So I've been totally drooling over eBay's section on custom bikes… Too bad I don't live in the states, and that most of these vehicles can't be imported; there's even some real nice trikes (here and here) at good prices. Not that I can afford them right now, but goddamn that would make a nice donation to BME, right?
I think a lot about the scene at the start of Easy Rider where Wyatt and Billy stop at the horse ranch to repair the flat on Wyatt's bike. The farmer doesn't question their outlandish appearance (for the time), complements them on their bikes, and then they are invited in (well, it's an outdoor table actually) for dinner with the farmer's overflowing Mexican-American family. Wyatt appreciates what the farmer has found (and I think wants it himself, even if he doesn't know how to find it himself) for his life — simple and self sufficient. He says to him,
You've got a nice place. It's not every man that can live off the land, you know. You do your own thing in your own time. You should be proud.
The emphasis on that quote is my own… but it's hopefully what we're all looking for. I have a relative here in Toronto that recently got her MD and has fallen into the general ER surgery path — the highest stress and lowest paying medical career you can find. She's realized now that it's not fun, but because she is going to be in debt until she's in her mid thirties at least, she has to either declare bankruptcy or stay an indentured servant (slave) for most of her life. Then she'll have to go another ten years to save up enough money to open the little restaurant she really wants as a career.
The average person carries a debt load most of their life, even though they absolutely don't need it. This 100% eliminates the freedom to do “your own thing in your own time”. I wanted to give a brief update on what's going on with Project Drop Out, Tune In (yes, it's still alive). We're refocussed on closer land (north of Belleville, Ontario, near Tweed, for those that want to look it up on a map) which is also more immediately farmable. We are building up a small handful of trustworthy people, and, because many have children (that's often the motivation; many people don't want to poison their children in the city), it's looking like we have two experienced teachers potentially on board to help with homeschooling.
It doesn't make any difference what city. All cities are alike. That's why I'm out here now…cause I'm from the city, a long way from the city – and that's where I want to be right now.
Anyway, just wanted to say that everything is still on target and slowly rolling ahead…
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