BOB

Here's my uncle Bob. I stopped by to see him in Thor, Iowa recently. His story is painful but he has found a lot of strength from it.

Uncle Bob from Erik Lang on Vimeo.

my writing class inspired me to write every day

A haiku a day

some commitments never end

a lot of them do

Roger Eagen

One of the purposes of my journey is best exemplified in the chance meeting I had with Roger Eagen.  He taught me many things that I probably won't understand for a long time.

This is a photograph and video about the man i met on a dirt road in Wisconsin. Please look at the black and white picture for a moment and think about the possible story. Then watch the video to see how they compare.

 he was getting the mail at the end of his mile long driveway. We started talking and we became part of eachother's story. 

Roger Eagen from Erik Lang on Vimeo.

I think its amazing how we see the photo and then only after the video does it really become alive. It really has emotion. the questions have been answered. at least the easy ones..

First Entry in Blog Continuum

While attempting to work tonight I am softly derailed to a chain of searches and links that finally lead to a blog about a dirt bike ride across the US on a road called the TAT. I eagerly read about this man's journey for more than an hour, I read every word. I lived through his simple account of an amazing tale.

Here is the blog that inspired me to start a blog. The first line reads:

I gave a reclusive government conspiracist a ride and when he climbed up he said, "This is the first time I've been on a motorcycle since 1968 when I was smuggling hashish from Istanbul to Berlin."

I am not very disciplined. This may be the biggest problem of my life. Or it's a gain - it leads me to distraction. Which is apparently how I got here (blogger.com). 

I say LIVE WHILE I'M ALIVE, my fortune tonight read:

 'Your blessing is being safe and sound for your whole lifetime.' 

A motorcyclist could really hold on to that one.