So I fell off my bike cycling around a lake on this Indian Summer Day.. and then life got political

[Mira]

First look at my arm (and then there's my palm, and my foot.....)



Then look at why this ride was needed to soothe my worried soul





Now look at the new mag I made this afternoon for the back of my truck.
It was spied by my houseguest as she came home from working. She is a wonderful and witty young woman who works for Emily's list and is in town working all the time she does not sleep to defeat Liddy Dole.



She had seen my injuries earlier and inquired. Then she suggested I call the cops and claim a Republican had beaten me up as punishment for my vehicle and yard decorations.

She said: We could so easily make totally sure NC goes blue.
I must admit I thought about it for a split minute.
My car and yard are awesome, and so are my injuries.

[defendandprotect]

1. The photos and deeds are beautiful -- hurry and get well !!

[wellstone dem]

2. Ouch, that injury looks painful

I've fallen 3 times this year, but never ended up with a bruise like that one.

[Mira]

7. The bike fell on top of my arm as I crashed against a barricade

at the end of the lake, it was that barrier, or a street with serious traffic.
I'm a lucky girl today.
I lived to see Obama get elected

[Mira]

8. The bike fell on top of my arm as I crashed against a barricade

at the end of the lake, it was that barrier, or a street with serious traffic.
I'm a lucky girl today.
I lived to see Obama get elected

[Mira]

10. self delete- posted twice

[Subdivisions]

3. Wow, Mira, that arm looks horrible! Whereabouts in NC

are you? I am in Mooresville visiting my uncle and getting my mom and dad, who have just moved here, settled in.

Edited to add: I have seen more Obama/Biden signs around here than anywhere else on my trip from Texas and they outnumber mcsame signs 10:1. They are everywhere around here!

[Mira]

12. Winston-Salem - Salem Lake In the cities it's Obama In the country it's Geezer and Dingbat

[NNadir]

4. Ouch! Not for one up-manship, but after my first major bicycle accident,

they took an EEG to see if they could harvest my organs.

I had a three day coma, a week in intensive care, and 3 weeks in the hospital.

My second major accident, my eye swelled shut for two weeks.

My third - a car deliberately swerved to hit me - I had injuries sort of like yours.

[Mira]

13. I am wearing a helmet as of right now, What you are saying is scaring me really badly

[NNadir]

20. You absolutely should do that.

I was not wearing a helmet for the first accident. The accident was totally my own fault.

I could have killed the driver of the car that hit me, and as it was, I destroyed her car totally.

I was young and going way too fast.

In fact, I was going way too fast for the second accident as well, but it was sort of a question of bad design of a bike path.

[Mira]

24. Here's why I stopped (until now ) wearing a helmet

I'm vain - and I feel geeky with it on

I was in Europe (me ex-home) recently where bicyclists in Germany are 35 percent of traffic.
I counted about 1 in 100 with a helmet, so I decided to just opt for not looking geeky.

until now

[NNadir]

29. The helmet is cool.

I have not ridden without a helmet for a very long time.

I don't let my boys straddle the handlebar unless they're wearing one.

[illuminaughty]

23. Wow. Please be careful

We've had several people killed here in K.C. area while training for the MS150. Hopefully nobody meant to hit them. Crazy mofos.

[The Shadow]

5. Geeze, Your 'Sposed To Stay On That Thing!

It looks like you took a heck of a fall, ouch! I hope you heal soon!
The lake pics are gorgeous. The sign on your truck is awesome, how cool! Take care, hope you feel better soon too.

[donco6]

6. I definitely see an "M" in that bruise.

Right next to the Jesus outline.

[Mira]

14. Ebay?

[donco6]

You'll make millions.

Go for it.

:rofl:

[Mira]

17. I'm for sale then - I'll help HRC to pay off her campaign debt

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Ice should help to reduce some of the bruising

and be careful next time you go riding ... 'kay

[cliffordu]

11. Nice bruise!!!!! I know they hurt plenty....

be glad you didn't break your collarbone.....

(Just to cheer you up while the bruise heals...heh)

[demwing]

15. Your lake reminds me of this painting by Monet -

Water Garden and the Japanese Footbridge, 1900

[Mira]

18. They say - about some contemporary art

that it is not representative of anything they recognize.
My photo and of course the wonderful Monet prove it is all there in front of us, all the time.
I took pictures of water puddles at Yellowstone that look like the most glorious modern paintings,they illustrate this point just like the shot of autumn water I posted.
Thanks for bringing the Monet back to me (us)

[OffWithTheirHeads]

16. I'm pretty sure I see Jeezus in that bruize.

I am willing to bet you could get big bucks on e-bay.

P.S. I see you are as strung out as me. Refreshing D.U. every 5 min, flipping between CNN and CSNBC and CSPAN every 15 min. Huff post every 20 min. Bartcop, buzzflash, tpm.

Please! can we get this over with so I can get back To my life?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

p.p.s. Hey Mira, how you?
Bud

[Mira]

19. YOU GOT THAT - just like I trust we are bringing in a New Day

after all the work and worrying and obsessing.
Nice to see you too, Bud.

[Gregorian]

21. Ouch. But I absolutely LOVE that watercolor photo.

That's so totally brilliant. Ever bit worth a life threatening bruise.


Anything bike related is good. So I congratulate you.

[Mira]

22. You are my new best friend - thanks

[illuminaughty]

25. Mira, are you trying to rival the fall colors?

That looks so painful. Sure nothing is broken? But, wow,the photos are beautiful. Definitely, Monetish.

[Mira]

26. Oh I am just fine. Black and Blue is beautiful because

Have you ever noticed, speaking of color, that the really deep black people are actually a shade that is blue purple like eggplant. With reflections on the skin just because of the color.

Have you ever noticed, therefore, that nothing is ever really black, except the absence of color?

[illuminaughty]

27. Most definitely. I've been painting for a few years

and the more you study the works of the masters, the more you realize what you thought was black is really just dark shades of blues, purples, and browns. Here's a mural I did for my friend's one year old. My friend loves Starry Night and Harry Potter, so I combined them.

[Mira]

28. Great Job - lucky kid !

[Stargazer09]

30. Oh, how beautiful!

I'm a huge Harry Potter fan, too. That mural is very beautiful! :D

[Stargazer09]

31. Ouch!

I'm so sorry you got hurt, and I hope that you heal quickly!

My poor bicycle is collecting dust upstairs right now. I just haven't felt like riding this year. It looks like you had some perfect weather for riding, and I hope you and your bike will be up for another ride before too long.

:hug:

[LiberalHeart]

32. Random thought: If "B" girl had carved a backward "O" on her face, it wouldn't have looked backward.