In the heady days of 1998 it seems all I did was write about Jeffrey. Seven years later you’ll have to bear with me for a few weeks while all I write about is Web-boy. I’m sure to resume my usual pissing and moaning shortly.
I phoned yesterday morning to suggest that the rare [...]
Perhaps that’s putting it a bit too strongly. But as can be expected, my emotions have been flip-flopping all day.
I’m really happy for Web-boy that he’s making a change in direction in his life that requires he be closer to NYC. (He’s going back to school, either NYU or Columbia. I told you [...]
Had dinner with Web-boy tonight. He’s moving back to Long Island. Already has an apartment and roommate in Hicksville. He’s “home” in Rochester for just a couple of weeks to pack everything up and move.
There’s bound to be a silver lining here somewhere. Guess I’ll start looking for it.
Yesterday I got a ride to Auburn to visit Jeffrey. My ride was visiting someone else and neither of us had a deadline back in town, so I got to visit with Jeffrey alone for over four hours. In the four years he’s been in prison, it’s the first time we’ve visited without [...]
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Someday we’ll all look back on this, and plow right into a parked car.
Just as man evolved from four feet to two, some have evolved from four wheels to two.
Tourers and commuters are a lot alike. Both breeds usually choose a sturdy, yet no-nonsense bike, and both usually have to carry more than your usual OCP roadie. We take tips, tricks, and underground secret information from almost every other type of cyclist, chew it up, and spit out a form of cycling science that manifests itself as a fusion of both basic transportation and recreational riding all at once.—ax0n
You shouldn’t anthropomorphize bikes. They don’t like it when you do that—JustBrowsing
Somewhere on gayforums.net there’s a thread that goes “I just shaved my legs and got some tight lycra shorts. Do you think it would make look like a cyclist or not?”—From yet another “Does wearing lycra make me look gay?” thread on bikeforums.net
I don’t hate cars per se, but the lifestyle they encourage is as lethal and self-destructive as any drug.—Cosmoline
I guess for me it boiled down to a realization that a bike was the right tool for the job. Using a 3,000 pound vehicle move me and my briefcase 2.5 miles to work everyday was like using a steamroller to press my shirts—they'd be wrinkle free, but an iron would be a better choice.—chocula
Starve a terrorist—ride a bike to work. It’s not just good for the environment, it’s good for civilization.—NotAsFat
When all the gasoline runs out, the Priuses are going to be dead on the side of the road right beside the Hummers.
Who is more patriotic, the person who commutes to work on a bike, or the guy who slaps a US flag decal on his SUV that gets 12 miles per gallon?—Jim Caple (ESPN)
I’m on the odd side of now but the right side of history.—Woodog
What’s the point of a bike if you can only ride it on weekends and you can’t even carry anything with you?—madfiNch