The Blaſphemous Bicycler

I seem to have stumbled on what is quite possibly the greatest song ever recorded.

I’m a bird, I’m a plane,
I’m Captain Suburbia!
The weeds will grow
The grey will show
My garage will overflow
Lucky me! I’m Captain Suburbia!

I’m not too young for anything
Anymore.
I meet all my friends and neighbors
at the liquor store
I’m mechanically inclined,
Blissfully insane,
rescuing the sacred
from the jaws of the mundane

[...]

Lucky me! I’m Captain Suburbia!
I’m a bird, I’m a plane,
I’m Captain Suburbia!
The weeds will grow
The grey will show
My garage will overflow
Lucky me! I’m Captain Suburbia!

– Roger Clyne “Captain Suburbia”

There’s even a video…
http://www.archive.org/details/JonGraysonCaptainSuburbia

I left my bike on the roof last night, and drove to the Camp Hill mall this morning for my half-ass commute.

It’s getting warmer out in the morning. I had to take my jacket off after a few miles.

Wildlife Encountered:
1 mallard duck (male) in a mud puddle in the mall parking lot.
3 white-tailed deer (female) crossing E. Penn Drive
1 cottontail rabbit (deceased) A rather grizzly scene, I’m afraid

Today: 16 miles
March: 82 miles
2007: 181 miles

I got word from the Great and Powerful Oz that my Trek will be done next weekend. After a week of shakedown, I’m heading to NYC to ride with that Master of Vegan Cookery, The Large Fella.

We are planning a ride of epic proportions. 43 stone of studliness rolling the mean streets of NYC, leaving a trail of broken hearts and cracked pavement in our wake.

Ladies, please form an orderly queue.

It was warm and sunny outside today. Brandi and I went for a leisurely ride on the Conewago Rec. Trail. The conditions were a little bit muddy and sloppy, but the trail was packed nonetheless.

_{Badly lit bicycles}

We got about three miles in, and there was a big tree down across the trail. We weren’t in the mood for outrageous adventures today, so we turned around.

_{The happy couple on the roof}

Today: 6 miles
March: 66 miles
2007: 165 miles

A long time ago, I set up a cafepress account with the plan to make some silly blasphemous bicycling t-shirts.

I never bothered to make up any artwork, so I kind of back-burnered the project.
Here’s a very early concept. lemme know what y’all think.

I like the idea of using a US DOT approved road sign for evil purposes. I think it’s probably too much black for a shirt though. I’ll also probably have to secure the rights to the faux arabic font before I go too much further down this road.