pulled out an ancient laptop so I could do some photo editing... not feeling like troubleshooting my Mac White Screen of Death

stuck at a light at the DC Bike Party...

the wheel powered ameba mass is just ahead

no risk of them getting away

just need to wait

costumes are optional

costumes are encourages

costumes are fun

I flaked on a costume for this month's ride

I had a revelation the other night

there was some chatter that the officer tailing the DCBP had mentioned that they "had already received several calls/complaints" 

let me throw a little logic into that statement

some people  are always going to bitch

some people are always going to moan

HEY KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN

but really...

in the course of the evening's event we encounter all sorts of people

most of the reaction is positive

for every car that honks... for every driver that cusses... there are a hundred cars that are okay with things

then there are dozens of people in cars that are excited by the site

those that bitch and moan... that is their default setting

they are locked and loaded

ready to make a call

so... a few negative calls

if only the people that came out of their house to cheer as we passed

or the cars that honked and screamed in a positive way

well...  these positive responses outweigh the handful of negative responses

sure... cars may have to slow or stop for the bicycles to parade past

if a line of cars miss one or two light cycles

it really does not alter their arrival to their destination by much

the police need to run the complaints through a filter

then they need to understand that the complaints are the minority in this situation

the DC Bike Party and other bicycle social rides are a vibrant contribution to city life

a new thing... a positive thing... a thing that  makes living in the city AWESOME

we are here... some of us are queer

get used to it

the bicycle parties are amazing gatherings

there is one link that connects people... that is the bike

it is multi-cultural

there are many different economic representations

it is really something special

people who would have never met before meet on this common ground

often making contact with each other and becoming friends 

I dig it

mucking around at the mid point rest stop at Grant Circle

  

different types of people with different types of bikes

subcultures that would not normally blend

they meet with a different mission

everyone lets their guard down

after all... what is the first rule of the Bike Party?

I think the first rule of the Bike Party is "don't be a dick!"