“The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.” — Robert Louis Stevenson I find it difficult to look back on this year with a clear lens. It would be simple, after all, to paint everything as leading reasonably to my October departure — that all my actions, and even circumstance, . . . . [Read On]
“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” — Thomas Paine I woke up this morning with the sudden and stark realization that yesterday marked the two-month milestone of my trip: I left Brockville, ON in the still and dark pre-dawn on Oct 16, and I awoke yesterday to the pleasant and . . . . [Read On]
“The test of the machine is the satisfaction it gives you. […] If the machine produces tranquility, it’s right. If it disturbs you, it’s wrong until either the machine or your mind is changed.” — Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Things can go very badly very quickly when it comes to . . . . [Read On]
“Incipe aude.” [Dare to begin.] — Horace The first portion of the quote above is “Dimidium facti qui coepit habet,” which translates to “He who has begun has half done.” Well, I dared to begin my little motorcycle odyssey, but I’ve only just finally begun to chronicle it; what ought to have been well in existence eight weeks ago . . . . [Read On]
