WHAT DO YOU RIDE?             "If you spend as much time on the Mountain as you should,             She will always give you a Sentient Being to ride: animal,             plant, insect, reptile, or any of the Numberless Forms.             What do you ride?"             — Lew Welch, Ring of Bone (1973), p. 142 Riding the tiger Bodhisattva Manjursi wields a Sword of Discernment. Riding the mouse Elephant God Ganesha removes all obstacles. Lao Tzu rides the water buffalo into Spirit of the Valley. Riding on camels through the sands searching for the Star— The Three Wise Men. Rider and the Horse— Alcor and Mizar, Big Dipper binary stars. The Witch rides a broom with a cat behind her every Halloween night. Riding on a goose Nils Holgersson explores every Swedish village. Riding on hemoglobin Oxygen feeds all the cells to energize them. Riding on Puma through the Mountain Path, these shoes carried me for miles. Riding on the Dove with an olive leaf and blessing "Peace be with you." Riding on the wings of inspiration, I soar with the West Wind Riding the Earth spinning around the Sun across the Milky Way. — Peter Y. Chou      Mountain View, 8-27-2012