To the Bikes!

Speedy!

I've been busy, doing things. Mostly work things. Some bike things. Keeping busy.

Donald Trump continues to aggressively disqualify himself for the office of the President of the United States, but as long as the economy continues to hum along then I do not think he is in any danger of being impeached. Each new revelation that he is a lying, racist shitbag is not really a revelation. Everyone knew it already. Even better: his supporters love him precisely because he is a lying racist shitbag. They can release the tapes of Trump saying the n-word and aside from the media firestorm nothing will happen. There is no danger of him being impeached. He will remain in office until he loses an election or dies. Either one would be great, but sooner is better.

The economic fallout from the current bubble propping up the economy is the greater concern in the long term. Currently the economy is growing at 4.1%. That is not sustainable, and it has never happened unless there was some kind of rebound or correction from a depression. You can read all about it here if you care. So this current rate of growth will make a lot of people very rich, and then the bottom will fall out like it did in 2007, and the rich people will still be rich. But the poor and middle class will be fucked. If you are reading this then expect it to happen and plan accordingly. It would be really nice if there were a social safety net in place to help out the poor and middle class during the rough times, but that would make too much sense. Instead you can fend for yourself.

I still have severe tendonitis in my elbows and cannot ride a mountain bike. Sad days indeed. I can ride a road bike, and that's fun. Pictured is my new crush. She's so sporty! May get involved in it, and may not. Depends how things go with my other bike and how my recovery goes. Had thought to get a custom titanium framed bike I would rather have a faster road bike and a mountain bike. Would still have a mountain bike if my lame tendonitis would just chill the hell out. Ugh. Annoying.

So that's what has been keeping me busy: bikes, books (more on that later), and work. And the usual hobbies (food, and my peeps, etc.). Busy is maybe not the right word. Keeping me engaged. Busy, not so much.
Thanks for reading.