Inspiration

I used to snowboard. I know...laugh it up, but its a fact.  Every  day there came about some habits or rituals that needed to be done before setting foot on the snow for inspiration. First was putting on "The Garden" which if you are old enough, you'll remember that this, at the time, was the shiznit. Never with the volume on though, because the second part of the ritual was getting dressed to the "eye of the tiger"....again..very "uncool" but it was my world, so screw it.  Like Rambo, when he was getting ready to shred the gnar in First Blood Part II after the enemy killed that super hot Asian chick that he was getting hot on. I was too, getting ready for war with the snow? Not so much, but you get the idea.

Remember?.......It started to rain, he ripped her wet red dress, wrapped his head with it, laced his boots, sharpened his knife....and was ready for war. Then this happened........

  Same sitch, but instead of a headband, knife and sick ass boots, I had The Garden, and a Rocky cassette tape, and now that i think of it, I also had some sick ass boots....

Fast forward 46 years. The snow boots, cargo pants, and bleach blond hair is gone. These items are replaced with Lycra shorts, a heart rate monitor, and a bicycle. But just like i needed inspiration when i was snow surfing, i also need it before i ride my bike, and this does it every friggin time.