On May 27, 12:40 pm, "B. Lafferty" <
[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> Oh, your sarcasm is devastating. How will I ever go on?!
Much like a broken record.
> I'll wager that
> you still believe in Lance, Tyler, Floyd, Ullrich and Basso. You are such a
> ******. LOL
What exactly am I not supposed to believe in? Which ones weren't
supremely gifted athletes whether they, or anyone else in the peloton,
doped? In the first place, I never believed that random people with a
gift for cycling are somehow paragons of moral erectness. They ride
fookin' bicycles, you maroon. Surprisingly enough, I also don't care
what Rosie O'Donnell or Charlie Sheen have to say about 9/11.
Society periodically goes through such expansion and contraction of
social mores. Popping pills for whatever ailed you was typical in the
50's and 60's. Your mom did it. Your mom, if she had any common
sense, smacked your ass when you were just a little complainer that
got out of hand. If she did those same things nowadays, your mom
would be in rehab, up on child endangerment charges and Child
Protection would have put you in a foster home. I'm not saying that
would have necessarily been a bad thing in your case, merely pointing
out that being a sanctimonious a-hole who can't, or won't,
differentiate between entertainment and vital matters, and is obsessed
with a retired rider, is detrimental to your mental health.
Now the question becomes, do you call the cops on your own mom because
she spanked you, or do you realize that even a mom is human and can
make mistakes, and move past it? You could always tell yourself that
you were helping her and it was for her own good if it would make it
easier to make the call.
We're in a similar transition period in cycling.
Plan B. Seriously. You'll thank me.
R
