{"id":14095,"date":"2018-08-21T06:23:26","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T10:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=14095"},"modified":"2018-08-21T06:23:26","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T10:23:26","slug":"riding-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=14095","title":{"rendered":"Riding Bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ridebikes-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ridebikes.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ridebikes.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ridebikes.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I have an ongoing dialogue with buddies who ride bicycles.  They talk about being a &#8220;biker.&#8221;  I say, &#8220;ha!  I am a biker&#8230; you are a bicyclist.  There is a difference between riding a BIKE and a toy!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This banter continues among and with my die-hard bicycle-riding friends.<\/p>\n<p>However, as an example of good sportsmanship with my twin great nephews, I did not quibble words when they asked me to&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n&#8230;&#8221;ride bikes&#8221; with them.  <\/p>\n<p>Here we are &#8220;riding bikes&#8221; on Sunday when I visited them (see below).<\/p>\n<p>This was a great relief and lots of fun, which I needed for my own mental health.  I had spent a very intense and difficult two days in Pittsburgh at my mother-in-law&#8217;s house while making some more arrangements for comfortable in-home care.  She doesn&#8217;t want it, but she cannot take care of herself any more.  Sad situation.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, back to happier family times&#8230; okay, boys, &#8220;let&#8217;s ride bikes!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Life is short:  show your family how you love them.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ridebikes2.jpg?resize=584%2C252\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"252\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ridebikes2.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ridebikes2.jpg?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ridebikes2.jpg?resize=150%2C65&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ridebikes2.jpg?resize=768%2C331&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Ridebikes2.jpg?resize=500%2C216&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have an ongoing dialogue with buddies who ride bicycles. They talk about being a &#8220;biker.&#8221; I say, &#8220;ha! I am a biker&#8230; you are a bicyclist. There is a difference between riding a BIKE and a toy!&#8221; This banter &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=14095\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family","category-motorcycle-ride"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}