Written by awneitsch on January 18, 2024
Going Down…Under…For The First Time
Motorcycle Vapors . Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesAny trip of 28,000 kilometers or more (or less) begins with the first step, the first mile or kilometer, or in my case, and in spite of years of miles and kilometers travelled, a few missteps or turns. All of this distance is founded on several missteps and genuine accidents that ultimately allowed me to
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 25, 2023
Cartwheels on a Gravel Road
Motorcycle Vapors . Social Studies . Songs For The Apocalypse“Car Wheels On A Gravel Road” – Lucinda Williams Sittin’ in the kitcken, a house in maconloretta’s singing on the radiosmell of coffee, eggs, and baconcar wheels on a gravel roadpull the curtains back and look outsidesomebody somehere i don’t knowcome on now child we’re gonna go for a ride car wheels on a gravel
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
Written by awneitsch on August 15, 2023
Where The Hell Is Jarbidge, Nevada?
Motorcycle Vapors . Mutterings And Murmurs . Social Studies . The ChroniclesAfter six years and a hundred thousand or more 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
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 December 20, 2022
Viva Nica!
Motorcycle Vapors . Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesTravel takes the fortunate to other lands, to possibly escape, if only for a while, what can only be ‘first world problems’. The term ‘First World Problems’ is used to minimize complaints about trivial issues in a developed ‘First World’ nation. It is a subset of the fallacy of relative privation and is often used
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