What Right-Wing Governance Does For Cycling

"Tºm Shermªn™ °_°" " wrote in
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On 3/14/2011 7:33 PM, A. Muzi wrote:
Tºm Shermªn™ °_° wrote:
On 3/14/2011 9:04 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Nate Nagel:
Um, there are some things about Japanese culture that I'm NOT
completely
nuts about...

As a nation, they'd score some points if they'd own up to
Nanking.

Like the US should own up to the genocide of the American Indian? Or
the true civilian body counts in Vietnam and Iraq?


And the Persians/Iranians haven't made amends for sacking Athens (just
before coming in 2d at Salamis).

Then there were a series of raids by the various Mayan kings, enslaving
and/or sacrificing the survivors in the 1200s to 1400s. No apologies
there either.

Where does all that get us exactly?

That a lot of people need to stop being morally righteous about their
particular country.

And why the hell should that be? The only "particular" country I know about
is America.

Poor Tom Sherman has most likely never traveled abroad. If he had, he would
know something about America that does indeed make it exceptional.

But Tom Sherman belongs in France sitting at a sidewalk cafe in Paris
commiserating with the g.d. French *******s about how horrible America is.
My God, it must be some kind of original sin to go through life as an
ideologue committed to liberalism-socialism-communism. He read Marx and
Engels as a youth and never recovered from it.

--
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

"Tºm ShermªnT °_°" " wrote in
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On 3/14/2011 7:59 PM, Edward Dolan wrote:
[...]
Alas, I have given up on all red wines. Now I only partake of white wines
and blush wines. Hells Bells, I have never liked red grapes, why the hell
should I like red wine! Nope, it is either white wine or else stone cold
sober for me!

I have been drinking apple brandy made within bicycle riding distance of
my home: http://www.crwine.com/Spirits.html. Well worth the $40/bottle
(tax included).

There is no drink in the world worth that much. No wonder you never have any
wealth. I get my vino in a box for about $12 for 5 liters. That is plenty.
For heaven's sakes, all you want is the slight high without any after
effects. White wine is the only way to go!

--
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

On 3/14/2011 8:13 PM, Edward Dolan wrote:
"T�m Sherm�n� " wrote in
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On 3/14/2011 7:33 PM, A. Muzi wrote:
T�m Sherm�n� �_� wrote:
On 3/14/2011 9:04 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Nate Nagel:
Um, there are some things about Japanese culture that I'm NOT
completely
nuts about...

As a nation, they'd score some points if they'd own up to
Nanking.

Like the US should own up to the genocide of the American Indian? Or
the true civilian body counts in Vietnam and Iraq?


And the Persians/Iranians haven't made amends for sacking Athens (just
before coming in 2d at Salamis).

Then there were a series of raids by the various Mayan kings, enslaving
and/or sacrificing the survivors in the 1200s to 1400s. No apologies
there either.

Where does all that get us exactly?

That a lot of people need to stop being morally righteous about their
particular country.

And why the hell should that be? The only "particular" country I know about
is America.

Poor Tom Sherman has most likely never traveled abroad. If he had, he would
know something about America that does indeed make it exceptional.

Uh Ed, I am originally from Canuckistan.

But Tom Sherman belongs in France sitting at a sidewalk cafe in Paris
commiserating with the g.d. French *******s about how horrible America is.
My God, it must be some kind of original sin to go through life as an
ideologue committed to liberalism-socialism-communism. He read Marx and
Engels as a youth and never recovered from it.

Groucho Marx?

--
Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007
I am a vehicular cyclist.

On 3/14/2011 8:24 PM, Edward Dolan wrote:
"T�m Sherm�nT " wrote in
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On 3/14/2011 7:59 PM, Edward Dolan wrote:
[...]
Alas, I have given up on all red wines. Now I only partake of white wines
and blush wines. Hells Bells, I have never liked red grapes, why the hell
should I like red wine! Nope, it is either white wine or else stone cold
sober for me!

I have been drinking apple brandy made within bicycle riding distance of
my home:http://www.crwine.com/Spirits.html. Well worth the $40/bottle
(tax included).

There is no drink in the world worth that much. No wonder you never have any
wealth. I get my vino in a box for about $12 for 5 liters. That is plenty.
For heaven's sakes, all you want is the slight high without any after
effects. White wine is the only way to go!

Here is a guide to wine that may be to your taste:
http://www.bumwine.com/.

--
Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007
I am a vehicular cyclist.

"Tºm ShermªnT °_°" " wrote in
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On 3/14/2011 8:24 PM, Edward Dolan wrote:
"T?m Sherm?nT " wrote in
message ...
On 3/14/2011 7:59 PM, Edward Dolan wrote:
[...]
Alas, I have given up on all red wines. Now I only partake of white
wines
and blush wines. Hells Bells, I have never liked red grapes, why the
hell
should I like red wine! Nope, it is either white wine or else stone
cold
sober for me!

I have been drinking apple brandy made within bicycle riding distance of
my home:http://www.crwine.com/Spirits.html. Well worth the $40/bottle
(tax included).

There is no drink in the world worth that much. No wonder you never have
any
wealth. I get my vino in a box for about $12 for 5 liters. That is
plenty.
For heaven's sakes, all you want is the slight high without any after
effects. White wine is the only way to go!

Here is a guide to wine that may be to your taste:
http://www.bumwine.com/.

The only thing I am a snob about in life are the fine arts. Wine is no
brainer and does not require any sophistication whatsoever.

--
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

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"Bill Sornson" wrote:

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follow established protocols.

That is not the widely adopted signature separator
recognized and respected by most news reader programs.

--
Michael Press

On 3/14/2011 8:31 PM, Tºm Shermªn™ °_° wrote:
On 3/14/2011 7:16 AM, Peter Cole wrote:
On 3/13/2011 9:21 PM, Phil W Lee wrote:
Peter considered Sun, 13 Mar 2011
18:18:26 -0400 the perfect time to write:

On 3/13/2011 2:08 PM, Dan O wrote:
On Mar 13, 10:43 am, Duane wrote:
On 3/11/2011 8:00 PM, T m Sherm n _ wrote:

On 3/11/2011 3:14 PM, Duane Hebert wrote:

Installing bicycle lanes leads to their mandatory usage, de facto or
legally enforced.

I haven't seen this but I'll take your word for it. In that case, we
should fight against mandatory usage of bike lane laws.

Well, it's a tough sell to the non-cycling majority who would probably
just scowl about wanting to have our cake and eat it to - at their
expense, of course.

The law here requiring use of available bike lane includes a number of
exceptions - including one for avoiding debris, which seems to be a
blanket exception leaving it totally at my discretion since *every*
bike lane collects debris. However...

One morning after the snow and ice hit us, and the roads had been
heavily "sanded", I was riding in on a four-lane + bike lanes road.
All the "sand" and other debris had been pushed over to the bike lane,
the entire width of which was a good half-inch deep with black, wet
muck. The stripe was even covered. So I was bout a foot or so out
into the right traffic lane. A big truck came up ehind me and
honked. His left lane was empty. I proceeded straight on, as far
right as practicable. He honked again, so I turned my head and waved
him around. He continued to follow, but closed in and honked some
more. Eventually the stripe sort of emerged from the much, so I
drifted right over the stripe, riding *very* cautiously in the muck.
He buzzed past - hinking some more.

This is what Tom meant by defacto requirement - motorists *expect* us
to use the bike lane, are clueless to the issues that the exceptions
in law at least provide for, and will agressively act out their
hostility to try and force us into them.

So flip him off& keep riding.

What do you do when they pull up alongside and then deliberately
change lanes into the side of you, to FORCE you into the bike lane?

I'll let you know when that happens, if ever.

I have had cagers pull up beside me, then swerve to the right while
yelling at me to get on the (defective) bike path.


Not in Iowa, I hope!

On 3/14/2011 8:33 PM, AMuzi wrote:
Tºm Shermªn™ °_° wrote:
On 3/14/2011 9:04 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Nate Nagel:
Um, there are some things about Japanese culture that I'm NOT
completely
nuts about...

As a nation, they'd score some points if they'd own up to
Nanking.

Like the US should own up to the genocide of the American Indian? Or
the true civilian body counts in Vietnam and Iraq?


And the Persians/Iranians haven't made amends for sacking Athens (just
before coming in 2d at Salamis).

Then there were a series of raids by the various Mayan kings, enslaving
and/or sacrificing the survivors in the 1200s to 1400s. No apologies
there either.

Where does all that get us exactly?



Back to the stone age?

On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:34:59 -0500, Tºm Shermªn™ °_°
" wrote:

On 3/14/2011 8:13 PM, Edward Dolan wrote:
"T?m Sherm?n? " wrote in
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On 3/14/2011 7:33 PM, A. Muzi wrote:
T?m Sherm?n? ?_? wrote:
On 3/14/2011 9:04 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Nate Nagel:
Um, there are some things about Japanese culture that I'm NOT
completely
nuts about...

As a nation, they'd score some points if they'd own up to
Nanking.

Like the US should own up to the genocide of the American Indian? Or
the true civilian body counts in Vietnam and Iraq?


And the Persians/Iranians haven't made amends for sacking Athens (just
before coming in 2d at Salamis).

Then there were a series of raids by the various Mayan kings, enslaving
and/or sacrificing the survivors in the 1200s to 1400s. No apologies
there either.

Where does all that get us exactly?

That a lot of people need to stop being morally righteous about their
particular country.

And why the hell should that be? The only "particular" country I know about
is America.

Poor Tom Sherman has most likely never traveled abroad. If he had, he would
know something about America that does indeed make it exceptional.

Uh Ed, I am originally from Canuckistan.

But Tom Sherman belongs in France sitting at a sidewalk cafe in Paris
commiserating with the g.d. French *******s about how horrible America is.
My God, it must be some kind of original sin to go through life as an
ideologue committed to liberalism-socialism-communism. He read Marx and
Engels as a youth and never recovered from it.

Groucho Marx?

Groucho Marx certainly warped my life. But if we're talking recent
things to regret that America did, I think the chemical warfare we
conducted on Vietnam is at the top. So hard to say though. Our
invasion of Iraq, a country that never did anything to us, was pretty
awful also. And, of course, using "depleted Uranium" while talking
about the horror of poison gas was pretty funny.

But it's all so that wealthy Americans can move their money abroad
safely so I guess it's all ok.

On Mar 15, 8:37*am, dgk wrote:
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:34:59 -0500, T m Sherm n _



" wrote:
On 3/14/2011 8:13 PM, Edward Dolan wrote:
"T?m Sherm?n? " *wrote in
...
On 3/14/2011 7:33 PM, A. Muzi wrote:
T?m Sherm?n? ?_? *wrote:
On 3/14/2011 9:04 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Nate Nagel:
Um, there are some things about Japanese culture that I'm NOT
completely
nuts about...

As a nation, they'd score some points if they'd own up to
Nanking.

Like the US should own up to the genocide of the American Indian? Or
the true civilian body counts in Vietnam and Iraq?

And the Persians/Iranians haven't made amends for sacking Athens (just
before coming in 2d at Salamis).

Then there were a series of raids by the various Mayan kings, enslaving
and/or sacrificing the survivors in the 1200s to 1400s. No apologies
there either.

Where does all that get us exactly?

That a lot of people need to stop being morally righteous about their
particular country.

And why the hell should that be? The only "particular" country I know about
is America.

Poor Tom Sherman has most likely never traveled abroad. If he had, he would
know something about America that does indeed make it exceptional.

Uh Ed, I am originally from Canuckistan.

But Tom Sherman belongs in France sitting at a sidewalk cafe in Paris
commiserating with the g.d. French *******s about how horrible America is.
My God, it must be some kind of original sin to go through life as an
ideologue committed to liberalism-socialism-communism. He read Marx and
Engels as a youth and never recovered from it.

Groucho Marx?

Groucho Marx certainly warped my life. But if we're talking recent
things to regret that America did, I think the chemical warfare we
conducted on Vietnam is at the top. So hard to say though. Our
invasion of Iraq, a country that never did anything to us, was pretty
awful also. And, of course, using "depleted Uranium" while talking
about the horror of poison gas was pretty funny.

But it's all so that wealthy Americans can move their money abroad
safely so I guess it's all ok.

If you trust the leaders, you'll find out everything is OK.

You may question also our contribution to trash the planet, but you
can pass the blame to China as well.