PinnedThe EaglesThe last time I saw the Eagles, I told myself it would be the last time. They put on an excellent show, they are one of my favorite bands, but I’ve seen them a few times over the years, and they are expensive. But that was before the show. …Music5 min readMusic5 min read
PinnedDog PeopleOne of the great injustices in life is that the average human lifespan is so much longer than that of the average dog. For those of us who cherish our canine companions, that means we will not only have to endure their passing, but also that we go into the…Dogs3 min readDogs3 min read
Aug 30, 2022Back to SchoolIt’s early — way earlier than I need to be up and way earlier than I would ever wake up if given a choice. There are a number of reasons why I might get up this early, but not ever for no reason, yet here we are. It happens once…Covid 195 min readCovid 195 min read
Dec 12, 2021The Script, Pt. 2The Eric Rood Administrative Center is the main government building complex for Nevada County, a rural county in the Sierra foothills just east of Sacramento, California. There are two main buildings — one holds all of the county governmental machinery and the other is the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility (WBCF)…Addiction Recovery6 min readAddiction Recovery6 min read
Oct 13, 2021The Script, Pt. 1Twenty-one years, in the context of a human life, is a long time. It is almost one third of the average human life expectancy, worldwide. It was, and still is for certain things, the arbitrary number of years it takes for a child to reach “adulthood.” For many species, 21…Addiction Recovery4 min readAddiction Recovery4 min read
Sep 17, 2021Of Lights and TunnelsAbout 17 years ago, I was in between the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility (Nevada County Jail) serving 40 days of a 60 day sentence for a probation violation and the Calaveras County Jail for a 90 sentence on the charge that got me violated in Nevada County. I was coming…Addiction6 min readAddiction6 min read
Aug 17, 2021UnconditionallyI usually have some “big” thoughts on my annual ride to Sturgis. This year, my eighth consecutive pilgrimage to the Mecca of all the motorcycle things (my seventh consecutive actual ride there) is no different, but I have not dwelt on it much nor does it have to do much…Unconditional Love4 min readUnconditional Love4 min read
Jul 23, 2021Fake SinceritySix day ago, I posted a quote from ski film maker/documentarian Warren Miller to my “timeline” on Facebook. It was, in true Miller fashion, clever, sarcastic and said more about a lot of shit than a paragraph or more ever could. Two days before that, I posted a screenshot of…Facebook5 min readFacebook5 min read
Jul 21, 2021More Than 150 Thousand Miles LaterI’m not exactly sure how many lifetime motorcycle miles I’ve ridden. I can make a pretty good guess how many I have rolled up in the past 10+ or so years, however. The miles logged from the time I bought my first bike when I was 18 years-old (a Honda…Motorcycle5 min readMotorcycle5 min read
Jul 20, 2021Fakebook ZombiesThis is the beginning. Actually, this is the documented beginning, the real beginning began, probably, when this whole social media morass did. The end began when it started. But, for all intents and purposes, as a practical matter, this is the start of a process in which I extract myself…Facebook5 min readFacebook5 min read
