again with the perspective

as I gear up for another riding season

I am thinking a lot

about the amount of people

that have passed through my life

as of late

of the brothers and sisters of the road

no longer with us.

does it seem to you

that the age of weddings is past us

and the age of funerals is upon us?

I'm sad....

I think of Lucky and Muttly my SCRC brothers

I think of Shanana - good fighter, great laughter

I think of Red Dog

I think of Shooter

Jake, Terry, Fred,

my buddy Billy

and the many many people

gone before them

and it reminds me

that no matter how crappy life seems

it's life

let us

live it to the fullest

cos it will end

sometime

someday

it will end....

let us light a candle for those gone on ahead

let us remember to be safe

let us remember to enjoy

and please let us all

remember to stop

and smell the roses!