Last night a couple of thieves tried to steal my bike, which I am somewhat attached to.
Now I'm taking time to re-calibrate my mind with Jack
“I see a vision of a great rucksack revolution
thousands or even millions of young Americans wandering around with
rucksacks, going up to mountains to pray, making children laugh and old
men glad, making young girls happy and old girls happier, all of 'em Zen
Lunatics who go about writing poems that happen to appear in their
heads for no reason and also by being kind and also by strange
unexpected acts keep giving visions of eternal freedom to everybody and
to all living creatures ...”
(Jack Kerouak - The Dharma Bums)
Peace Out!
Stolen...This morning I went down to The Patch to water in my tomatoes and re-plant some Pandan plants. It was a lovely morning and I was so happy to be out in the fresh morning air with the Scrub fowl for company and the smell of fresh soil and tomato plants in the air.
When I got home I left my bike out the front of our flat because I'd locked the gate to keep the children in and the thieves out. This morning, however, I was a bit slack didn't go straight around and put the bike away. Instead I left it un-locked for about 3 hours in the drive way... Remembering it was there I sung out to Sam that I was going to bring the bike around the back. When I got to where I'd left it I found nothing. No sign of our beautiful cruiser! Some little mongrel had stolen it!
The bike that is my primary mode of transport and the only way I had to collect my daughter from pre-school! Doesn't that stink? I'm trying to take a positive attitude toward the situation but slide into moments of resentment. The connections for both our We-rider and the Aleycat trailer were both attached! Now both of these will be useless!
Cruiser and alleycat: In better days
The Cruiser at The Patch this morning (stolen soon after photo taken)If you live in Darwin and happen to see our bike somewhere please contact me... Even if we can get the attachments back I would be grateful.
(you can find my email contact on my profile page)
