I went for a bike ride today. I haven’t been riding a whole lot lately, and my general fitness level has deteriorated significantly. I didn’t make it as far as I was planning to.I was coming over this hill and was passed by another cyclist. This guy had fenders and panniers on. How embarrassing.

_{The fires of Isengard will spread, and the forests of Tuckborough and Buckland will burn.}

I followed a side street that had a chain across it to keep people out. I decided to investigate. I found an oil pipeline!

_{And all that was once green and good in this world will be gone.}

You know what we don’t have enough of around here? Well I’ll tell you what. We don’t have enough butt-fucking-ugly buildings around here. Let’s build some more.


_{There won’t be a Shire, Pippin.}

I set the Trek back up for commuting duty. I need to ride more regularly. I ordered a pair of non-clipless pedals today. I think one of the reasons I never ride the Trek is because I don’t like to screw around looking for the special shoes I need to ride it.

Barring any unfortunate alarm clock malfunctions tommorow morning, I’m going to get back on the bicycle commutung bandwagon as often as I can. I’ve been a real slacker lately.