More than Half Way!

When I am on a road trip especially on a motorcycle I love crossing a state line and it’s even better if I have never ridden in that state before. Recently I found a web site where you can create a map of states visited. http://www.epgsoft.com/VisitedStatesMap/ so I made a map and noticed that I had ridden in 25 states and thought about the possibility of riding my motorcycle in 49 states (No roads to Hawaii) before I get too old to ride or am called home by the Father. The planned summer trip will pick up two to four more depending on the route so looking at the map I saw Kansas, only a few hundred miles from Denver and not on the summer route so off I went last Sunday and had a great ride while increasing the state count to 26.

Robbie told me a story about our dog Scooby who is obsessed with getting one of the bunnies that roam free near our home. She was walking him one day and dropped the leash and told him to get the bunny. He was off like a flash and out of sight before she knew it. As she walked around the buildings she found him (no bunny carcass in sight) catching his breath and very willing to go back to the routine of the leash. He was very happy to have had the time off the leash but ready to go home. I think I am like that silly dog; I love my life and can’t wait to get home after work to be with my wife and son. Home is a safe place filled with love and joy for me and I hope the same is true for you as well. But every once in a while I need to be off the leash and for me that almost always means time on the motorcycle. Last Sunday was an off the leash day for me, I took a ride with no place in particular to go and the thought of adding Kansas to my list of states was not planned. I got out the door and just need to “Chase the bunny” when I came back I was tired and need to warm-up leftovers but it was worth it. I was happy to be home and would have been happy if I hadn’t left home at all that day. But because I went I had the joy of getting that bunny.

I am not saying Men are Dogs but as men we need some time off the leash and so do our dogs.