I'm thankful for having the freedom to enjoy a unique, healthy,
relatively inexpensive recreation and sport that is cycling. I'm thankful for the friendships, distant and virtual though they may be, here on BF. I'm thankful the mods have never given me an official reprimand for my bad behavior. That said, a new year is around the corner with a new coddle-reduced persona set to roll out for S's and G's. I'm thankful that because of all the good advice and insights from the more experienced cyclists here on BF, Fred is not the first thing that comes to mind when others think of me. I'm thankful for the 33 for their wizened

, no nonsense

, no excuse

elitism. I'm thankful Pcad can't possibly post any more than he does, and that his nonsense threads are quickly taken over by kids. And finally, I'm thankful to be alive and kicking. You?