Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
A new years resolution?
It was nice to get off my lazy rump and ride new years day. 20 or so riders departed from Hot Tuna about 12:30. It was 43deg. and overcast, but with the right clothing, it was comfortable. Riding double file in the light traffic, and keeping a 19 to 21mph pace, enabled us to make conversation.
Everyone knows the weather is hard to predict. Everyone (yes, including me) complains about the local Weather Forecasters. I don't think you could make a good living with a title like "Weather Guesser ", or " Weather Estimator ". Somewhere in this conversation, I decided to give Weathermen (and ladies) a break.
Now, I have never been big on New Years resolutions. Yeah, you're going to lose weight, spend more time with the cat, solve world hunger... whatever you're NOT going to do, make it a resolution. However, I had a worthy idea : everyone should just give everyone a break! Being that this is doomed to fail, I decided to make it my "mission" to not be so hard on everyone.
Give the Meteorologist a break, they have nice enough hair to be on TV. Give you're parents a break, they had to raise you. Road Workers... give 'em a "brake". Give you're mechanic a break, you're car is a piece of junk. The waiter that didn't come back to refill the Tea for 15 minutes, that cigarette break kept them from urinating in said Tea. The moron that cut me off on the way home, I smiled and waved (with all 5 fingers) as I zoomed by with Flowmasters blaring. See, I could have run him into the jersey wall, but a break was issued. I felt good knowing that I didn't cause property damage or bodily harm.
Hopefully you can all join me this year in my generous break giving. Maybe I will be the recipient of a gracious gift of breakage. Realise that its a 2 way street, its not all about who has the highest gross vehicle weight, or the most airbags. Have a satisfying new year!
P.S. : My wife says I should give her a break too. I knew this resolution thing would crash and burn.
Everyone knows the weather is hard to predict. Everyone (yes, including me) complains about the local Weather Forecasters. I don't think you could make a good living with a title like "Weather Guesser ", or " Weather Estimator ". Somewhere in this conversation, I decided to give Weathermen (and ladies) a break.
Now, I have never been big on New Years resolutions. Yeah, you're going to lose weight, spend more time with the cat, solve world hunger... whatever you're NOT going to do, make it a resolution. However, I had a worthy idea : everyone should just give everyone a break! Being that this is doomed to fail, I decided to make it my "mission" to not be so hard on everyone.
Give the Meteorologist a break, they have nice enough hair to be on TV. Give you're parents a break, they had to raise you. Road Workers... give 'em a "brake". Give you're mechanic a break, you're car is a piece of junk. The waiter that didn't come back to refill the Tea for 15 minutes, that cigarette break kept them from urinating in said Tea. The moron that cut me off on the way home, I smiled and waved (with all 5 fingers) as I zoomed by with Flowmasters blaring. See, I could have run him into the jersey wall, but a break was issued. I felt good knowing that I didn't cause property damage or bodily harm.
Hopefully you can all join me this year in my generous break giving. Maybe I will be the recipient of a gracious gift of breakage. Realise that its a 2 way street, its not all about who has the highest gross vehicle weight, or the most airbags. Have a satisfying new year!
P.S. : My wife says I should give her a break too. I knew this resolution thing would crash and burn.
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