What if the point of life has nothing to do with the creation of an ever-expanding region of control? …What if the point of life is to lie naked with your lover in a shady grove of trees? …What if the point from the beginning has been to simply be?

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”

According to an ancient story, Buddha was known as a man who could not be provoked to anger or hostility. A man traveled hundreds of miles to test Buddha’s reputation. When he found Buddha, he immediately began to criticize everything he could; he insulted him, he challenged him, he did everything he could to offend Buddha. Buddha was unperturbed…

Here is my final point… about drugs, about alcohol, about pornography and smoking and everything else. What business is it of yours what I do… ~Bill Hicks

He’s not going to die today… For a split second the guy in this car didn't think he was going to see tomorrow. Life is made of the moments that we breathe, but it’s the moments that make us gasp for breath that we remember.

I could tell you about all the things we saw and the things we did and about all the fun we had, but in the end all you’ll remember are the images anyway. So, here you have it, 35 photos from the Lone Star Rally, November 3-6, 2011 in Galveston, Texas. Bikers know how to party.

Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. His work is marked by an emphasis on the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women and the drudgery of work. Here are some of our favorite Bukowski quotes… “An intellectual is a man who says a simple thing in a difficult way; an artist is a man who says a difficult thing in a simple way.”

Proof that prohibitions do not work is evidenced by the fact that we can’t even keep drugs out of prison. How much more secure can you get than that? Prohibition laws don’t work, they never have worked, and their enforcement costs a lot of money.

The recent decision by the TSA to impose privacy-invading security measures such as x-ray scanning and physical pat-downs, has created a wave of resistance by the jet-setting public. So what exactly has been going down? Why has the TSA taken such a highly controversial way to “keep people safe” while flying?

This is a great video by the late George Carlin on the subject of Rights & Freedoms in the United States and around the world.

Liberties you enjoy are at stake. They came for tobacco first. They're gunning for alcohol. Fatty foods are now enemy No. 1. Fossil fuels are high on the hit list. Speak up while you still have the chance. One man stands up and makes his opinions known. We must all do the same.

If you want to experience the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally first hand, come on. It's the best adult party in the world, not to mention the scenery and rides. They're some of the best in America. After riding most of the USA on my motorcycle I can tell you that the Spearfish Canyon ride is still the best ride available on this continent.