Social Dilemmas (and music!)
Greetings blogsters! It’s been over two months since my last post. I’m not on the success track outlined by blogger gurus (optimally it would be 2-3 posts per week). But this is this, so I am happy about that. I hope you find here something funny, useful, goofy, or just of interest to you. As long-time readers know, I often write about my uncomfortable moments, so here I go again. We’re still in the plugging-in phase of our lives here in Salem, learning the layout of the city and arranging to meet new people, perhaps find some new friends. Combining a social event with biking is a nice option for us newbies. The local bike club arranges regular weekly rides on weekends and a few weekdays. Riders meet at a local parking lot and bike out from there as a group. This last weekend saw Saturday as likely to have the most favorable weather and so I showed up for that ride instead of the Sunday which I’d done a few times. A gentleman I hadn’t met asked me about the black fuzzy