We are complex creatures, us humans. We have the capacity to love and nurture. We also have the capacity to kill and torture. Any person who does not recognize the duality we all have within us should be approached with much suspicion. They are probably too stuck on one side of the equation. If someone is trying to sell you rainbows and bunnies, you can bet on the inside there are a slew of decapitated kittens.
Prior to cycling, I never had a sport. Possessing the coordination of a dizzy toddler, basketball and football were never strong suits. I gravitated towards music because it didn't involve objects in flight headed towards my face, save for the odd music stand here and there.
To ride a bike, only a few things are necessary to do well;
I have some decisions to make as far as having a public presence that will exist on the internet for the rest of my life and beyond. Do I behave in a way that endorses no particular ideology and speaks of no topic that could be controversial in nature? This is the approach of someone who is trying to appeal to everyone to sell a product and become a household name. I'm a bass teacher and music educator as well as live and in-studio musician. Who cares what I think about gun violence?
Spring has sprung, summer is coming and it's an election season! Time for evening walks, cookouts and social media Hitler comparisons. Yesterday was primary voting and the results are confirming that this election cycle is a unique one. Both parties are divided and it looks like the choices are a vacation to Detroit or a vacation to Somalia (depending of course on which side of the political spectrum you stand).
Through all of this, I am reminded of one man, Warren G.
