Torbjorn Rive

So my recent post resulted in two people close to me commenting that it was “kinda harsh”. Perhaps. And, well, that’s what I do.

The more I travel, the more I see that I live and work in the environmental sector: I can look beyond the lake and see opportunity for solutions. To consider whether you’re happy working in (or pursuing) something, try to find your ‘place at work’ surrounding you.

If you’ve never done a hallucinogenic drug, perhaps it’s not too late.
Over the past two years, studying the effects of natural hallucinogens has been taken to a whole new level. Back in style, perhaps? That’s because… With further research, psilocybin (pronounced SILL-oh-SY-bin) may prove useful in helping to treat alcoholism and drug dependence, and in aiding seriously ill patients as they deal with psychological distress, said study lead author Roland Griffiths of Johns Hopkins.
As you know, the drug is illegal, but has been used in ceremonies for centuries. Life-changing and religious ceremonies. Coincidence? I think not.
A volunteer from the 2007 experiment vocalized that, “…then came brilliant colors and beautiful patterns, just stunningly gorgeous, more intense than normal reality.”
…and then, the sensation that her heart was tearing open…”It would come in waves,” she recalled. “I found myself doing Lamaze-type breathing as the pain came on.”
Yet, “it was a joyful, ecstatic thing at the same time, like the joy of being alive,” … “There was this sense of relief and joy and ecstasy when my heart was opened.”
That’s likely from a first-time user, so her response was rather vivid.
“…Scientists reported [that] when they surveyed volunteers 14 months after they took the drug, most said they were still feeling and behaving better because of the experience.”
I really liked that commentary; feeling and behaving better because of the experience.

Basically, we’re vulnerable - which should give us the upper hand. When you’re riding a frame with wheels and “sharing the road” with cars, we feel like these heavy metal things rolling around have a good chance of being bullies. Some (and I mean only some) of them are, and dangerously so. More on that later.
The most un-lazy. I think I can count on all my digits how many times I’ve taken the bus to work this year rather than bike - and I live in a super rainy part of Canada. So there. See, I love myself more than you already. With this, the fact that we’re “un-lazy”, we have more reason to act snobbish around potential bullies (see above).
We’re “greener”, and yes, many of us believe that. While not all road-bikers (exercise and pastime) may be workday bikers - most will have two bikes for that reason.
Stubborn - when we think that we should use the road “as if we were a car”, it is for our own safety. Drivers should understand that we wouldn’t risk losing limbs just because we’re stubborn. But if we’re in a 40k zone downtown, and safer away from the danger from parked car doors opening, we’ll use the middle of the road.
Which leads me to dangerous time stories. My girlfriend really hates it when I come home with stories like this, because she thinks I’m a douche who probably puts his life in danger. I’m not - I’m stubborn and un-lazy.