Can't we all just get a dong?

I forgot to mention some things yesterday.

Before I headed out on my solo road ride on Sunday I psyched myself up by surfing the internets through the early parts of the morning. First I read that the Erzinger case ended in a most incredible (bad) manner.

He (a rich douchebag who takes no responsibility for his actions, the hit, the sneaky run, and the lies that followed) basically got off the hook for a felonious act. I followed the story the whole time, and I'm still dumbfounded as to how this shit happens.

I didn't know if that was more unsettling than finding out about the drunk driver who killed a 14 year old kid on a bike after plowing into him at @83mph who then went on to sue the parents (from jail as an indigent) for "contributory negligence" since the parents allowed the child to ride a bike without a helmet.

Weaving says that had the Kenneys "complied with the responsibilities of a parent and guardian and the laws of this state and not allowed their son to ride his bicycle without a helmet ... this incident and Matthew's death would not have happened".

Furthering my pre-ride stokage I then found a link to this guy:

Can't read the sticker in the window?

This guy is a hoot... in the way that Dick Cheney is a hoot. Unreal. I did like reading his post about riding in the park and putting an elbow into the back of a pedestrian "to teach him a lesson."

Sidewalks and cement trails really should not be occupied by walkers with dogs. They should walk in the grass. So I have decided that now I am not only tired of sharing the road with bicycles, but I am equally tired of sharing cement park trails with pedestrians.

Wow. I was speechless after reading his posts, and I wondered if his dog was raped by a cyclist in the past. So much hate spewed, one has to wonder.

With my faith in humanity brought down to a new low I headed out the door with my road bike. It's a bit daunting to think that someone in a position of wealth or power can hit me and get away with it, a drunk driver could kill me and then sue my wife because I was wearing mostly black on a semi-dreary day, or some guy might nudge me to the shoulder with his vehicle since he's "tired of sharing."

At least once I got out there I forgot all about them and enjoyed my ride.

Speaking of douchebags...

Hannah Montana Miller (not that he's a douchebag) posted up his early tentative schedule for next year, and there was something that caught my eye. The Mountain State 100... I'd never heard of it before, and my long haired, hippy, post pubescent fellow messenger friend gave up very little information about the race. I clicked the link, but there was not a whole lot of information there either. My interest is sparked, but the lack of information is painful. Maybe the promoter is a cyclist, and I can stake out his house and wait for him to go for a road ride. Then I can follow him in my car, run him off the road in a secluded area, and drive back and forth over his legs until he tells me everything. From what I can tell I am within my rights to do so since it would seem that whatever I do to a cyclist while I'm behind the wheel of a car is okay. I'll get back to you as soon as I get done exercising my rights to the road.