Revolution Comes From Within

"Prudence ... will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."

THOMAS JEFFERSON, Declaration of Independence
 

The American Revolutionary war was the birth of a great nation

America Isn't The Best Anymore...

We are a nation of immigrants, individuals and brash determination. When it comes to how we operate our daily existence, it is a DIY attitude through and through. What makes us one of the greatest nations on earth is our individual differences, but we forever remember when, why and how this country was founded

Forget about the arguments of political pundits seeking you to join one team or another. Stand up for what is right and what is good for we as a nation. Our two party system is flawed by the cult of personality and omnipresent greed. As individuals and citizens of this country, lets make it great again by being leaders in education, technology, business and most of all taking care of our own population in need of basic services. 

For as strong and proud we are as nation, poverty and ignorance still run rampant. To make America great again, lets start fixing local problems today.  

Below is an amazing speech given by Jeff Daniels from the show the Newsroom on HBO on why America Isn't The Best Anymore. 

How To Ruin Our National Anthem, Just Ask The Fray

If there is one thing that will unite many Americans instantly, it is when the Star Spangled Banner is sung at an event. With all the hacks that have been butchering this great song of late, such as The Fray, why don't you learn a history lesson and see exactly where it stems from. Better yet, why don't ya read below from the song lyrics and understand the story as told and written by Francis Scott Key during the bombardment of Fort McHenry in the Baltimore harbor in 1814. Please leave the song alone and sing it the correct way with absolute bravado and reverence for our country.

Cover Sheet for the Star Spangled Banner lyrics

"O! say can you see by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country, should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

O! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation.
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the Heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!"

The Fray butchering the National Anthem from Presswire on yahoo

Here is how the Star Spangled Banner should be sung

Wrench Works - Sturigs Run Part 1

We got a huge batch of photos from Josh over at Wrench Works from his Sturgis trip this year, back in August. Will be posting them in several batches are there are way too many for just one sitting. After seeing these roads its quite easy to understand why the multitudes descend on South Dakota for our version of Mecca. Beer, bikes and debauchery are just a side note when it comes to the grandeur that is this region of the country. Get out there and ride the great highways and backroads. To hell with excuses, take the time, tune the bikes and report back on your findings. This blog is just one of many that can be a forum to any and all that want to contribute.  Send us an email and we would be glad to post your runs, bikes and travels.

Rebellion Is In Our Blood

As Americans, rebellion is in our blood and it seems that many have forgotten how we as a country came to be and why we used to be respected in the world. In our current times, we lack the drive and motivation, as a whole and are consistently divided by politics driven towards financial greed. On a day such as fourth of July, step back and reflect on what made this country strong and realize we can still change and make things better once again. Thanks to all our troops that have served the country and offer their lives for the greater good and thanks to our founding fathers for being a rowdy bunch of hellraiser's who understood how to stick it to the man. Photo by Joe of Desktop Girls.

Honor Our Brethren For Memorial Day

The one thing that are we are doomed to repeat is history, if we fail to remember it. For all those that have served our country and paid the largest price, we thank you. Extra special thanks to all of our family that has served this nation since its birth through the good, the bad and the ugly. Take it away Johnny...