rants

I’d be remiss not to say something. This week, we lost a legend. Robert Redford. An icon who gave us decades of unforgettable film and helped champion the next generation of storytellers. Actor, director, founder of Sundance – he shaped indie cinema as much as Hollywood itself. Thanks for the art, the stories, and the […]

People ask me all the time if I worry about my health when I’m on the bike. Of course I do. But the pros outweigh the cons by a mile. Most folks dismiss motorcycling as reckless or indulgent. Truth is, the things that pull us in, strip away the noise, and push us to focus. […]

I came across an article about the so-called Great Lock In of 2025. The rules go like this: On the surface, it sounds incredible. Who doesn’t want to be their best self? But here’s the flaw: what the fuck is the point of living if all you do is optimize? Sure, chase the best version of yourself, […]

Today I watched a bullet tear through the neck of a thirty-one-year-old man. Thirty-one. Technically a man, more like a kid. At that age you’re still half-formed, still figuring out what the hell life even means. That single shot turned a wife into a widow. That single shot left two kids without a father. That […]

Rise of the Soft Boy? I read an article this week that declared the alpha male dead. Buried. Six feet under. His replacement? The soft boy. What’s a soft boy, you ask? Don’t worry, I had the same question. According to Pop My Bub, a soft boy is: “A man who embraces sensitivity, emotional openness, and gentle […]

I love the biker community. The other day, I set out on a solo ride through the desert. Two and a half hours in, I pulled into a lookout for a smoke and to take in the view. High 90s, sun beating down, and damn what a ride it had been. While I stood there, a pack […]

Why are we so bound to technology? Why do we feel the need to monitor every action through a wearable strapped to our wrist? “It’s for fitness,” you say. But weren’t people fit before the smart watch? “It’s for sleep tracking.” Sure, but are you really adjusting your life to optimize your snooze score? If you said […]

This week I stumbled into a low-budget gem on Netflix: Titans: The Rise of Hollywood. A few of the sets look like they were built in someone’s garage and the reenactment quality varies based on how many drinks deep you’re in, but the story? Pure gold. I’ve always been hooked on Hollywood… the movies, the machine, the […]

My addiction to motorcycles didn’t come overnight. It started the day my old man died and left me his bike. I knew how to ride, sure, but it wasn’t until I got his bike that I really started to ride. It needed some TLC after being neglected in the old man’s garage for a little, […]

Somewhere between a wildly long delay at Midway and my third overpriced coffee, I started noticing the people around me. Pajamas. Sweat. Unkempt hair. Bodies slouched in defeat. The once-great “airport fit” had been reduced to something between laundry day and a hangover. What happened? In the ’90s, people dressed to fly. Cool, sophisticated, maybe […]

This week I pointed myself toward Chicago. Seventy-nine degrees in Illinois sounds pleasant on paper. In reality, it’s a slow-cook sauna wrapped in humidity, the kind that makes you question your deodorant’s life choices. I drifted into the suburban Midwest – a land where Trump, God, and golf make up the holy trinity. I came […]

This week, I finally dove into Hell’s Angels. I was scanning my bookshelf for the next read when my Thompson collection caught my eye. It dawned on me that I’ve never read his book on the Angels. That’s absolutely criminal, considering my thing for gonzo journalism, and motorcycles. Thompson spent a year riding, drinking, and brawling […]