Thanks for sharing these stories, Patrick! I suppose the argument can be made that such stories are not really relevant to a bicycle board. Of course, I'll entertain any such argument respectfully, but then I'll just appreciate that my horizons have been expanded a bit by someone willing to stretch the boundaries of what's acceptable and what's not. Isn't this really how all forward movement is made? Anyways, thanks a lot. I enjoyed Hickman's Love Letter to America. His writing is both thoughtful and poetic to read. I learned a few things, and- once again- I see I am not alone. I'm looking forward to his other installments.
And, Iamkeith, thanks for the recommendation of 'Abandoned'. I just finished the episode on 'Detroit' <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gq2bezL7Og&list=PLDbSvEZka6GEQPf6P21Z2LhGyX3j1LRKi>, and found myself totally enthralled. What Rick McCrank comes away with after engaging with and listening to the people he encounters is hopeful. Indeed, the American dream is not mine or yours, but ours. Thanks for making me aware of this voice as well. Oh yeah and, steel, mechanical bicycles are still cool! Cheers, John On Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 5:49:54 PM UTC-8 Doug H. wrote: > I could not agree more, Ted. Asking folks to not post because of an > indirect link to someone they don't like is ridiculous. I enjoyed the > articles Patrick. Thanks so much for the links. > > I hope to travel some by bicycle in retirement and reading these articles > helps to bide my time until that can happen. > Doug > > On Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 8:43:24 PM UTC-5 Ted Durant wrote: > >> On Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 3:04:59 PM UTC-6 ian m wrote: >> >> Bari Weiss helms The Free Press, which is thefp.com links in the >> original post. While I agree w/ Glen's opinions of BW, not wanting links to >> a company/publication run by cretinous turds is a hard line to draw when >> the likes of facebook, twitter, amazon, &c are so commonly shared >> >> >> So much for respectful discourse. I'm a big fan of what Bari Weiss and >> The Free Press are doing to provide a platform that encourages many >> different points of view. Adding the Hickmans' story about spending a year >> exploring the country by bike is a good example, and they'll be seen by a >> larger audience, probably by at least 3 orders of magnitude, than they >> would have had on his blog. I'm pretty sure most people on this list agree >> that if you want to travel in a way that maximizes your interaction with >> the people you come across, going by bicycle is hard to beat. >> >> Ted Durant >> Milwaukee WI USA >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/53b43505-8500-477c-95e2-23076e17181an%40googlegroups.com.
