The MotoWriter: 2020 has been a SHIT SHOW!

2020. A number synonymous with great vision... but who had the foresight to see that the year would suck as hard as it has?

I'm not one to be negative. I'm a realist- to me, the glass isn't half full or half empty, it just has some water in it (around the 50% mark). I always try to see the positive and the good, while keeping a wary eye on the bad that is lurking around in the darkness. Realism helps me to deal with bad things as they happen, appreciate the good times and not take anything for granted.

I'm not a superstitious person, but I'm starting to think that somebody has done something nefarious... maybe someone opened up some ancient book of spells, disturbed an ancient Egyptian tomb, played on a Ouija board too damn long or perhaps, somebody thought it would be funny to summon Thanos? Either way, if the culprit is reading this... I'm sure I speak for the rest of the world when I say, knock that shit off!

I'm not going to get into everything that 2020 has given to, or taken from, me... but I'll tell you that, currently, as I am sitting here typing this post, I have a black eye and several symptoms of a particular illness that originated in a certain Asian country.

Now, I don't really believe in "luck." Luck is nothing more than a four letter word that we use to blame for our misfortune. I do, however, believe in faith and in our God in Heaven and in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. If that offends you, then that might just be part of the problem of 2020. You see, we don't all have to agree on everything, but we shouldn't be "offended" at different beliefs or opinions. My belief is, as stated... while yours may be completely different. I also believe that cheeseburgers are delicious and that pizza may be the perfect food, but if you're a vegan and won't even eat a slice of cheese, does that mean we have to be mortal enemies? Of course not, it's called tolerance and it's something that we all need to dig deep into our collective hearts and find.

There is so much division in our country, and the world, right now. Some very bad people are putting us all into categories (white, black, brown, tan, red, blue, gay, straight, male, female, rich, poor, etc...), then pitting all of the categories against each other just to watch as we tear each other apart, limb from limb, like some awful reality TV show. It's sickening.

We all need to come together and stand united to resist, and refuse to be manipulated by, the devil and his disciples who have completely ruined this year so far. We need to stand together, be accepting of each other's beliefs, sexual orientations, political beliefs, races, ethnicities, heritages and any other thing that makes us unique and individual. Maybe, just maybe, if we can come together as children of our respective Gods... we can turn this year around and start seeing something good and positive start coming our ways.

Hopefully, this shit show that has been the first 7 months of 2020 will finally lose momentum and the pendulum will swing in the opposite direction for the remainder of the year. Maybe we can all enjoy some good times, great motorcycle rides, family gatherings, cookouts and who knows, maybe even a trip or three out of our own backyards.

Let's try having some respect for one another and see if we can finish out this year on a high note, shall we?