One Man's Ascent is another's Descent
They say when you learn to ride a bicycle you never forget. While technically this is true, there are times when I truly wish it was not. I like to think of myself as a 44 year old man in reasonably good condition. I mean I have pudge but it isn't excessive. I am energetic and I like to take long walks. Wait, that almost sounds like a personal add on Match.com. I most certainly am not an Adonis but in truth I never was. Ahh Adoinis... that symbol of all that it is to be a man. Sheltered by Aphrodite as a young man he represents virility and strength. Beauty and grace. He also has a nice pecker that in the case of the Roman version pictured was not hacked off by Pope Pius IX when he set about removing all depictions of the male member in the Vatican and covering them with a fig leaf.. Over Christmas my father and son convinced me to go on a mountain bike ride with them. Columbia, SC is blessed with a beautiful mountain bike trail park and it seemed like a good idea.