IntrinsicTina

I've just put a cap on the final episode of a Sons of Anarchy binge fest, and I'm reflecting on my own life experience with bikes, bikers, and outlaw motorcycle clubs.

What did you get for Christmas? Or what did you give? Unfortunately, I  did not give anything, not that I did not try. Just another unfortunate example of what I cannot do for myself, even though I have an augmentative and alternative communication device. After a Christmas morning of quiet, personal lamenting and escaping reality through sleep, my family showed up with gifts and laughter.  Precisely what I needed to lift my flagging spirits. My sister, my surviving sister, the one who, allegedly, doesn't cook, cooked a whole Christmas dinner. My family invited my husband for the Christmas dinner and he brought my mom and dad out to their place in Puyallup. Part of me was jealous that I wasn't even given the opportunity to participate, but a bigger part of me was grateful. I was grateful for the knowledge that my family has fully enfolded my husband into the family, and he won't be alone after I'm gone. I also benefited from her Christmas dinner preparation, the...

Settin´ my gleaming 2006 Harley Davidson Softail Deluxe upon it's kickstand, swingin´ my right leg over the black leather, conch-studded saddle. I undo the top heavy duty snap on my form-fitting, white leather chaps, to get to the front pocket of my Gloria Vanderbilt blue denim jeans, where I, accidently, left my circular key on the Harley Davidson-authorized key fob. With a twist, I lock my bike and check my tombstone tailight, to make sure I've shut off the lights. The glacier white pearl literally glows on the two tone paint scheme under the streetlights, before the sun comes up.  I'm a lone rider on my daily commute among the sedans, SUVs, and trucks headed out to begin their days. I'm stopping off to pick up my treasured grande´, non-fat, no water, chai tea latte´ before clocking in to work. How does one carry a latte´on a motorcycle? You ask. I have a method. I have a leather handlebar bag, that I prop up the travel cup in, with extra gloves and headscarves. V...