I'm not going to get on a soapbox about who won or lost, and why, and how it makes me feel, and what's going to happen to the world, or if this truly is the beginning of a new Camelot, or a cruel apocalypse.
I'm not here for that. I'm here for THE BIKE, and even through all this craziness, THE BIKE still demands Its tribute.
Besides, if you want opinions and articles, and talking heads, you have a much better outlet for that sort of media saturation than this blog could ever provide.
It's called Facebook, and it will give you all the validation, in either direction, that you need.
Look, I know some of you feel like this right now...
And I know there are others who feel like this right now:
But regardless, of where you stand, let's take a step back and remember a few definite things we can all take comfort in:
1. The sun will come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar, and everything is going to be alright.
2. 50 Shades of Gray is still the shittiest book in the history of the written word.
You know how much I hate that book? I didn't even bother to go back and correct the 'gray' when I realized it was the wrong spelling. Nope. Fuck it. Take that, Stephanie Mayers (see what I did there?)
So, please, do this not for me, but for your sanity:
1. Close the facebook app and put the fucking phone down.
2. Go get your bike.
3. Get on it.
4. Pedal somewhere, and be happy.
5. If it's Wednesday, go to Parkway bakery and Tavern and eat a Thanksgiving Po'boy. That sandwich is the truth.
Just get on your bike and do something. If there's a social ride, take part, if you ride with your significant other, do that, if you prefer to ride solo, go ahead. Any type of riding you prefer, or enjoy, just go do it and remind yourself that life is still good, and people are not all total and complete pieces of shit just because of how they voted. You wouldn't want to be classified by one such factor, especially as a preference to the sum of your parts, so please don't over-simplify others.
At the end of the day, keep in mind that most of us want the same thing. We just want to be happy. We want friends. We want a social life. We want to feel safe. We want our families to have opportunities, and we want to live life with hope, and believe that tomorrow can be better than today.
We all fundamentally want the same things.
Except for the people who are fucked up, but this post isn't about them.
So, before you blast someone for how they voted, or something they've said, maybe offer a handshake, maybe a hug, maybe invite them on a ride. Do something.
Go ride. Go find the magic you love on your bike. Make the day better. Pedal hard or easy, fast or slow, long distance or short. Do what you love.
Regardless of our differences, we all have to get through this together. Not as two parties screaming at each other over who has the better flavor of ice cream. Not as fanatics with myopic views of how everything in this world works, refusing to open the field of vision to the greater picture. Don't be any of those crazy things. Be the better person. Do something that makes you happy.
So, go ride. That weird piece of metal with the two circular rubber things sitting in your house or garage is notorious for pulling joy out of the strangest places. Make use of it.
Find some happiness. And share it.
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