Hey all, Happy Holidays!
So there is alot of snow on the ground and it makes it difficult for us to get around. I personally enjoy a good bottle of wine, a good movie and the warmth of my old dog curled up next to me on the couch. It's an extreme feeling from that of the warmer seasons when all I want to do is get out there and ride, make deeper connections to friends, family and the world around me. These cold months and time of less activity leave me with more time to embrace my technologically enhanced connections. More, blogging, more facebooking, more texting... It's a guilty pleasure of mine that I've often struggled with especially a couple years ago when we all started to lean towards those forms of communication.
I've shared some experiences on this blog about riding through parts of the country on the bike and the experience being heightened through the weather and smells that change constantly. To see the world from the motorcycle is a much truer experience than that of a car, not to say it's better unless of course you ride a motorcycle, then, yes its way better! Much like the experience of riding cross country and having a real tactile experience I enjoy the same with people I meet along the way. My hopes for 2011 is to embrace my true friendships I've made, those that have become stronger as a result of my crash and new ones that are not separated by a screen and some short hand text messages.
The convenience of staying in touch with people that I wouldn't normally be able to without this technology is great, but I hope to see more of you out in the world we live in. I'll be riding my little heart out come the spring time and look forward to crossing paths on a human level with my friends old and new.
If you've got the time to follow this blog and you want to become a follower do it. I'd like to hear more from you all and be inspired to continue writing. I usually post these on Facebook but I'd like to get away from doing that at some point. Gimme a ring and let's grab a pop or a coffee and let me know how you're getting through this ride of life. Ideas and opinions, encouragement and inspiration are always great for this tattooed biker who occasionally has alot to say about nothing.
Cheers.
Jim
I agree. Technology has its good and bad sides. I find myself many times just being sucked into unnecessary engagement rather than the valuable types on FB and others. The value is def. in keeping in touch with those that matter and making it work to enhance those relationships. Here's to hangin out more in 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-) Love ya!
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