How about Bong Hits on the Bike Path. R Rivard
On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 6:49 AM, Steve Drake <[email protected]> wrote: > ** ** ** ** ** ** > > 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-work-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**** > > **** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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