My Pink Cadillac

 Have you heard the news? Doomsday is coming...again. Gas prices are soaring...again. Donald Trump is bombing shit...again. 

It's always something with these people. They're worried about the eCoNoMy, as if the thing hasn't been in absolute shambles since way back in the Reagan days 40 fucking years ago. But Me? I grew up in desperate poverty. Sleeping on the trailer floor huddled up with my brothers and sisters in front of an old ceramic heater, the kind with the weird bricks. No bathroom, instead we did our business in an old coffee tin...as the eldest, it was my job to empty it. Foraging for food off of trees and bushes because we didn't have any at home. So on and so on.

As a result, I've always been a bit of a hoarder. I have stacks upon stacks of dry beans, rice, powdered milk and the like, just in case. It's not as deep as it sounds, I'm just not keen on experiencing real hunger pangs ever again. 

My bonus kid works in a bicycle shop. 2 christmases ago, he managed to score this bubblegum pink electra bike (not electric, it's just the brand name) for FREE, because some rich couple had broken up, the wife or girlfriend left it behind during their separation, and the hubby/boyfriend just wanted to be rid of it. Sooooo, it's mine. It's miiiiine, and I am overjoyed.

I want a rear cargo rack, and one of those cute baskets that hang over either side (pannier? is that what it's called?) but for now, I have a not-too-shabby basket in the front.

I've been wanting to lower my carbon footprint anyway, eliminate plastic and all that muck. I've started using bar shampoo, bar soaps, and there's this fantastic little sub on Reddit called r/VisibleMending that I've been stalking for a while for inspiration.

When oil eventually hits 100 bajillion dollars a barrel and no one can afford to drive or buy oranges that were shipped from Brazil, I'll be living high on the hog with my sturdy supply of beans and bike and non-liquid soaps and patchwork clothing. 

I highly suggest you start kissing my ass, now. 😁