And most folks angry at religion aren’t angry at the ECUSA.

I regret googling that acronym. Stay away from that stuff, cousin, it’s toxic.

My commute is my exercise, so is my job, so is a lot of the time I spend with my kids.

You don’t need more time, you don’t need separate time, you just need to be more active in the things you already do.

Any luck with recumbent or standing bikes?

There’s a bouldering gymn near my house and my fourth-grader has gotten really into it. She would rather swim when the pools are open, but once the weather gets colder we’ll be there every weekend. I can do all of the beginner tracks and most of the 0-1s, even some of the 2s, but the difficulty goes up to 16 and the climbers who do anything above 5 seem to be thinking about the sport in a way I cant even visualize.

Social dance, followed by swimming and biking, then distance cycling. Cycling is the most common one I do, followed by swimming in the summer.

To explain the distinction I’m making between biking and cycling: When I say “biking”, I’m talking about lower-speed, exploratory riding; usually a very dense saturation of a smaller area, often on trails set aside for recreation. When I say “cycling”, I mean high-speed, linear riding, focused on covering distance or getting from one point to another; typically on through streets, dedicated bicycle infrastructure, or highways.

For social dance, my favorite is Ceilli, then various mosh pit styles, followed by square and contra, but in terms of how ofen I do them the order is reversed.

I didn’t, but that’s another learned skill in this category, yes.

I like it when the vocalist announces what’s coming next, like yelling “GUITAR!” right before a guitar solo or “bring back the horns” right before the brass section kicks in or “sing it, girls” right before the female backups echo the refrain.

How to walk on ice is a big one. How to cross a street is another one here in Chicago (hint: look at the cars, not the lights).

My income varies enough that the yearly total is a better picture than the last two or four weeks are.

Better to stop subsidizing the latter than start subsidizing the former.

I wouldn’t be able to track busses or trains to plan my commute home after work. I wouldn’t be able to stream music while making my kids’ breakfast and lunches before school.

I was Dry Bowser for a long time, but now I’ve switched to Wiggler.

Kinda conflicts with May Day, doesn’t it?

Honestly, not a drink: the Pedialyte freezer pops.

I have a license but no car. It allows me to rent cars or trucks when I need them, and most rentals either come with insurance or the option to purchase it. There’s no recurring cost.

Representative, federal, parliamentary, bicameral

The hard line I’ll draw is proportional elections; I’m against. We should vote for candidates, not parties. Parties I like throw up duds, and parties I dislike sometimes put forth quality candidates; it should be I, not some party leader, who chooses who will represent me.

Eat new food and look at architecture.

Almost certainly American. My grandfather was a pilot for American, my uncle is currently a pilot for American, and my cousin just got hired as a pilot by American.

it’s what the people want