Behold - The Testosteroneal Deficit in The White House is evident.
It's a sweet ride though. I bet he loooves to ring that Hello Kitty Bell.
Boq
[Armorer sneeks in]
I thought Boq was going to do a compare and contrast with another World Leader on Vacation...
[Closes door quietly on way out]
It's a sweet ride though. I bet he loooves to ring that Hello Kitty Bell.
(go ahead, click it)
Boq
[Armorer sneeks in]
I thought Boq was going to do a compare and contrast with another World Leader on Vacation...
[Closes door quietly on way out]
The color-coordinated bike helmet is just too precious for words...
...Come to think of it, I'm surprised there's no training wheels.
My favorite so far: "Wheeee, I'm going down hill. Just like the economy!"
Obama's national security. We're screwed.
It's great to have a President who rides a bike like he throws a baseball.
I just want to be on the cutting edge of non-dweeb fashion.
Which brings to mind, on the drive home tonite, I passed a neighbor, pedaling up a 3 mile hill to home...easy slope, but 3 miles long...wearing T-Shirt, exercise shorts and "sport shoes"...and a helmet...OBTW did I forget to mention he's a USMC Vietnam Vet? Vietnam didn't kill him, but he's not gonna let a little fall on a bicycle do him in now.
Oh! Oh! Oh! If I'm right does it count as figuring out a whatziss?
No? Dagnabbit all.
Now, sir, y'all wouldn't want THAT to happen, would you sir?
And if THIS ever luvin' Marine/Army (yeah, service X2) Infantry Sergeant wears a bike helmet, I'm sure that it would be quite acceptible for you zeroes to as well! Gunny Ermy would agree with me!
(I talk smack, but only because I join the others who desire you to be around to talk smack to for a very long time, so please, wear your PPE. Semper Fi.)
eric: I'd say Putin is as much a World Leader as Teh Won. :)
11B40: Spew!! Beer on the keyboard. Good one.
LaMigra: I used to bicycle cross-country here in Southwest Ohio back in my youth (best trip, 56 miles round trip from south of Fairfield to Oxford, then back, in the middle of July with high in the 90s), and I never, ever wore a helmet. Hell, I faced greater dangers from semis blowing by me 5 feet away, or rednecks who thought I was a target. I've had several falls, and have injured my ankles, knees, palms, shoulders, and elbows, but never came close to hitting my head on anything. Helmets provide a benefit if and only if you suffer from a head injury. Bicycling is not the same as motorcycling. For one thing, our bikes are light enough to carry on one shoulder. :) For another, we can't go 60 miles/hour while pretending we're "MAVERICK" in TOPGUN.
And dogs. Almost forgot the dogs. I suppose I throw the helmet at them when they chased me. :)
Me, I'm more concerned with folks who don't include reflective items or lights when they bike during poor light conditions.
I decided to google bicycle helmets while commenting, and found this. Among other goodies, the author cites sources which indicate that when helmet use increased, so did head injuries. The author also wrote an article on how to ride safely. Oddly enough, I follow most of those practices. The exceptions relate to the fact that I generally ride in suburban or exurban environments.
For those who don't like to follow links, I quote the above author's conclusions:
* Bicycle helmets probably have some protective value, but not nearly as much as has been claimed, or most people seem to think.
* Wearing a helmet does nothing to prevent you from being hit by a car.
* Real bicycle safety involves learning how to ride properly.
* Crash helmets could easily save more lives for motorists than bicyclists.
* Helmet laws restrict freedom of choice, may result in the targeting of minorities, discourage cycling, make cycling more dangerous for those who remain, and shift the blame in car-bike collisions to helmetless cyclists even if it was the motorist who was at fault.
*sigh*
Only in the New, Improved Army would someone refer to a K-pot as "old"...
Obama is rockin' the Mom-jeans... !
Hell, I still have my OLD Steel Pot and liner (with the original camo cover,too)!!
......and my Woodland BDU's still fit!
I still look *great* in my jungle fatigues. From 1969...
You kids are so cute when you try to claim you're *oooooooooold*...