Return To Him This Day

 

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Today is also the day Donald Trump is inaugurated for another term.

I can hardly think of a sadder, more terrible irony.

And I can’t watch the coronation inauguration ceremony. I just can’t.

Say “Hello”’To Boots

 Today I won’t do my usual “Sunday funnies.” Don’t worry: There won’t be any bad news today.  Tomorrow might be another story…

Anyway, while this will be a “happy” post, it won’t be related to bicycles or cycling.  Not directly, anyway.

Whatever relation this has to two wheels and two pedals rests with “Sam,” my new neighbor and cycling buddy.  I’ve been spending off-bike time with him and his girlfriend “Cora.” 

Well, if you’ve been following this blog, you know that one of the few things I love as much as bicycles and bicycling is cats. So I was as happy as they were when they welcomed “Boots” into their home.

Marlee is taking the news in stride.

Ya Still Gotta Park It Righr

 How often do A-List celebrities ride bicycles down the red carpet?

I’ll admit I’m hardly an authority on who’s an A-List, B-List, Z-List or Whatever-List celebrity. But Timothée Chalamet is certainly in the spotlight these days.

One reason is his portrayal of Bob Dylan in the recently-released film “A Complete Unknown.”  For its London premiere, he rode down the red carpet on a Lime electric bike.

OK, so it was an electric bike from a share network. Still, I give the guy “props” for not arriving in a limousine—and for his stated intention. “It’s ecological,” he explained. He later admitted, however, that he was trying to beat traffic.

Whatever his motive, the London police were not amused. He was hit with a £65 (about $79 at current exchange rates) fine—for not parking the bike properly.

I’m sure that won’t break his bank, and fans of him, the movie and Bob Dylan won’t care much.