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What a Binary Biker is Not

April 23, 2012 by binarybiker 5 Comments

I was riding through Ormond Beach, Florida yesterday when a fellow biker pulled up next to me and asked for directions to St. Augustine. Of course I assisted, but as he rode away I noticed the stickers on his helmet and his saddle bags. His helmet had a picture of a hand giving the finger, […]

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The Terrorists Have Won

September 12, 2011 by binarybiker 2 Comments

I didn’t watch any of the memorial services yesterday.   I didn’t tune into the radio and listen to the 9/11 commentary, ten years later.  When I was on the elliptical machine at the gym last night, I kept my headphones in my MP3 player instead of watching the solemn and respectful services.  I didn’t […]

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My patriotism isn't defined by the clothes I wear

My Patriotism Isn’t Defined by a T-Shirt

June 25, 2011 by binarybiker 1 Comment

…. or a bumper sticker.  Or a coffee mug.  Or a pen.  Or any other article of clothing, business utensil, or chachkie. I noticed, shortly after 09/11, that more and more “patriotic” gear started turning up.  It was everywhere I looked – and still is.  It makes sense, right?  America is coming together, despite our ideological […]

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Blind Patriotism Is Rampant

March 7, 2010 by binarybiker 3 Comments

Patriotism is defined, by dictionary.com, as  “devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country; national loyalty.” That’s it; that’s all there is to the definition of patriotism.  There is no sub-clause in that definition stating that a patriot must support the troops in the exact same fashion as the vocal majority or minority.  There is […]

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