Monday - probs BR&F ride
Tuesday - Wildernesting
Wednesday - Wildernesting unless rainy. Then TF ride
Thursday - Dweebing
Friday - Maybe HMR
Monday, August 25, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
What's new, buckaroos?
So, with the shorter days and the larger groups... I feel a change must be made.
I really feel large groups need to split into smaller and meet at places. Like no more than eight shall ride together down 14th or Old Cheney. That might cause some clique'ish type phenomenas, but it'd be safer all around.
Also, I'm feeling the Wildernest calling. I know some pansy wimpy wussy tiny baby girls named tinkerbell are afraid of Wildernesting... but ahhhh... there's something about the wheels and the wild.
But not super fast. Yesterday was retardedlishly fast. We need to Wildernest slow, like making sweet sweet luv to the land. And remember kids, keep the rubber side down.
I really feel large groups need to split into smaller and meet at places. Like no more than eight shall ride together down 14th or Old Cheney. That might cause some clique'ish type phenomenas, but it'd be safer all around.
Also, I'm feeling the Wildernest calling. I know some pansy wimpy wussy tiny baby girls named tinkerbell are afraid of Wildernesting... but ahhhh... there's something about the wheels and the wild.
But not super fast. Yesterday was retardedlishly fast. We need to Wildernest slow, like making sweet sweet luv to the land. And remember kids, keep the rubber side down.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
more and more and more...
Today, well, at least about once a week, the local paper's letter to the ed. has some gripes about bicyclists.
I was walking around downtown thinking about why.
There's what, one cyclist per 300, 500 or 1,000 cars driving around? Are these few cyclists ruining transportation throughout the whole city? Are these cyclists causing massive amounts of property damage and deaths? Are these cyclists ruining the very Americaness of America with their... whatever they are doing?
I can see cyclists are being treated like an unprotected minority, irregardlessly (:p) of their race, gender, age or physical abilities. No, cyclists are targets because they are not like the majority. They aren't sitting in cars, magically getting around at high speeds. They aren't paying taxes... well probably not... They don't have insurace... well probably not. They aren't being safe... wait. Now there's a problem I have.
Sure, I'm awful when it comes to signalling, completely stopping, obeying all signage and lights... but am I unsafe? I've been riding a bike around town for years upon years and have yet to get into an accident. The closest I come is when a driver comes close to me in some sort of retaliation or "teaching me a lesson" sort of mentality.
But back to my previous feelings... People group and bond with like people and bonding. A lot of my friends ride bikes. So people that drive ALL the time must similarly bond with other people that drive ALL the time. Well, there's more people that drive ALL the time so I guess they feel they get to make the majority rules. "All cyclists will follow all the rules or else!" Well, as a minority cyclists who follows few rules, I can honestly say I'm not going to start following all the rules cuz they (angry drivers that focus too much anger on people who aren't driving) tell me to.
I was walking around downtown thinking about why.
There's what, one cyclist per 300, 500 or 1,000 cars driving around? Are these few cyclists ruining transportation throughout the whole city? Are these cyclists causing massive amounts of property damage and deaths? Are these cyclists ruining the very Americaness of America with their... whatever they are doing?
I can see cyclists are being treated like an unprotected minority, irregardlessly (:p) of their race, gender, age or physical abilities. No, cyclists are targets because they are not like the majority. They aren't sitting in cars, magically getting around at high speeds. They aren't paying taxes... well probably not... They don't have insurace... well probably not. They aren't being safe... wait. Now there's a problem I have.
Sure, I'm awful when it comes to signalling, completely stopping, obeying all signage and lights... but am I unsafe? I've been riding a bike around town for years upon years and have yet to get into an accident. The closest I come is when a driver comes close to me in some sort of retaliation or "teaching me a lesson" sort of mentality.
But back to my previous feelings... People group and bond with like people and bonding. A lot of my friends ride bikes. So people that drive ALL the time must similarly bond with other people that drive ALL the time. Well, there's more people that drive ALL the time so I guess they feel they get to make the majority rules. "All cyclists will follow all the rules or else!" Well, as a minority cyclists who follows few rules, I can honestly say I'm not going to start following all the rules cuz they (angry drivers that focus too much anger on people who aren't driving) tell me to.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
Tidbits for Tidbats
1. I learned that 3.2's save lives.
2. Be careful where you sit. That sofa may stab you.
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2008/08/08/news/local/doc489c6969c7a49298186517.txt
3. Maybe every other Thursday should be a Gravyl ride.
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