Well, Excuse Me…
OK, I’m truly sorry… Yep, I freely apologize for all of it. What’s more, I openly accept and acknowledge there is no legitimate excuse for any of it, either… in spite of the fact I’m going to try to offer one anyway…
Nope, ideally posts need to be upbeat, uplifting, positive, or generally happy whenever possible, but this writer clearly has dropped the ball lately…
Let me offer a little context here…
Ever notice how when we’re the transgressing or guilty party, we fall all over ourselves offering reasons, excuses, alibis, and explanations… Sometimes we even offer genuine apologies, too, but mostly we’re simply trying to excuse ourselves and mitigate or avoid blame.
When we’re the aggrieved party, however, things are entirely different…
Yep, when something is done ‘to’ us as opposed to ‘by’ us, our focus is almost entirely upon outcomes and consequences: “I don’t give a $hit whether or not you meant to, dropping that brick on my foot hurts like Hell! Just shut-up and get me to the ER; I think something might be broken!”
So, since I’m the offending party here, I’m going to go ahead and do what comes naturally…
I’ve just been rereading my recent posts, etc., and it struck me clear as a bell, that my stuff has had a decidedly negative tone most of the time, they’ve been a bit sarcastic on occasion, but mostly there has been a downbeat flavor to all of it. How could I do that? Yep, you guessed it! I do have an excuse, explanation, alibi, and reason to offer… I’m so normal that way, huh…?
You see, I’m involuntarily suffering from rather severe ‘wind withdrawal’.
Even though I have managed half a dozen day rides over the course of the last few months, I haven’t actually been able to go for a real ride since before Thanksgiving!!! (Nope, I seriously doubt I could survive in Yankee-land.)
Keep in mind that even though our girl is over twenty-two years old and we’ve been a couple every bit of that time, she has only a couple of times ever gone more than two or three weeks without being cranked. We’ve spent considerable time on the road together and remaining relatively stationary is most unusual! For us, it just ain’t right!!!
So, I’m thinking the absence of wind therapy is dragging me down in every way: Spiritually, physically, and emotionally… And more, it’s having an effect upon my personality by causing me to be grouchy and irritable, lethargic and lazy, moody and brooding… If I’m correct, it is also showing up in my writing, too, and that’s where all of this ties together…
Anyway, that’s my excuse, and I’m sticking with it…
DDT
