Taking Advantage of this Week's only Nice Day

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Today in the Colorado Springs area we were in the sixties, even with the wind. The rest of the week, the temps will only be in the forties, with 31 and a 90% chance of precipitation on Thursday. So this morning, I took advantage of the warm day by taking my bike out for an early ride, before the wind really picked up. I only rode 11 miles, but I did see that some of the graffiti on the bike path has been dealt with. It was racist stuff, too. "White Power" was tagged there for a couple years before someone painted over it. The same guy (presumably) then sprayed the Nazi SS symbol on the path, which has now been painted over as well. (I have no idea what kind of statement the guy was making, since I've noticed that the majority of users are white. Maybe he's trying to recruit new members to his hateful cause. Or, he's trying to scare people who really don't use that particular bike path.) Either way, tagging sucks. I do, however, enjoy graffiti art. There is a graffiti art building further down the path. It's well done and quite pleasing to the eye. Above is a photo I took last summer, with my bike leaning against it. Remember, tagging is stupid and wrong, graffiti art is cool. Especially with my bike in the picture.