I love you Dee

360 is closeing out and I want to keep some of the thingsI wrote about...thoughts/feelings and such....but it looks like I'm not putting them in order....ass backwards Laura today...LMAO....have a good one ya'll....I am.....

I ride purely, and only, because it is fun. I ride because I enjoy the
freedom I feel from being exposed to the elements, and the vulnerability
to the danger that is intrinsic to riding.
I do not ride because it is fashionable to do so. I ride my machine, not
wear it.
My machine is not a symbol of status.
It exists simply for me, and me alone.
My machine is not a toy.
It is an extension of my being, and I will treat it accordingly, with
the same respect as I have for myself.
I strive to understand the inner-workings of my machine, from the most
basic to the most complex. I will learn everything I can about my
machine, so that I am reliant upon no one but myself for its health and
well-being.
I strive to constantly better my skill of control over my machine. I
will learn its limits, and use my skill to become one with my machine so
that we may keep each other alive. I am the master, it is the servant.
Working together in harmony, we will become an invincible team. I do not
fear death. I will, however, do all possible to avoid death prematurely.
Fear is the enemy, not death.
Fear on the highway leads to death, therefore I will not let fear be my
master.
I will master it.
My machines will outlive me.
Therefore, they are my legacy. I will care for them for future bikers to
cherish as I have cherished them, whoever they may be. I do not ride to
gain attention, respect, or fear from those that do NOT ride, nor do
I wish to intimidate or annoy them.
For those that do not know me, all I wish from them is to ignore me. For
those that desire to know me, I will share with them the truth of
myself, so that they might understand me and not fear others like me. I
will never be the aggressor on the highway. However, should others mess
with me, their aggression will be dealt with in as severe a manner as I
can cast upon them.
I will show respect to other bikers more experienced or knowledgeable
than I am. I will learn from them all I can. I will not show disrespect
to other bikers less experienced or knowledgeable than
I am.
I will teach them what I can.
It will be my task to mentor new riders, that so desire, into the
lifestyle of the biker, so that the breed shall continue. I shall
instruct them, as I have been instructed by those before me. I shall
preserve and honor traditions of bikers before me, and I will pass them
on unaltered.
I will not judge other bikers on their choice of machine, their
appearance, or their profession.
I will judge them only on their conduct as bikers. I am proud of my
accomplishments as a biker, though I will not flaunt them to others.
If they ask,I will share them.
I will stand ready to help any other biker that truly needs my help. I
will never ask another biker to do for me what I can do for myself. I am
not a part-time biker.
I am a biker when, and where ever I go.
I am proud to be a biker, and I hide my chosen lifestyle from no one. I
ride because I love freedom, independence, and the movement of the
ground beneath me. But most of all, I ride to better understand myself,
my machine, the lands in which I ride, and to seek out and know other
bikers like myself.
-Author Unknown

Who wrote this and when?

Ok....I have them here....so if you care to read and/or comment....go for it...later ya'll.