Wind Therapy on a Motorcycle

In the Florian Knights documentary they mentioned the term wind therapy. Evidently they didn't coin the phrase. When you Google the term a few memes and articles come up. Nevertheless, they mentione dit and they did an interesting study on it. The whole point of the documentary was to discuss the use of motorcycle riding to help firefighters del with PTSD from on the job trauma.

When I first heard them say that I laughed and thought if you want to benefit from wind therapy then you can't have a huge fairing in front of you blocking all the wind. Everyone has their own style and i'm not going to diss someone for their style. When I was young I knew a chef that rode a shovel head. I had a virago which was a cruiser built by Yamaha.

He used to quietly say to me go park that around back will ya so no one sees it. He was a really good guy and somewhat of a mentor for me growing up. I ran into him years later after the rode down to Sturgis. He said Sturgis was a real Sodom and Gomorrah but everyone there was very friendly and polite. I thought to myself, you rode all the way to Sturgis on an old shovel head. Of course they were polite to you. They respected what you did.

I commented on how all the new Harleys have big huge fairings and saddlebags now they look like Goldwings. Then he said Oh but they're very comfortable. I get it, they are especially in the rain but so is a car. Yet riding in car defeats the purpose of wind therapy.

I'm not saying riding in the rain on the freeway without a face shield is pleasant because it's not/. As soon as you get over 80 KM on a bike the rain on your face feels like needles. Some guys like full face helmets, I don't but in the rain I wear a face shield. That's way more comfortable.

I also recognize the touring Harleys are much more comfortable a high speeds on the freeway. Without a fairing at high speeds the wind bounces you all over the road. The big fairings are much more aerodynamic and the heavy Harleys are very stable but that's not my thing. Just like loud pipes aren't my thing. Everybody has their own style.

Some guys like sports bikes. I don't. I like cruisers. Yet I admit the sports bikes blow past me at high speeds on the sea to sky highway. Leaning over the bike with you knee out if a completely different feel. On a cruiser you steer with your hips. Some guys like two strokes. I don't. I like V twins. Two stokes are ind an irritating. They sound like lawn mowers. They are fat but they aren't soothing. Their power base is are high rpm. The top end is where their speed kicks in. V twins have torque. They're power is at lower rpm. It's a different sound and a different feel.

Robert Pirsig, the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, rode a 1966 Honda super Hawk. It didn't have a fairing. Ted Simon, the author of Jupiter's Travels rode a 500 cc Triumph Tiger on his first trip around the world. That didn't have a fairing either. His BMW R80 GS which he rode on his second trip around the world at age 69 had a very small fairing. A lot of guys ride BMWs. They're much more vertical and have very square steel saddlebags.

I met a guy from Bellingham in the campsite at Lac La Hache on a BMW who just came back from a road trip to Alaska and was on his way home. BMWs are great motorcycles. Everyone has their own style. The hard saddlebags are much more durable than the leather ones.

The thing I noticed about the wind therapy on my test run is that it's real. It has a physical effect on your body. In the Florian Knights documentary they hooked the guys up to ECGs and monitored their brain response as they rode their motorcycles. Not surprisingly, they discovered that as the rode outside distractions began to disappear as they started to focus on the road ahead. I see a lot of guys on the big Harleys that look like Gold wings have a radio bult into their dash inside their cave fairing and have the music cranked. That's their thing. That's not my thing. For me, music when you've riding is a distraction. When I ride I like to focus.

Riding motorcycles helps process trauma because the past is in the past. You leave it behind you in the dust and you focus on the road ahead. On my trip I really got used to the riding camping, riding camping cycle. I didn't want to come home yet. The long weekend kind of changed that but it totally worked out. I had two weeks off. I wanted to go when the weather was nice. Taking a short break in the middle allowed me to repair my motorcycle and resume after the crowds died down. It also resulted in better weather. I just wanted to relax and enjoy the sights. .

Highly Suspicious Fire in Hawaii

Update: Rebel News is sending a team in to investigate the matter

Strange statements made about the Hawaii fire

OK let's back this up a bit. I just got back from a road trip yesterday and people were sending me all kinds of links to the fire in Hawaii. So let's calmly and rationally have a look. Obviously the fire was real. High winds during a fire is very dangerous. Reuters is reporting that "Nearly 85% of U.S. wildfires are caused by humans, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Natural causes include lightning and volcanic activity. In Hawaii, less than 1% of fires are due to natural causes, according to Elizabeth Pickett, co-executive director of the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization. The Hawaiian Islands have six active volcanoes, including one on Maui."

Obviously the fire was real as were the high winds that fanned the flames so to speak. In BC we are very familiar with the annual risk of forest fires. We have a lot of forests here filled with evergreen trees like cedar, fir, pine and hemlock. Anyone who has been camping knows. if you put once of those green branches on a campfire, it will instantly ignite and burst into flames.

That's why every summer we are under high risk for forest fires. This year hasn't been abnormally bad for us. We've had much worse yet this year Alberta and Nova Scotia have had some large forest fires. Whether it's arson or human negligence it's hard to tell. During the ANTIFA riots in the US we all saw video footage of arsonists in California.

Deliberately starting a forest fire is criminally insane. Pretty much every summer now we have campfire bans yet we still manage to have forest fires. Most campfire are pretty contained. Sadly, throwing a cigarette buy out of the window of a moving car can easily ignite dry grass and start a fire. Something so simple and so easily avoidable.

In Hawaii they have palm trees which are awesome. However, they're not all bunched in together don't have highly flammable branches reaching out next to each other. We don't know the cause of the fire in Hawaii yet but from the pictures we see a whole neighborhood burned to the ground.

It kind of looks similar to the Lytton fire. To my understanding that was caused by brakes on a train that ran right through the town. I filmed Lytton on my road trip to the Bowron Lakes.

In BC we have a lot of wood framed houses close together. If a fire breaks out and is not quickly contained it can easily spread to other houses. That's kind of what it looks like happened in Hawaii. It's going to take some time to sift through the data and process it. I'm still basking in the splendor of my road trip and will make two new posts. One discussing wind therapy, the about balancing the extremes as my mandate evolves.

Sky News posted some pictures of the fire. When you take a look at the leaves on the palm trees in this picture, that would imply the gale winds were blowing towards the ocean now inland. That would explain why the whole island didn't burn to the ground. It would also help us pinpoint the start of the fire. This video on Newsweek shows the geographical location of the area that burned. The shape of the mountains around it matches the shape of the image of the fire burning.

This picture from Metro UK is suspicious. I'm not doubting the validity of the picture. I'm questioning why the fire had sporadic hot spots separated from each other. Forest fires can jump a river if the winds are strong enough but this fire jumped complete neighborhoods. That might imply more than one starting point which would also imply arson.

Bowron Lakes to Desolation Sound Road Trip

I just got back from the second part of my road trip. I went up the Fraser Canyon through Hells Gate to Lake la Hache then on the the Bowron Lakes between Wells and Barkerville. It was awesome. Then I came back down through Pemberton and Brandywine Falls along the Sea to Sky Highway to Horseshoe Bay. All the campsites were full for the long weekend and my luggage rack broke so i came home for a pit stop to do some repairs then resumed my journey up the Sunshine coast to Powel river, Lund and Desolation Sound. It was very inspiring.

It's going to take me a while to put all the video clips together but I've already started on a new channel in preparation for my road trip to Alaska. The new channel is called Zen and the Art of Civil Liberty. I'll add more to that channel as I start putting some of the video clips together. I got called in to work a day early so it will take me a while them there's a good started already posted.

I really liked Wells, Barkerville and the Bowron Lakes. I had never been. I didn't canoe the whole circuit but I hiked the first portage and rented a canoe for a day trip on Bowron Lake which is the last lake in the circuit. So I documented the beginning and the end of the canoe circuit. Now that's on my bucket list too. I wanted to compare it to the Powel Lake canoe trip circuit. The Powel lake one is also awesome but it's a lot more rugged. You can't wheel the portages on a dolly you have to carry the canoe old school. On the Bowron lakes circuit you just wheel them on a dolly.

I got a chance to visit Savory Island and rented a scooter believe it or not. I had a blast.

The next day I went on a zodiac tour of Desolation sound and saw all the secret camping spots there for kayakers. That is definitely something I'm going to do.

Tomorrow Larry Amero's sentencing resumes and I just don't care. He's nobody to me. I'll just wait until the post the judgement on the court's website. Larry Amero is just a rich kid who consistently made bad choices based on selfishness and greed. Now he's finally going to have to start facing the consequences of his choices like the rest of us.

My road trip was about turning the page and moving forward. I went through Hells Gate leaving Finian's Inferno behind me only to discover new sights in Finian's Paradise. When I got back from the first part I wrote a post about Wind Therapy which they mentioned in that Florian Knights documentary. I found it highly relevant. I'm all Zenned out and am at complete peace.

Surrey Shooting on a Bicycle

CTV is reporting that "A man is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries after being shot in the face by a stranger in Surrey Saturday afternoon, according to police. The 38-year-old victim was at a bus stop when he bumped into an unknown man on a bike, Surrey RCMP said in a news release. "There was an exchange between the two, and the suspect then shot at the victim, hitting him in the face," the release reads. "Thankfully, the victim was immediately transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries."

"The incident unfolded shortly after noon in the 8900 block of 152 Street, police said. Police described the suspect as a white man in his 20s with a medium build, dirty blond hair and a "light beard." He was wearing a dark hoodie and dark board shorts and carrying "a man purse" at the time of the shooting. He was also holding a blue bag containing empty cans and riding a bike."

Riding a bicycle with a bag of empty cans. Some crackhead caps a guy for bumping into him on his bicycle. This is your safe drug supply hard at work. Where did he get the unregistered gun from? Organized crime are going to discipline him for being a heat bag. Can't blame that white trash on immigration. Immigration has greatly improved Surrey. The left over white crackheads are the problem. The day I get home from another rode trip there's a shooting in my crib. Losers.

BTW How the f*ck do you get shot in the face with only minor injuries. Shot with what?

Kayaking in the Sunset

Sunrise, sunset. It's a beautiful world so it is if you know where to look.

Chilliwack Child Sexualization Protest Saturday Aug 12th

Exposing SOGI123 dot com is reporting that "Saturday, Barry Neufeld, Harm Boom, Pierre Barns, Armrit Birring, and many others are coming together in Chilliwack to raise awareness among parents about the concerning epidemic of child abuse unfolding within K-12 schools. Joined by numerous concerned citizens dedicated to shedding light on the gravity of the situation and advocating for necessary changes, these individuals are going to bring pamphlets, book examples, and the list of books within the Chilliwack school district to discuss solutions and inform the Chilliwack community about the danger of gender ideology in schools and the over-sexualization of children in School." This needs to be heard.

I interviewed Robert Wallace from Gays Against Groomers. Being anti Sogi has nothing to do with being anti LGBT. It's anti pedophilia. and Child Grooming. I interviewed Pierre Barns from Exposing SOGI123 dot com. When you look at the books they are promoting you can see what they are promoting is insane. Grooming children is not aceptable.

Yesterday I walked by a store with the windows all blocked in that had a sign out front. The sign said it is illegal to sell or give minors under the age of 18 vape products. So it's illegal to sell minors cigarettes or alcohol but it's OK to give them puberty blockers and transition them without their parents consent. Something is very wrong with that picture.

Tucker Carlson interviews Former Capitol Police Chief

Ep. 15 Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund reveals what really happened on January 6th. Our Fox News interview with him never aired, so we invited him back. pic.twitter.com/opDlu4QGlp

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) August 10, 2023

Star Gazing

I find gazing up at the stars on a clear night away from the city lights very humbling. A babbling brook. A gently ocean tide. A shooting star. Soothing reminders that life is good away from the insanity. There are a lot of crazy things on TV. Sometimes all you need to do is change the channel. Metaphorically speaking. There are a lot of crazy people out there. They have the right to be crazy but you have the right to ignore them. We control what we listen to.

January 6th set up and Misrepresentation

Update: Tucker Carlson interviews Former Capitol Police Chief

Brandon Straka is reporitng that "Geri Perna is any normal American citizen, just like you and me. But what she and her family have gone through is anything but normal. Geri’s nephew, Matthew Perna, walked inside the Capitol on January 6th through the open doors on the East Side. He committed no vandalism, no violence, no theft, and no destruction."

"Shortly after January 6th Matthew saw his face on an FBI wanted poster. He turned himself in. After that, the DOJ charged Matthew with felony charges, and refused to drop any of them. Emotionally beaten down by the anxiety and anguish of his case being dragged out over a year, Matthew was advised to plead guilty so he could end his case, knowing that he’d likely be sentenced to up to a year in prison."

"After Matthew pled guilty, the DOJ informed him that they would then seek a TERRORISM ENHANCEMENT to his sentencing, which would take his sentencing recommendation to up to 9 years in federal prison. That day, Matthew went into his garage and hung himself."

This is a link to a video of Mathew's Aunt on WalkAway Social. Mathew walked "through the open doors on the East Side. He committed no vandalism, no violence, no theft, and no destruction." They added charges after his plea deal. He walked through open doors. It was a complete set up and the way the Fake News has completely misrepresented that event is mentally deranged as is the punitive over reaction from the partisan Department of Justice.

The US Sun is reporitng that "In the obituary, the author states Perna entered the Capitol through an already-open door, 'ushered in by police,' and insists he did not break, touch, or steal anything." We saw the videos of people walking in through open doors being ushered in by police. It was a complete set up. In one video a skeptical protester said watch they're probably going to lock us in after they opened the doors for them. 2000 Mules Trailer.

Capitol police open doors for the protestors. They stand aside and invite them inside. pic.twitter.com/OnSd3KGzz5

— Christina Bobb (@christina_bobb) January 8, 2021

These images capture the horrific scene that took place outside of the Capitol building today.

Truly disgraceful.

Oh wait—my mistake. These are actually from the BLM “protests” over the summer. pic.twitter.com/BFO3ZJdVbD

— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) January 7, 2021

A Heretic’s Manifesto: Essays on the Unsayable

In Tara Henley's recent podcast she interviews Brendan O’Neill who is is the chief political writer for Spiked, and the host of The Brendan O’Neill Show. His new book is A Heretic’s Manifesto: Essays on the Unsayable. Tara Henley consistently brings reason back to the table. I certainly don't believe she is an agent of CSIS like Sam Cooper is. She's not driving CSIS' narrative. She's bringing back reason and common sense. We are allowed to think and we are allowed to question the narrative. We are allowed to hold and express our opinions.