What’s Important? An Invitation

What’s really important?

God? Family? Harley-Davidson Motorcycles?

If you’re an Evangelical, then perhaps Obama’s election, potential Supreme Court nominee, the hard left turn the country is taking, the state’s and federal government’s lax approach to illegal immigration, and “internationalization” of our government portends the end times. If you’re a die hard Republican, then perhaps it’s rebuilding a party in disarray. If you’re a bum ninja or pillow biter, maybe it’s the gay marriage issue. If you’re a libertarian or fed-up and over-taxed Republican, then maybe Tea Parties are your answer. If you’re a “perpetual victim minority,” then perhaps Obama is your cup of tea.

Whatever is important to you, there can be no denying that our children and our children’s children’s respective futures are what’s truly important. Not a minority dictating who is politically correct enough to represent the USA in the Miss Universe pageant. Not the greed of Wall Street and Corporate America. Not the entitlement mentality of the non-taxpayer. And certainly not the opinion of an envious world that wants to drag America down to its pathetic level of hate, poverty, racism, and socialistic mistakes.

Personally, as Washington continues its policy of enslaving future generations of Americans (by bailing-out the very people the Washington elite aided in wrecking the economy in the first place), I’m going to take my son half-way across the country on a motorcycle ride. Although there are multiple reasons for doing so, the overarching reasons are to (1) forge a deeper bond with my son, (2) teach him about our country along the way, and (3) inculcate an attitude of self-reliance.

While taking this trip, we are planning to blog “live” from the road (thank you Starbucks), upload pictures, and perhaps even post some video from a helmet camera.

And we’re going to do so on a yet-to-be-named blog, which is where y’all come in. Since we’re not departing until July, we’d like your input. Although not quite an electronic version of the famous father-son motorcycle trip written of in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, there will be philosophical components found in the writing. However, this will not be the overarching thematic element, which is why we’re asking “What would you like to read about” and“What do you think the blog title should be”? 

For those interested in responding, feel free to post a comment on this blog for the time being. In the near future we will establish an email account dedicated to the ride that you may also use to contact us. For those who wish to respond, please limit your comments, suggestions, etc. to the three overarching reasons for the trip and suggestions for the blog title.