Moto dreams

For some reason, I’ve been having recurring dreams about riding motorcycles. Happens about once a week – seriously. In some of them, I’m riding a dirt bike (doing all manner of “tricks”), and in others it’s me simply cruising down the road. In all cases, the feeling is euphoric.

This phenomenon is very odd to me, considering I’ve never owned a motorcycle and the extent of my riding experience is limited to tooling around on some friends’ dirt bikes as a kid.

That said, my hard wiring is decidedly that of thrill-seeker and I’ve always been something of a speed freak in general. And not surprisingly, speed feels best – or most intense, anyway – the smaller the vehicle. Jet skis, “regular” skis, motorcycles, you name it. In fact, I’m sure those crazy squirrel suits must be an absolute rush to use; a terrifying one, but exhilarating to be sure.

Anyway, not quite sure what I should do about this. Maybe I just need to shut up and buy a motorcycle. This one looks nice.

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Mastodon and great beer: what else?!

Music

As something of a closet metal head, I stumbled across quite possibly the coolest song I’ve heard all year. The Sparrow, by Mastodon, comes from one their later albums The Hunter, and all I can say I cannot get it out of my head. It’s damn eerie, sorta like if Tool and Pink Floyd got together, drank some mushroom tea, and jammed. Best played LOUD (on high-quality speakers if you got ’em).

Beer

Speaking of stumbling, I discovered yet another gem (of the hoppy variety) last night at The Owl Farm, in Brooklyn. Interboro Brewing has been doing some great things lately with their big, hazy, NE-style IPAs, and their latest creation – The Wrench – does not disappoint. It’s fantastic. (Goes down almost a little too easy.)

Lots of juicy, dank goodness (passionfruit?) and may just rival – dare I say – some of Other Half’s better concoctions. I don’t know if they can this stuff or not but I need to get my hands on more.

Go find some Interboro beer and see what I’m talking about!

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Mmm…

Rigid things break

An exceedingly simple concept, that came to me at the gym of all places: rigid things break. Better to bend and endure the winds of [change, disruption, adversity, fill in the blank] than to stand steadfast and eventually snap. Being tough is about more than steely, unyielding resolve; it’s about taking the hits and bouncing back, beaten but unbroken.

That’s my thought about being rigid. Thanks for listening.