AbbaGav

Monday, May 30, 2005

One Man One Wheel One Time

While at Superland amusement park, I saw some unicycles lying next to a pile of stilts, ready for guests to try out. I immediately flashed back years ago to my single previous unicycular encounter, feeling my blood pressure thumping skyward as I considered whether my y-chromosome would demand I give it one more try. But I quickly concluded: one man, one wheel, one time.

Warmed by the relief of not having to face serious injury, my brain rolled that catchy phrase over and over a few times and I drifted into a blog-centered frame of mind, lost in the exercise of trying to come up with enough variations on its simple truth to create another top ten list. I managed:

one man, one vote, one time -- totalitarian elections
one man, one vote, on time -- swiss elections
one band, one note, one time -- if I tried the music business
one man, one goat, one time -- ok, it was a mule. I claim poetic license.
one hand, one coat, one time -- Paul Reuben's defense (first trial only)
one man, one quote, one time -- Newsweek source-checking policy

Sadly, that is where it ended, the rest of my ruminations consigned to the tripe heap. I shook my head a few times, forcing myself back into the moment, and hurried to catch up to my kids before they could get in line for anything that spun too fast and required adult supervision.

// posted by AbbaGav @ 5/30/2005 12:02:00 AM | | | Permalink | EmailThis!

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