February 10, 2015
I do not presume to be all that knowledgeable about
bicycling. But I do ride my bicycle more
than some. Occasionally someone asks me
about the possibility of riding their own bicycle to their place of
laboriousness. To which I attempt to
hide my inner scoff and reply straight-facedly:
“Oh, yeah?”
I then relay to them my various habits/methods to make
bicycle commuting feel fun, safe, and happy la-la. I try to be brief so as not to bore:
- 1. What route would you take?
- 2. I suggest riding the route on a non-working/non-busy time of day before riding to work to allow some time to familiarize and identify some potentially difficult intersections/areas.
I followed that 2nd bit of advice last weekend because of the snow and ice that had taken up residence on many of the areas
between me and my work at the lathe refurbishing co-op. It was sloppy and there was some snow and
icy hummocks to ride through/over. It reminded me of those carefree days I used to spend bicycling up and down the unpaved paths of dirt. From hither to thither to yon and back and forth again! Ah.
We have undergone something of a warming here in the
Midwest as of late. It is similar to the warmer relationship that the Soviets (or Sovs in Judge Dreddian parlance) and we USians experienced during the heady years of the 80s. This is the opposite
of what many Ukranians are undergoing, which is more of a horrific look into
the future by the great Ukranian visionary Nostradamus. A glasnostrodamus will hopefully one day
bring the sweet Babooshkaish side of Putin out to dance gaily with a harmonious
eastern Europe and northern Asia. During
this glasnost, I found the following items that appear to have been until recently
frozen in snow like a wooly mammoth on the steppes of Siberia.
I also received an e-mail advertising this bicycle-related
film that is being shown here in Omaha on February 25. There is also an exciting cajun-style bicycle swamp-eat shedyoualled for March 8, 2015.
So let’s all enjoy the warm glow of the screen and/or the
vodka fueling our love of Russian women, if not their ambitious leader and
unmarked military vehicles.
Peddle your PM-pedal-power towards the Peace Train Putin!
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