Written by awneitsch on June 8, 2025
Lolo Pass, Lolo Passed, Lolo Past
Motorcycle Vapors . Social StudiesMay 29 – June 2, 2025 – Total Loop 2050 Kilometers I begin, relieved to be on my way, away from my troubles and worry, away from an iffy ignition switch and away from a very Canadian Jones Plantation truth doom scrolling news porn treadmill – and back on two wheels instead of four. I
Written by awneitsch on May 9, 2025
Flash Memory – I Need More Time
Motorcycle Vapors . Poly Tics . Social StudiesOpposable Thumb Technology. Flash memory is a form of nonvolatile memory with continuous storage, even without a power source. It enables byte-level rewrites and deletions of data blocks. Flash memory devices are commonly found in a wide range of portable devices, like USB flash drives, smartphones, digital cameras, video games, tablet computers, flash memory cards
Written by awneitsch on April 11, 2025
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Asanas
Motorcycle Vapors . Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesRobert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was written in 1974. It presents a partially fictionalized auto-biography that examines how people seek or ignore quality in their lives and how they deal with fear, love and other emotions. Most of the narrative is interwoven with an extended motorcycle trip the author took with his
Written by awneitsch on October 10, 2023
And When I Die
Cancer Stories . Motorcycle Vapors . Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesFrom the day I died, things started to get strange, but eerily familiar…but in a good way. The sky was blue as it once was, the clouds formed in natural white shapes. The air was warm and clean and fresh as if it had just rained on apple trees and fresh cut grass. The trees,
Written by awneitsch on October 9, 2023
When Soul Leaves Body (That Thing We Hope Never To See)
Motorcycle Vapors . Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesMost humans have an essence, an essential energy that keeps their body moving, their brain working with their body to find a use for itself and to somehow find meaning, joy, and purpose. This essence is often referred to as the soul. A brief definition of soul is : the spiritual essence of a person, which includes
Written by awneitsch on September 10, 2023
This Land Is Our Land – Scenic Biways
Motorcycle Vapors . Mutterings And Murmurs . Poly Tics . Social StudiesWoody remains an icon of folk music history. In addition to the national anthem of “This Land,” Woody’s songs—like “Reuben James,” “Roll on Columbia,” “Union Maid” and “Pastures of Plenty”—have been some of the most significant contributions to American folk music of this century. To some, he was the father of the American folk song
Written by awneitsch on August 15, 2023
Jarbidge, Nevada – I Don’t Know How Or Why…But Yet…
Motorcycle Vapors . Mutterings And Murmurs . Social Studies . The ChroniclesAfter six years and roughly 94,000 kilometers of accident-free, mostly liberating, healing, and blissful cancer-riddled motorcycle riding, I am convinced that heightened situational awareness, resilience, myopic vision quests, haphazard planning and action, as well as the healing vapors of motorcycle exhaust, are only some of the things that are proving the prognoses of experts and
Written by awneitsch on July 3, 2023
I Just Can’t Shake It
Motorcycle Vapors . Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesThe uneasy feeling persists. Every time I hit the road, and travel 6000 kms or more without incident, no matter how detailed my preparations, physical and mental, nagging questions work to niggling effect. “Where to now?” “Am I being sensible?” “By whose standards?” “Do I have my wallet?” “Keys?” “Where the hell are my keys?!”
Written by awneitsch on November 22, 2022
Sasquatch And Me
Motorcycle Vapors . Social StudiesIf there ever was an idea or phenomenon that captured the distracted imagination of western culture, it has to be the emergence, from the mysterious deep dark woods of course, of Sasquatch. It was the questioning of one’s place on the earth and in the universe that gave birth to the concept that perhaps humankind
Written by awneitsch on September 19, 2022
WILDLIFE OF ALASKA – SEEN MOSTLY FROM A MOTORCYCLE
Motorcycle Vapors . Mutterings And MurmursOn a recent, bucket list, non four wheeled trip to Alaska, I was reminded of the vulnerability required to travel roughly 7600 kilometres on two wheels, open to the elements, and exposed to sights and sounds not typically experienced when operating a fully enclosed motor vehicle. The insulated, enclosed vehicles offer comfort, security, and distractions