Is ni bheimid beo,
ach seal beag gearr.
Lyrics (Gaelic) from Aisling's Song, The Secret of Kells
I caught myself speaking about bicycling in the past tense today, and it really bothered me. I was talking to a friend about ways to grab quick carbs and calories and I linked her to some energy cubes and told her;
"I used to use these on all of my rides."
Then I thought, what is this "used to" BS, huh? I can still ride. I will still ride. I do that sort of thing all the time. I'm like the Browns, I feel like I'm in a "rebuilding season" right now. First of all, I've been sleeping - lots. The only thing I can figure is that there's some sort of epic battle going on inside of me. (At least, that's what I hope)
No more saying "when I used to ride".
I also tend to split my life into BC and AD eras, but not how you'd think.
BC = Before cancer
AD = After diagnosis
That's sort of how things are described by me, when I'm speaking about things in the past tense. I don't think that's unhealthy or anything, it is what it is. On the day I was diagnosed it was like a meteor struck the earth and my surroundings, absolutely everything changed and will never, ever be the same again.
We're now officially "gearing up" for this 5k walk/run in Cleveland in June!! Please sign up, make and/or join teams and you'll be in for quite a treat! You can also donate to me directly, if you don't feel like participating.
And now, for my tangent of the day: Have you ever heard of Fordite or Detroit Agate? I want a piece of Fordite jewelry. I'm going to buy this one in a week if it's still there. From the pendant's page:
"Also known as Detroit or Motor Agate. Originally, Detroit auto manufacturers would tow cars on a rail and pallet system through the paint booths. Over time, the paint over spray would accumulate on the rails and skids, requiring the crews to remove the accumulated paint from time to time to avoid mechanical failure of the system. Some of the workers got the bright idea of taking some of this material home to cut and polish for jewelry. And so was born Fordite!
Cars are no longer painted this way, and haven't been since the 80's. Fordite is a generic term that refers to any chunk of accumulated over-spray paint. All Fordite is, by definition, a recycled use product.
The Fordite material used in this pendant was sourced from Detroit and is from the Ford assembly plant in Wayne, MI."
I have seriously put in in and taken it out of my cart 50 times today. I don't need it, so I'm not buying it. Yet.
