Frazz by Jef Mallett for July 18, 2021

How do you recognize a happy all-weather bicyclist? :)

If the stripe is only water, he must have stayed on the road.

Red sky late at night

Sailor’s house is on fire.

One day after a wet ride into the office, I hung my bike clothes on a fence beside the building. It wasn’t long before the phone rang. Apparently the fence belonged to the neighboring building.

Fenders, Frazz, fenders.

But then you’re riding for transportation, not whatever Frazz is doing.

You takes your wins where you finds ’em.

And an extra 30 minutes cleaning and relubing your bike. If your lucky enough to have a place to hose it down.

Nice poem today. :)

Much more maintenance for the bike though. If you plan to use it again.

Frazz would have gone out no matter what the app said. That’s what committed athletes do.

Black sky at noon, take shelter you buffoon.

Ours in is “Red in the evening, hope, red in the morning, sadness.” (It rhymes in French). So we are not as wildly optimistic as Frazz, we do not claim certainly. For the curious: “Rouge le soir, espoir. Rouge le matin, chagrin.”

“I don’t want to hear it.” Unspoken: “My mind is made up, don’t confuse me with the facts.” What a fine example for an employee of an educational institution.

What was that about John Dryden?

Jef was in a poetry mood this week.

“Red” Rider!

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Frazz16 hrs · Modern weather apps sure have changed the nature of riding, or any other outdoor activity. I wonder if it’s altered the Gross Domestic Character-Building Quotient at all, or if weather is still unpredictable enough that riders (or any other outdoor adventurers) still get caught out in bad conditions — only without their just-in-case gear.