While some may find the name of the event light, fun and humorous; to me it carry's the baggage of slaughter houses, billions of gallons of wasted water and our horribly degraded environment, in general. That's enough to make me avoid the event, whether there are non-meat alternatives or not.
Steve _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Darryl Jordan Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 5:51 PM To: Charles Talbert Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] Bacon ... on the Bike Path? Charles; Get a sense of humor, please. The alliterative pun: "bacon" as opposed to "biking" on the path was probably the intent of the event. I applaud Planet Bike for being clever with the name of the event. Not to mention that most people are not opposed to being served meat for breakfast. I do not have a problem eating sausage, bacon, steak or chicken for breakfast even though I don't do that often nor in big quantities. Your health concerns are points well taken and I usually don't eat bacon. However, I, for example, can't stand bananas but that doesn't mean I should go around protesting the harvesting of banana fruit because it upsets my construct of the world. The point is whether one is eating fried meat, pastries, fruit, granola bars and drinking water, juice and/or coffee is very much secondary to sharing, or communing, if you will, in the common act of cycling. Personally, I think maybe I ought to have cigar that day because cycling is not just about physical fitness. Neither is it about sticking it to the gas man, the car man, the highway man , the parking meter man, or the representatives bought by the man. Cycling is cycling - an experience wholly separate from the each item on the lists of good-deed-doers, but none-the-less contributes to the better well-being to the citizenry as a whole; bacon or not. BTW - bacon-wrapped donuts be declared an official Madison treat. Cheers, DJ _____ From: Charles Talbert <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, May 2, 2013 2:46:04 PM Subject: Re: [Bikies] Bacon ... on the Bike Path? John, I should have been more clear that it's the *title* of the promotion, "Bacon on the Bike Trail", that's the issue. You are right that we should not be judgmental about people's food choices. The sponsor could offer free smokes to riders, too. Nothing wrong with that. But a promotion titled "Cigarettes on the Bike Trail" would not promote biking as well as, for example, "Orange Juice on the Bike Trail". Like cigarettes, bacon carries a lot of baggage. When it's included in the title of a biking event, it diminishes the public perception that biking is healthy, environmentally friendly, and benign. Bacon is none of these. The links in my initial email message provide more information about this. --- On Thu, 5/2/13, John H. Owen <[email protected]> wrote: From: John H. Owen <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Bikies] Bacon ... on the Bike Path? To: "'Charles Talbert'" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Date: Thursday, May 2, 2013, 10:48 AM There are also servings of fruit, donuts, coffee, etc. You don't have to eat the bacon. I am a vegan and stop by every year to say hello and converse with my cycling friends and also meet new people. Please don't be judgmental of others, we want others to be tolerant of us when we bike, so let's start with tolerance ourselves. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Talbert Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 9:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Bikies] Bacon ... on the Bike Path? Bacon on the Bike Path This title that pairs and promotes bacon with biking sends a conflicting message. Biking supports health to humans and to the environment. Bacon degrades both, and is cruel besides, even on the so-called "heritage" farms and "humane" slaughterhouses. Much of the public knows this. I've included some links below for those who would like information. Let's sell biking, not bacon. Charlie Talbert Human Health http://www.pcrm.org/search/?cid=3035 (The Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine website provides useful nutritional information in general, not just about the bacon-cancer link. Cholesterol and cardiac issues are addressed as well.) Environment http://tinyurl.com/d2df7fv (This World Preservation Foundation report gives a detailed account of the links between the livestock industry and several environmental issues: climate change, biodiversity loss, food and water security, deforestation, and oceanic ecosystem collapse.) Cruelty http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_vqIGTKuQE (Caution: This video contains graphic scenes.) --- On Wed, 5/1/13, Jay Ferm <[email protected]> wrote: From: Jay Ferm <[email protected]> Subject: [Bikies] Fwd: FW: Bacon To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 3:30 PM Hey bikies! Come get fueled up on bacon, coffee, donuts and fruit! Hope to see you all May 16! Jay Ferm Planet Bike's 7th annual Bacon on the Bike Path 2013 On Thursday morning May 16 from 7-10am, the bacon will be sizzling, the coffee will be flowing and Bike to Work Week will be in full swing. Be sure to pedal on over and join Planet Bike and the Wisconsin Bike Federation for the 7th Annual Bacon on the Bike Path! This is a free event and is a part of the week-long Bike to Work Week festivities. Your friends at Planet Bike will be serving up breakfast goodies (fruit, donuts, juice, Just Coffee and Nueske's bacon) for all bicyclists on Thursday morning. The morning commuter station will be located on the bike path along the shores of Lake Monona between the Monona Terrace and Broom Street. There will also be bike tech support provided by Willy Street Bikes, fresh brewed coffee from Just Coffee and more. For more information: http://wisconsinbikefed.org/events/bike-to-work-week/madison-area-bike-to-wo rk-week/ When: May 16, 2013, 7am-10 am Where: The bike path along the shores of Lake Monona between the Monona Terrace and Broom Street. Web: www.planetbike.com/page/news/events/ Email: [email protected] -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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