{"id":239433,"date":"2026-04-20T13:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/the-bloom-is-off\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:01:32","slug":"the-bloom-is-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/the-bloom-is-off\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bloom Is Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I realize this is a cycling blog, but you may be interested to learn there was a motorcycle show out in California this past weekend<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I mean I\u2019m definitely not, but maybe you are.<\/p>\n

As for me, I\u2019m not happy about this weather:<\/p>\n

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Yes, it\u2019s ideal for cycling, yes the colors are delightful, yes there are flowers and other crap like that sprouting up everywhere you look. But while the short-sighted and shallow-brained may mistake this for \u201cbeauty,\u201d I see only a fleetingly verdant burst of ostentation before the inevitable death:<\/p>\n

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First it all wilts beneath the scorching sun, then all the leaves dry up and fall off the trees, and before you know it you\u2019re back in a frozen hellscape:<\/p>\n

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