Wednesday July 09, 2003 at 8:20 PM
Rat Bastards!
Appearing in What Not
Can you believe it? Monday night some rat bastard stole my bike seat while I was at dinner. What kind of person steals a bike seat and just what in the world do they do with it? Is there some surreptitious black market for used saddles?
At the time I felt incredulous, even a bit violated. Now I’m just irate. Perhaps too irate given that it is, after all, only a bicycle seat. The intensity of my reaction makes me realize how accustomed I am to basic civility, order, and the rule of law. I cannot begin to imagine how frustrating and debilitating it must be to live in an environment where chaos, anarchy, and common thievery are the norm.
