Clear Your Mind

I carry a ceramic filter with me when I backpack, it lets clean water through and keeps impurities out. It even removes unseen parasites, bacteria and viruses for a clear drink of water. I once had to draw from a stagnant pool, but my rule of thumb is to start with...

Target Fixation

I almost hurt myself in an S-curve on 8th Avenue that curls up through a ravine just east of 192nd Street. It is the best set of corners for ten kilometers in any direction. I had ridden cruisers on that road before, Yamahas and Harley’s that rolled at their own pace...

Where Is My Growing Edge?

There is a growing edge to life. Plants reach up for sunlight and down for water. Animal cells multiply and grow exponentially to heal and sometimes even create a new life! Muscles grow in response to challenge. Some years ago I found myself wishing I could have done...