An Ol’ Dog Can

Can an old dog learn a new trick? You betcha. How does Uncle Bubba know this? Because he knows it’s a dog’s nature to live in the moment. A dog lives by its instinct and conditioning. That’s why Uncle Bubba admires his ol’ bulldog, Bubba. That’s right; Bubbie’s dog is named Bubba. Uncle Bubba figured that since a dog often resembles its owner he might as well have a like name too.

Bubbie woke up this morning and made a pot of coffee. He sat sipping a cup of the hot brew; black of course, looking out the window and the sun was shining down. The blue sky inspired him to saddle up his iron horse and go for a ride. He walked out to the garage and rolled out the shining beauty and fired up the rumbling beast. He rode out to the highway and looked north; the sky had an ominous dark hue of an impending storm. Bubbie wound the throttle back and headed south embarking on a beautiful ride out through the country. He rode out beyond the traffic on the rolling and twisting two-lane byways, among acres of pastures and stands of pine forests. He rode for a while. He rode through an area where it had been raining just moments before and the cool moisture spat at him from his tires and passing vehicles. Bubbie knew it might rain before he returned home and he didn’t care; it’s all part of the deal.

Too many times Bubbie has pulled up a barstool next to a black leather clad bro to have a cold beer and have had to listen to the bitching and moaning of pour riding conditions. He’s smart enough to know that if the ramblings weren’t anything more than mindless babble of a beer soaked brain, then the dude would have to apply considerable effort to think of something pleasant or meaningful to say. But the fact is we ride in the elements, so what. We ride to live in the moment, just like an ol’ dog. In Bubbie’s view we could learn a lesson across the board from that ol’ dog.