Last Ride of 2017

Today I had my last ride of 2017.  I went out with my uncle in the afternoon.  It was a nice balmy and by that I mean a few degrees above freezing.  The extended forecast looks colder and snow.  Thus, this is the day.

I rode my uncle's Harley Fatboy.  He's really customized that bike.  He put a custom suspension that is better than the stock one on my Ultra.  And it can really lean down.  Pretty good response.  A nice fun bike to drive around town.

Just Try

The cold has me thinking back to spring when we signed my 3 year old for soccer. there was a huge difference in performance, magnitude level, of the toddlers. They were all on the same footing. All had toddler sized experience backgrounds and toddler sized bodies. The most common problem was giving up on the game and walking off the field. But then there were some toddlers who tried. The ones who tried made all sorts of mistakes - they would trip over the ball and kick it in the wrong direction. But then they would recover, keep trying, and they’d make that goal. More importantly, I’m sure they were the ones who had the most fun. And even though its been too long since I was 3, much of that feels like adult life. There are many new challenges and experiences, where we are all equivalent of toddlers, but we need to just try. And despite tripping over the ball or kicking it in the wrong direction, it really is the best path to success and fun.