Mind and the Motorcycle

”There is no darkness but ignorance.”William Shakespeare I REVISED THIS RECORDING TO ADD COMMENTARY ABOUT ZELENSKIY'S VISIT TO THE OVAL OFFICE.

”There is no darkness but ignorance.”William Shakespeare Sharing where we are, how we got here and where we are going.

“Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar” E.B. White  WE HAVE CHOICES AS PEOPLE AND I DO AS A WRITER. LISTEN TO WHAT ALI'S ROPE-A-DOPE HAS TO DO WITH THIS STORY AND MY WRITER'S CHOICE

“We will never be perfect: that is our limitation. But we can have, and have had, moments in which we can take genuine pride.” Zadie Smith PAST IS PROLOGUE!

“If presidents can't do it to their wives, they do it to their country.” Mel Brooks

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”Albert Einstein ,

“Adventure is not outside man; it is within” George Elliot THIS IS A STORY OF HOW I MOVED FROM NYC TO SANTA FE, NM AND IT IS QUITE A STORY!

“The smallest feline is a masterpiece.”– Leonardo da Vinci

“Writing is its own reward.” Henry Miller

“If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.”Mark Twain

“Don’t underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” Winnie The Pooh

”That until there are no longer First-class and second-class citizens of any nation Until the colour of a man's skin  Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes  Me say war” Bob Marley

“ Beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life. "Hunter S. Thompson

“Yes. In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.”Chance the Gardner

“The expert knows more and more about less and less until he knows everything about nothing” Mahatma Gandhi

”I have spent my life judging the distance between American reality and the American dream.” Bruce Springsteen

“A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.” – John Wayne This is pretty much a continuation of the prior recording : Kiss My Asteroid

“ Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception. " Carl Sagan

“You will not be punished for your anger, You will be punished by your anger.” The Buddha Reflections on the election

“People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within.”Ursula K. Le Guin

“Writing is its own reward.” Henry Miller

“I’m not crazy about reality, but it’s still the only place to get a decent meal.” Groucho Marx

“When we come to it  We, this people, on this wayward, floating body  Created on this earth, of this earth  Have the power to fashion for this earth  A climate where every man and every woman  Can live freely without sanctimonious piety  Without crippling fear” Maya Angelou

“ He had no place he could stay in without getting tired of it and because there was nowhere to go but everywhere, keep rolling under the stars. " Jack Kerouac

“One ought to hold on to one’s heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.” Friedrich Nietzsche IN THIS STORY, I LOBBY FOR FEELINGS OVER FACTS