X-Git-Url: http://git.hcoop.net/clinton/website/site/unknownlamer.org.git/blobdiff_plain/8a7c1bf77acdb57c101736e69fadffc17bc2f329..6a61a0074bdbf593b7e18367186b9718e93c662a:/Bicycle.muse diff --git a/Bicycle.muse b/Bicycle.muse dissimilarity index 87% index 41d1d74..b0cb01b 100644 --- a/Bicycle.muse +++ b/Bicycle.muse @@ -1,42 +1,41 @@ -#title Bicycles Are Our Friends - -* [[Bicycle Routes]] - -* [[My Bicycle]] - -* [[http://journal.unknownlamer.org/tag/bicycle][Bicycling Journal Entries]] - -I write about various bicycle related things in my journal. - - -* Why I Do Not, and Shall Never Again, Own a Car - -Do you find asphalt attractive? Do you enjoy the smell of gasoline? Is -going to the pump a pleasant experience for your wallet? What of our -wonderful insurance system? - -Asphalt is ugly. Gasoline smells terrible. Gasoline is expensive. Auto -insurance costs more than I spend on food every month (twice as much -even). - -I am free of these things and refuse to be enslaved by them again. I -have no need for useless status symbols and vehicles which can take me -places five times faster than I have the desire to get there. It is -much more enjoyable to put fuel into myself rather than a gas tank (my -tongue and stomach do quite enjoy it as well). - -Every mile travelled in a car eats money, pollutes the air just a -little bit more, causes some damage to the roads, and is (I think) -quite stressful when there is heavy traffic. - -Every mile travelled on a bicycle is another 100 Calories of food I -get to eat at the end of the ride (mmm carbohydrates). I suppose my -lungs are releasing CO_2 into the air, but perhaps this is made up by -my bicycle causing no stress to the asphalt beneath me. Most of the -time I find bicycling to quite relaxing; even on the 30F -mornings. There is, naturally, some stress; usually when cars pass me -on the left as I am signalling with my arm that I am preparing to make -a left turn, or forcing me off of the road because I am in the center -of the lane as we drift to a red light, or passing me when I am -exceeding the speed limit (hills are friendly when you're going down -them). +#title Bicycles Are Our Friends + +* [[Bicycle Routes]] + +* [[My Bicycle]] + +* [[http://journal.unknownlamer.org/tag/bicycle][Bicycling Journal Entries]] + +I write about various bicycle related things in my journal. + + +; * Why I Do Not, and Shall Never Again, Own a Car + +; Do you find asphalt attractive? Do you enjoy the smell of gasoline? Is +; going to the pump a pleasant experience for your wallet? What of our +; wonderful insurance system? + +; Asphalt is ugly. Gasoline smells terrible. Gasoline is expensive. Auto +; insurance costs more than I spend on food every month (twice as much +; even). + +; I am free of these things and refuse to be enslaved by them again. I +; have no need for useless status symbols and vehicles which can take me +; places five times faster than I have the desire to get there. It is +; much more enjoyable to put fuel into myself rather than a gas tank (my +; tongue and stomach do quite enjoy it as well). + +; Every mile travelled in a car eats money, pollutes the air just a +; little bit more, causes some damage to the roads, and is (I think) +; quite stressful when there is heavy traffic. + +; Every hour travelled on a bicycle is more food I get to eat at the end +; of the ride (mmm carbohydrates). I suppose my lungs are releasing CO_2 +; into the air, but perhaps this is made up by my bicycle causing no +; stress to the asphalt beneath me. Most of the time I find bicycling to +; quite relaxing; even on the 30F mornings. There is, naturally, some +; stress; usually when cars pass me on the left as I am signalling with +; my arm that I am preparing to make a left turn, or forcing me off of +; the road because I am in the center of the lane as we drift to a red +; light, or passing me when I am exceeding the speed limit (hills are +; friendly when you're going down them).