Ah, such a dilemma. In no way do I condone the property destruction by ELF or whackos of any creed. However, I really have to object to the ELF sympathizers (if that's what they were) who cruised naked on their bicycles around downtown Olympia yesterday, giving us avid bicyclists a bad name, or at least image. Sheesh, it's bad enough that we cyclists offend the sensibilities of normal citizens by wearing those damned lycra spandex bike shorts, revealing every muscular contour. (Still, it's not riding naked.)

Well, I did think of one nice thing to say about ELF. They make us moderate environmentalists seem pretty reasonable, don't ya' think?

All in all, if the local chapter of ELF stops burning down buildings and sticks with naked bike ridiing, I guess I can put up with that.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.