to be hard to hear - but that doesn't change the truth - group think fed the sub-prime monster. Group Think Is A Monster When you combine huge social pressure, ...
Population Explosion and The Insanity of Urbanity
I started this post originally because I wanted to draw attention to the impact we are having on our world and all it's inhabitants. I was watching Planet Earth a BBC documentary series. It has some of the most amazing photography and cinematography I've ever seen.
Life Is Short Live It!
Do you remember the actor Gary Coleman? I remember him from the TV show Different Strokes. I felt sad on hearing the news that Mr. Coleman had died as a result of a fall and hitting his head. There was an endearing quality to not only his character but also the actor himself. In the few ...
I Find The Term Conscious Capitalism Offensive
I'm in the early stages of a time out from business and corporate life. I am just now realizing that I have been in a deep, deep slumber. I had bought into the Capitalist mantra of better, faster, cheaper. I modified it by adding 'nicer'. Better, Faster, Cheaper and Nicer was still an unconscious approach to applying ...
Weather and Changing Travel Plans
The weather here has turned from warm and arid to rainy and wet. This started me thinking about how the weather could affect my plans. I decided to look for a long term weather forecast and found the Old Farmers Almanac. I was surprised to see that they had correctly predicted the heavy rains we ...
What I need to feel grateful and alive! Or how to trade up and NOT sell out!
I am reading a new book, "Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle" by David Wann and it is perfect for where I am at right now - I am concentrating on being more intentional and conscious in my life. Look ...
Your Eyes Can Be Wide Open But If Your Is Heart Shut Down, You’re Still Unconscious, Blind, Deaf and Dumb
This is a mental exercise in reading, and in maintaining a flexible viewpoint about reality and your future. If you are satisfied with your life and business this is not an article for you. If you are easily offended, not open to hearing new ideas or a different point of view its probably best ...
