Why that name?

First thing I want to get out of the way is explain why I chose to name my blog The Perfect Demo.

I'm a motorcyclist. I love riding bikes. I enjoy every aspect of motorcycling. The ride. Planning for the ride. Talking about rides I've taken. Wrenching on my bike. Shopping for farkles. Spending time with other people who share my same passion for motorcycles.

I even became a motorcycle safety instructor. I became a Motorcycle Safety Foundation certified Instructor in May 1996, and taught for the ABATE of Alaska-sponsored Rider Education Program through August 2000.

When teaching students out on the range, instructors will read directions for the exercise they will be conducting, and one of the instructors will demonstrate the exercise by riding it. This way the students will know which way to go and how to perform the exercise.

Instructors are competitive. They are also show offs. At least my crew was. The standard was to demonstrate the exercise without mistakes. Unofficially, we wanted to be flawless. We practiced hard so that we could conduct the smoothest demonstration possible, smoothly, like a machine. We wanted to do "the perfect demo" each and every time.

I wish I could say that I had attained the perfect demo in my spiritual life. As a disciple of Christ, I know that I am being conformed to the image of my Savior. I'm striving for that perfection, knowing I'll never attain it in this life, but I'm still working towards that Perfect Demo.