Pro Bike Oklahoma City

HIDE AND GO BIKE THIS EVENING--NEW TIME: BE AT THE START AT 7:00, RIDE LEAVES AT 7:30

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.
- Chief Seattle, Duwamish

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

While it is a very hard and sometimes very cruel profession, my love for the bike remains as strong now as it was in the days when I first discovered it. I am convinced that long after I have stopped riding as a professional I will be riding my bicycle. I never want to abandon my bike. I see my grandfather, now in his seventies and riding around everywhere. To me that is beautiful. And the bike must always remain a part of my life.
--Stephen Roche

CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT A DEI BIKE PATH IS?

There are legitimate reasons for disagreeing with federal spending on local projects. Some might say that bike paths should be locally funded since they are primarily used by local residents. But then again, federally funded highways are used primarily by people in the general area where they are located.

I mean, really, a bike path is just that--a bike path. It is either a good idea that serves a needed purpose or an unnecessary project.

But calling local infrastructure "DEI bike paths" is, frankly, ridiculous. It is as if the word "DEI" is some demonic adjective which can be attached to anything some people oppose for one reason or another. A modern society functions by honesty, transparency and integrity. This kind of talk is contrary to those norms. If politicians do not like bike paths, let them explain why. If they cannot do so, they should shut up and concentrate on not acting like weak minded fanatics.

Why is the transportation secretary complaining about ‘DEI bike lanes’? Sean Duffy isn’t the only Republican complaining about DEI, but he seems to have an expansive definition of the idea.

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.
― Doris Kearns Goodwin

NO HIDE AND GO BIKE THIS EVENING

I have not seen an official announcement but since a thunderstorm is moving into Oklahoma City as I write, it seems pretty obvious. The rain is good and much appreciated so we can all wait patiently until next Thursday.