Monthly Archives: January 2021

One of the very first things every motorcycle rider learns is to keep their eyes directed down the road as this gives them time to react to the environment around them. Interestingly, when we humans are nervous or afraid, we tend to direct our gaze to our immediate surroundings. On a bike it’s just aContinue reading “Chin up, eyes down the road”

With several posts under my belt now, I feel this journal taking on a rhythm of its own. The posts apparently like being written about once a week. With my last entry coming only three days ago, I’m a bit out of sorts here, but since today is my actual 60th birthday and I’ve madeContinue reading “Happy birthday to me… :)”

In any challenge you face, any risk you encounter, there comes that moment of truth when you just have to go for it. Point the skis down the hill and hope for the best. But I’ve noticed that many people who are also embarking on their 3rd third are less and less inclined to goContinue reading “Sometimes you just gotta go for it”

In my last post, I defined adventure as any activity where the outcome is uncertain. I really do mean that quite literally. Learning a new language, joining a social club, reconnecting with an estranged relative, these are all adventures, even though they don’t involve a lot of physical risk. Of course, some adventures do entailContinue reading “A December to Remember”

The theme I aspire to for my 3rd third is Adventure. That’s the word I think of when I consider what makes for a joyful, vs a mundane life. I define adventure as any endeavor where the outcome is uncertain. Adventures come in many shapes and sizes; the degree of risk is the determining factor.Continue reading ““I wonder what’s down that road…””