Here in central Iowa it's the snowiest it’s been for seven years. The very few days of relatively warm weather have been wet and the streets a mess. I’ve never before gone more than a few weeks without taking the Blue Streak out since I bought it. I haven’t been out on the bike since before Thanksgiving. THIS SUCKS. And of course, we just got another foot of that stinkin white stuff!!! At this rate I’ll have to take the beginners riding course again.

We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.