I wouldn’t call myself a football fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I’ve really enjoyed watching the Tide this year. I was lucky enough to score tickets to the Arkansas game last week (and for free, no less) and boy, did that make a Saban believer out of me! I was so hoarse the next day! I kind of wanted to watch the Georgia game tonight, but we’ll be at a dinner party, so I’m DVR’ing it. This could be a really good game. Hearing Lee Corso scream out “Sweet home Alabama! Roll Tide!” on ESPN Gameday was kind of funny.
I’ve been trying to ride my bike around a lot more lately, and it’s been enjoyable. I went over to a friend’s house last night near campus and biking was definitely the way to go then. There were so many cars driving in that direction, and I was zipping past all of them on my bike. I also took my bike to the park by the river Thursday night to meet a friend to walk. That was a really good work out and kind of fun. You get a completely different perspective of the world when you’re on a bike. As the weather cools off even more, I’m hoping to be able to maybe take my bike to campus a few days a week or to run to the store. Good for me, good for the environment, blah blah blah.
Speaking of the environment, you should try out this game . It’s eye-opening.
I really need to get my shizz together for my study. I feel like developing my question and finding measures (and then deciding which one or ones to use) has been a really long and tedious process. There’s so much out there and so many perspectives I could take, and figuring out which one works best for what I want to examine is so hard. Do I measure religiosity or faith development? Religiosity or religious orthodoxy? Moral judgment development, faith development, or both? The sheer size of everything is just really intimidating. I can make this as big as I want it, but I don’t want to take on too much too quickly.
RE: biking
You’ve probably heard it before, but be careful out there. Getting run over kind of blows.
I’d imagine that you’ve already made a decision on whether to wear a helmet, so I won’t belabor that, but do you have a pair of gloves? I find them indispensable. Not for the padding while riding or anything, but because they give you something to land on.
Are lane splits legal in Alabama? Watch out for cops.
Re: biking
Oh, I know what you mean. I take precautions, though I don’t wear gloves. Maybe I should!
Bike rules aren’t enforced here, even if they are on the books (which I doubt). I’ve ridden by plenty of cops and nothing happened. I generally don’t ride in high-traffic areas or on road where the speed limit is more than 30.
Re: biking
If you’re looking for some reading material, I found The Art of Urban Cycling very educational, though, based on my personal record on the bike, I might not be the most shining endorsement.
Based on laws in other states (or at least Georgia, anyway), bicycles are only forbidden from controlled access highways, so speed limit has nothing to do with it.
What are drivers’ attitudes towards bikes like in Tuscaloosa? Have any incidents yet?
Re: biking
Not the most bike-friendly town. There have been editorials in the paper and everything. One person writes a “share the road” sort of letter, and then some local redneck says “Well, you should pay taxes on your bike and ride on the sidewalk” or some such idiocy.
Hence I stay away from major thoroughfares for the most part. I’ve had a redneck in a truck flip me off simply for taking my right of way (I was going straight, he was turning left, ergo, I have it). Other than that stuff has worked out for me.