U So Crazy!

People who just don't know are always saying how dangerous it is to ride bikes.  Listen here grandma bluehair, bikes are not dangerous, that gas exploding engine driven deathmachine you call a car is dangerous.  I will admit that riding a bike can be dangerous, dangerous in the fact that it can be habit forming and possibly addictive by nature.  Really?  Is it such a bad thing?  I ride bikes because the alternative would be self-destructive and illegal.  Drugs.  Yes I will admit that I have formed a habit that is borderline addictive, screw-it I am addicted up to the eyeballs.  My track-marks are road rash scars, shaved legs and awesome tan-lines.

It's a healthy addiction, right?  Eat-sleep-dream-ride bikes.  Healthy?  No, I'm sick and I have a fever, a fever and the only cure is more...bike.  You know who you are, and if you are shaking your head yes you have it to.  Thinking about the WNR makes your pulse race, looking at Italian bikes on the internet is almost lewd behavior.  You are shaking your head, is that a yes sir or a yeah sure?

I don't care what it is, but there is always that guy or guys that take it too far.  The ones that have to drink too much, have to jump off the third story balcony into the kiddy pool, and pour gasoline on the campfire.  Boom!!! Hitting a little too close to home?  We in society have a word for you..CRAZY.  Crazy can be used as a noun, verb and those other things adv, adj something or others.  The way we use crazy is usually a term of endearment or respect.  You did what?  That's crazy!  We don't think you lost your mind, at least not all of it, but we say it because we would have to be crazy to do what you accomplished.  Yes, you can probably smell the jealousy coming off the comment. 

I have the opportunity to ride my bike with all kinds of people, all of them are crazy.  There are a few standout certifiable, should be institutionalized, padded cell, hug yourself jacket people in this group.  You know who you are.  You are crazy and I have much love and respect for you.  Keep doing what you are doing and enjoy it to its fullest.  Remember the crazies are the ones who run the asylum.   

The next time someone calls you crazy, consider the source and context.  They might just be paying you a huge compliment.  Next time your coworker says you are crazy for riding your bike, what they are really saying is "dang, I wish I could do that".