http://www.rocbike.com/2008/05/06/who-are-the-people-in-my-neighborhood/ Nothing To Lose But Our Chains! Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:38:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.rocbike.com/2008/05/06/who-are-the-people-in-my-neighborhood/comment-page-1/#comment-7349 siouxgeonz Wed, 07 May 2008 02:34:07 +0000 http://www.rocbike.com/2008/05/06/who-are-the-people-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-7349 I have found that in situations where my individuality is alienating... somehow because "she rides a bike all the time..." I've shifted from Nebulously Nerdy to a Wise Eccentric. This has made my life a lot easier. I read a site or a blog somewhere that suggested that the way people, ya know, talk to each other and communicate and stuff when there's a big snowstorm... that this wasn't because of the novelty of the snowstorm but rather the fact that they simply Were Not In Their Cars, but were moving more slowly. And that we could have infinitely more community compassion if we just Got Out Of OUr Cars. I have found that in situations where my individuality is alienating… somehow because “she rides a bike all the time…” I’ve shifted from Nebulously Nerdy to a Wise Eccentric. This has made my life a lot easier.
I read a site or a blog somewhere that suggested that the way people, ya know, talk to each other and communicate and stuff when there’s a big snowstorm… that this wasn’t because of the novelty of the snowstorm but rather the fact that they simply Were Not In Their Cars, but were moving more slowly. And that we could have infinitely more community compassion if we just Got Out Of OUr Cars.

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