Mind and the Motorcycle

THE CANARY DIED

“Humanitarianism is the expression of stupidity and cowardice." Adolph Hitler WHEN YOU START OFF WITH A QUOTE BY HITLER, YOU LIKELY IMAGINE IT IS NOT GOING TO BE A HAPPY STORY. WELL, THIS ONE IS KIND OF A MIXTURE OF BOTH. IT IS THAT FINE LINE BETWEEN LIVING YOUR OWN, JOY FILLED LIVE, IN THE MIDST OF A LOOMING SHIT STORM.

THE COVID KID

WROTE THIS STORY IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF COVID'S VISITATION.  I JUST REALIZED IN THIS STORY THAT THE SPOKEN WORD IS A DIFFERENT MEDIUM THAN THE WRITTEN ONE. BEEN RELIGIOUSLY RECORDING MY STORIES AS SCRIPTS AND THAT'S A MISUSE OF THE AUDIO MEDIUM, AT LEAST FOR ME. HOPE YOU ENJOY

LIFE'S LEASE

“Life is full of temporary situations, ultimately ending in a permanent solution.” Rodney Dangerfield FIND THE TIME TO LISTEN AND THAT'S WHAT THIS STORY IS ALL ABOUT.

SENTIENCE vs. CONSCIOUSNESS

"There is no fundamental difference between man and animals in their ability to feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and misery.” Charles Darwin

WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT, ALFIE

“THE BUDDHA WAY IS UNSURPASSED I VOW TO EMBODY IT FULLY” FOURTH VOW This is about the meaning of life, at least to me. One of my better ones, for sure.

ONE FLEW OVER

“What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?”Ursula K. Le Guin

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - A LAMENT

“Have I not reason to lament   What man has made of man?” William Wordsworth

THE DAY GOT IN THE WAY

“PITY THE NATION WHOSE PEOPLE ARE SHEEP AND WHOSE SHEPHERDS MISLEAD THEM”  Lawrence Ferlinghetti 

INCONGRUITY

“Things do not change; we change.” Henry David Thorea

YOU ARE NOT CRAZY

“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” Friedrich Nietzsche

IS THIS WHO WE ARE?

“If you justify violence at all, you justify it for all” Lawrence A. Feinstein

LONE RIDER

“Not I, nor anyone else, can travel that road for you. You must travel it for yourself.” Walt Whitman

3+ AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN

“Do not take roads traveled by the public.” Pythagoras “History repeats itself, the first as tragedy, then as farce.” Karl Marx

FLEXION

“Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.” The Buddha

I'M BAAAAACK!

"Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts." Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

MIDDLE PASSAGE ET AL.

 ‘We succumb to the belief that the way we have grown to see the world is the only way to see it, the right way to see it, and we seldom suspect the conditioned nature of our perception.” James Hollis

RIFF

"a  rapid energetic often improvised verbal outpouring" Merriam Webster

A STRING OF PEARL MOMENTS

"HOW COULD REACH THE PEARL BY LOOKING AT THE SEA? IF YOU SEEK THE PEARL, BE A DIVER." RUMI

IF CHICKENS RULED THE WORLD

“I dream of a better tomorrow, when chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives” Ralph Waldo Emerson

SLOWING DOWN AND OTHER STUFF

“The refreshing moon of the Buddha   Is traveling in the sky of utmost emptiness.   If the pond of the mind of living beings is still,   The moon will reflect itself beautifully in it.” From Thich Nhat Hahn

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

“God keep thee! Push not off from that isle, though canst never return!” Herman Melville, Moby Dick

COPING

“Life is hard, you know, and laughter is how we come to terms with all the ironies and cruelties and uncertainties that we face.” Archbishop Desmond TutuI

LOVE AND TIME

IF YOU LOVE LOVE, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS ONE.

I WISH I Was A Poet

Why don't you just listen and find out what I am talking about?  I thought I was quitting writing, but changed my mind and this is the story.

Epilogue 2 January 14, 2024

You Can’t Handle The Truth Dec 16, 2014

Epilogue #1 January 7, 20204

Loneliness and the Technology Placebo Nov 1, 2014 

WHAT'S NEXT

“The next message you need is always right where you are.” Ram Dass 

Chances and Changes

To love is, first of all, to accept ourselves as we actually are.” Thich Nhat Hanh.

Fuck It, I'm Alive

“Drive fast on empty streets With nothing in mind Except falling in love and Not getting arrested” Hunter S. Thompson

Walkin' It Ain't Talkin' It

“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” The Buddha

CELBRATING LIFE

“And in the end it’s not the years in a life it’s the life in the years” Abraham Lincoln

A Kids Dream

“Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale” Hans Christian Anderson

AN ODE HUMANISM? #2

ODE TO HUMANISM?

Not for ourselves alone are we born” Marcus Tullius Cicero 106BC-43BC

Sun's Rise My Eyes

Perfectly Imperfect

MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE - NAKED NEWS/IMPROV - YEAR 3 VOLUME 146 - 8/8/2023

OK, GOT ANOTHER ONE FOR YOU. MAYBE A LITTLE MORE IMPROV THAN USUAL, BUT IT'S WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION. HOPE YOU LISTEN AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS. 

MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE - NAKED NEWS/IMPROV - YEAR 3 VOLUME 145 - AUGUST 1, 2023

HERE YOU GO, KIDS. IT IS TIME FOR YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF THE NEWS. I PROMISE IT WON'T HURT AND IT MIGHT EVEN GET A LAUGH. DON'T LET THE WORLD PASS YOU BY, LISTEN TO NAKED NEWS/IMPROV AND THE FUTURE IS YOURS. HOW'S THAT?

MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE - NAKED NEWS/IMPROV - YEAR 3 VOLUME 144 - JULY 25, 2023

WELL, HERE GOES NOTHING. I WAS THINKING EARLIER TODAY, HOW SERIOUS I TAKE THIS PODCAST. I REALLY DO. STUFF GOING ON IN THE WORLD MATTERS TO ME AND THIS IS MY WAY OF TRYING TO SHINE THE LIGHT ON SOME OF IT, INJECTING SOME OF MY BAD BEHAVIOR WHEREVER POSSIBLE. ENJOY.

MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE - NAKED NEWS/IMPROV - YEAR 3 VOLUME 143 - JULY 18, 2023

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY THIS TIME. I KNOW I AM BIASED, BUT I REALLY THINK IT IS WORTH YOUR TIME TO LISTEN TO THIS NEWS AND MY COMMENTS. IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE A  RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THIS AND I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT HERE I AM.

MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE - NAKED NEWS/IMPROV - YEAR 3 VOLUME 142 - JULY 11,2023

HERE YOU GO FOLKS. IT'S TIME FOR YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF WHAT'S,  HAPPENING AND WHY IT'S LIKELY FUCKED UP. THIS IS COURTESY OF YOURS TRULY. WHO ELSE?

MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE-NAKES NEWS/IMPROV-YEAR 3 VOLUME 141-JULY 4, 2023

I HAD A BLAST DOING THIS ONE. I HAVEN'T EVEN LISTENED TO THE PLAYBACK YET,  BECAUSE I AM SO HAPPY. NOW, I AM GOING TO LISTEN, JUST LIKE YOU AND I HOPE I HAVEN'T FUCKED UP TOO MUCH.

MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE-NAKED NEWS/IMPROV-YEAR 3 VOLUME 140-JUNE 20,2023

WE COVERED A LOT OF CLIMATE GROUND IN THIS ONE, PLUS SNIFFING OUT INJUSTICE WHEN IT BLOWS MY WAY. THANKS FOR LISTENING

MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE-NAKED NEWS/IMPROV-YEAR 3 VOLUME 139-JUNE 13,2023

CHECK OUT THE NEWS YOU'VE MISSED AND GET A LITTLE BIT OF COLORFUL COMMENTARY, WHILE YOU'RE AT IT. ENJOY!

MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE- NAKED NEWS/IMPROV-YEAR 3 VOLUME 138-JUNE 6, 2023

I HAVEN'T EVEN LISTENED TO THE PLAYBACK YET. I WILL, BUT I REALLY DON'T HAVE TO. THIS ONE IS HOT SHIT!

MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE-NAKED NEWS/IMPROV-YEAR 3 VOLUME 137-MAY 30, 2023

YOU KNOW, THE TRUTH IS, THE MAIN REASON I AM DOING NAKED NEWS/IMPROV IS TO HAVE ONE MAN'S AUDIO RECORD OF WHAT'S BEEN GOING IN THE WORLD. IT WOULD BE COOL IF HUNDREDS OF YEARS FROM NOW, AUDIO ARCHEOLOGISTS DISCOVER MY  LIBRARY. AND IT BECOMES THAT BASIS OF A COLLEGE COURSE FOR SURVIVORS OF THE CLIMATE CLUSTER FUCK AND A WORLD COMPLETELY OUT OF BALANCE.

MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE-NAKED NEWS/IMPROV-YEAR 3 VOUME 136-MAY 23,2023

B, IF YOU ARE ALREADY READING THIS, YOU REALLY NEED TO PUNCH UP THE PODCAST AND GIVE IT A FEW MINUTES. YEAH, I COULD BE A LOT BETTER AT IT,   BUT,  I DON'T THINK I COULD BE MORE  HONEST WITH YOU. GIVE IT A GO!

MAY 16,2023MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE-NAKED NEWS/IMPROV-YEAR 3 VOLUME 135

I AM WRITING THIS BEFORE LISTENING TO PLAYBACK. FRANKLY, IT IS WHAT IT IS AND THAT'S HOW I HAVE APPROACHED THE WHOLE NAKED NEWS/IMPROV THING FROM THE GET GO. I AM ONE GUY WITH ABSOLUTELY NO CREDENTIALS TO BE DOING A NEWS PODCAST AND THAT MAKES IT WORTH LISTENING TO, NO KIDDING. THANK YOU

MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE-NAKED NEWS/IMPROV-YEAR 3 VOL. 134-MAY 9, 2023

I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED HOW THIS PODCAST WOULD TURN OUT. I RECORDED LATER THAN USUAL AND LET'S SAY I WAS EXTRA HAPPY. WHAT THE HELL? MOST OF THE DAMN NEWS AIN'T GONNA MAKE YOU HAPPY, WHICH MEANS IT'S THE LEAST I COULD DO IN THE SHARING.

MIND AND THE MOTORCYCLE-NAKED NEWS/IMPROV-YEAR 3 VOL. 133-MAY 2,2023

I THINK YOU OUGHT TO COME ALONG FOR THE RIDE. SO MUCH IS ALWAYS GOING ON THE WORLD, LET ME PLUCK THE NEWS  I THINK YOU MIGHT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT, PEPPERED WITH MY DOWN AND DIRTY COMMENTARY.  MY NUMBERS ARE GROWING!!