Heh the fact that I bring the average age down says a lot about this economy, and the general disposition of people in my age group.
A lot of us have lost or never acquired the drive to be successful or to buy into the american dream. Seems kind of pointless when we are taxed, legislated to a emasculated harmlessness, and society either holding our hand and saying that everything will be okay if we just wish hard enough or holding us back from living life.
I have a lot of things in my head, ghosts of loves past, regrets of what could have been and confusion of the future. When I ride it is a zen sort of experience my consciousnesses is handling the myriad awareness of the tasks needed to keep me alive and safe on the bike and simply enjoying the tremendous pleasure of simply riding. The subconsciousness is working away at the many things bustling in my head working at solutions and justifying they things I have done and what I will do and what has happened.
The ride is the living thing one which has to be experienced to know. One day I hope to grok it more fully but until that day I am content with the small piece I have experienced.
