Small Woman+Big Bike=No Paper

Small Woman+Big Bike=No Paper
Originally uploaded by bodhi47.

I've been remiss, very remiss, in posting here for quite some time. I actually post more to flickr than I do here, but sometimes it's nice to work things out with the written word. Like the loss of my bike. It's only a thing, but since it was stolen from me I've realized some things. Not only did they steal the physical bike, they stole a feeling from me. The feeling of being able to just hop on and ride. The feeling you get when you're cranked up and reading the line of curves ahead of you. The feeling you get when you hit a run smoothly. Smoothness, not just flat out speed or dumb juvenile stunts. Smoothness is when you and the bike are one thing, together. You think, it does. A more directed steed than a horse, nevertheless, something that you can feel in tune with and lose yourself in.

That's a lot to steal from one man.