A Secular Franciscan looks at the world... with a more jaundiced eye than ever... and lots of ellipses for you to fill in the missing text... (with thanks to Thomas S. Klise for the title)
Friday, August 14, 2009
Simplicity
"The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart." — Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green
I sat in the car between two huge half-ton trucks with big wheels and loud mufflers today. Our car isn't tiny, but I still felt dwarfed, and, yes, menaced somehow...
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How True!
I walked past some very ugly half ton trucks today- huge menacing things, but I also passed some lovely bikes locked outside their owner's domiciles.
I sat in the car between two huge half-ton trucks with big wheels and loud mufflers today. Our car isn't tiny, but I still felt dwarfed, and, yes, menaced somehow...
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