If you’re like me, exercise is a great time to think. Bicycling is like my office, so it’s probably my favorite place to put my thinking cap on. Even more so than thinking while in that other “office,” which if you know what I’m talking about has a lot to do with some certain orifices. Anywho, tonight’s thoughts come from bananas, because I stopped off at a convenience store and bought a couple of the tasty fruits. I mostly needed to pee, as you know, also often a shade of yellow, but let’s not dip back into toilet humor. Point is, I was thinking that nanners, and the color yellow, have more than a few things in common with bicycles. I didn’t say it was a deep thought. You’re probably just jealous you didn’t think of it first. Yes, I know that the Cavendish variety is green before ripening, and there are other color varieties of the fruit. Work with me on this, people. By the way, Mark Cavendish is a legendary pro sprinter from the Isle of Man. Moving on.
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60 Days of New Years Resolutions: How YOU Doin’?
Happy First Day of International Women’s Month. (Is it bad that I can’t get Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It”) out of my head?) Here in the States we were hoping 2021 would suck a lot less than the dumpster fire fluster cuck that was 2020. But it’s been a year already: insurrection at the US Capitol; inauguration of the lawfully elected 46th President (who quickly began steering the ship of state away from the rocky shores with some pretty righteous executive actions); impeachment without conviction of the ousted one for inciting said riot; the vaccine rollout happening but mostly botched (largely due to the last guy); and the new guy before bombing some places in Iraq. (Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, at least when it comes to war and the military.) Then there was epic Winter Storm Uri (a Russkie?) which led to ultra cold temperatures, blackouts (the weather kind and I’m sure booze-related ones, too), near record snow, ice, and in Texas especially, the loss of electricity, heat, and then water for millions. Yeah, pretty sucky, 2021.
But hey, there ain’t much a dude can do about all that but to survive and Just Keep Livin’. And that means doin’ some stuff, makin’ moves, and what not. Thanks to the boss man over at Sorryless saying I inspired him to take 10,000 steps every day but starting Februrary 1st, now that March has arrived, I figure it’s time to review my vows to suck a little less. It’s a lot to hope for, but maybe some of my very modest but important marginal gains will rub off on y’all, and on the year at large. OK, suck it up, we got some stats to update. I’ll try to keep it short.
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A Dude Abikes 