His Phoenix

Ashes? We don’t need no stinkin’ ashes!

How I spent Veteran’s Day (or, How To Ride 250 Miles and Do a Good Deed at the Same Time)

On a beautiful Monday morning I got to ride my motorcycle so that I could stand in a line holding a flag with some of the greatest people I have ever met.
I got to honor those that were willing to give everything (like my grandfather) so that America could stay free.
I got to meet Kicker [...]

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WAVE!

Every time I get on my motorcycle I remember one major event in my joining the biker community. You see, I have wanted a motorcycle for decades. I was raised by my mother in a single parent home, and she wasn’t about to let her son do anything dangerous like ride a motorcycle, [...]

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Veteran’s Day

Veteran’s Day is coming, and that means that I have the honor of riding from Lawton, OK to Ardmore, OK and visiting the Veteran’s Home with 50 or 100 of my closest friends, you know, the Patriot Guard Riders. Now, most people would say, “How is that an honor? It’s your day off, [...]

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I have returned…

Well, I have returned from Iraq and my leave, and I got my internet up and running. Now I am able to surf the web and see who is saying what and how everyone is doing. I am also able to let you know all of the above about me. So, let [...]

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Freedom

We talk about freedom a lot in the US. You know what I mean, things like “We are free to do…” whatever the government doesn’t restrict. We also like to say, “Freedom is not free.” But what do we really mean?
I have discovered that no two people think of any particular abstract [...]

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What an evening…

Well, I went out riding tonight. I got a call from Paul, and the weather was agreeable (actually in the low 80’s, high 70’s) and we went out. Man, there is nothing like riding just to ride.
How often do people go out, get into their cars and drive, say, a hundred [...]

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Green

All in all, I have to say that I really don’t like green. I know, I know, green is the “color of life” and it shows a rebirth, especially at this time of year. However (comma), it also represents other things.

As you can see, southwestern Oklahoma is covered with green. [...]

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This one goes out to Steel Cowboy…

Ladies and Gentlemen: contrary to popular belief, I AM still alive. This particular post is for all of you that have known me for a while. You see, I have, for a good portion of my life, wanted a motorcycle. I have a number of friends that kept telling me that [...]

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