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Old 09-14-09, 01:28 PM
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I need more cowbell.
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1. Many wait for inspiration to ride. We should ride to find inspiration!

2. Argue for your limitations, and they are yours.

3. Catastrophes are invitations for miracles.

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Originally Posted by Digital Gee
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3. Catastrophes are invitations for miracles.

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My life is a miracle?
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Originally Posted by cranky old dude
My life is a miracle?
Ayup!
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Some people make it happen.

Some people let it happen.

And some people wonder what happened.
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Originally Posted by cranky old dude
My life is a miracle?
Not all miracles are equal
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Originally Posted by cranky old dude
My life is a miracle?
I read this as "wife".
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The car behind you assumes they are in front of you.

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Originally Posted by waytoomanybikes
Never hit seventeen, when you play against the dealer.
And don't assume 20 is a winning hand even if the dealer is showing 6.

I could have bought some sweet bike gear for what I dropped during vacation this month. I did get several hours of entertainment for the price.

Sadly the bike and snorkel tour was canceled for lack of interest. Some people think cycling is work.
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Everything breaks

Everything costs more

Everything takes longer
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
Everything takes longer
That isn't always a bad thing.
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Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see.

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Originally Posted by toddtone
Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see.

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