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http://www.chronique.com/Library/Chivalry/code.htm

A good write up.

Made some guy “lose his girlfriend” today. Apparently, in order to “keep” her he had to throw his body between her car door and the car so she couldn’t close it and get away.

What caught my attention first was his slightly menacing and dominant posture bending over her in the car. She was saying things like, “get the f* off, go away, let me leave.”

I took all that in as I rode by on my bike but it didn’t really click and set in until my bike was a good 15 feet past the car. I did a little loop, pointed myself back down the street toward the confrontation, rode up along side, and pointed my bike light in the door.

I rolled on by slowly, and said, “Is everyone all-right?”

Why oh why is this always the first response from the guy? It always is. “We are fine. Go away. This is none of your business.”

Three points goes to the lady for the response of, “Anyone riding by would think this is their business.” That right there was as good as a huge scream for help. My resolve was now officially steely.

Menacing mid late 20 something guy looks at me and says, “I am going to call the cops on you for being out in front of my house.”

Now, if I wasn’t getting slightly jacked up on adrenaline at this point, because this now had all the markers of something that could get violent, I would have laughed my ass off. Call the cops on me? For riding my bike down the public street and stopping you from picking on your girl?

The law card was played. My mind reeled to take this all in and offered up, “False imprisonment. You cannot hold someone against their will. Let her go.” He wanted law? He could have some.

What ensued next was about one minute of lovers quarrel conversation: her saying something about cheating, him accusing her of being a drama queen, let me go, let’s just talk, and so on. I rode a circle or two listening and watching, got off my bike, and drew my weapon. My weapon, being my cell phone.

Prepared to dial, across the road, I waited to see where things were going. I got ready to key in 911 because I was for sure going to be the only call and before I endangered myself with physical confrontation I wanted to make sure the cavalry would be on the way.

It’s amazing how things like this have almost a set course they are going to follow. One of two things is going to happen right here: dumb ass is going to let her go, and they can cool off, or dumb ass is going to try and continue to hold her there and things will get nasty. Seems obvious right? It’s just that you could predict the climax to this thing coming in the next minute. It was there.

She decided to make another attempt at leaving. Grabbing the door she pulled it in on him and crushed him a few times between the car frame and the door. I’m sure he could feel it. These were not little love taps like scooch out of the way. It wasn’t an intent to injure either but more to make a point. A couple pushes with her hand and he finally slid down the side of the car and turned to walk away back inside.

He sulked a little as he walked towards his house, pathetic, and said something I couldn’t quite make out over the car engine and her pulling away. I think some of it was, “Good job buddy. You made me lose my girlfriend.” Well pal, like I said before, these things have a set course. Either she might be love blind, or a dumb ass like you, and you guys can have great makeup sex sometime in your future while laughing at me. Or maybe it just wasn’t meant to be because you’re a manipulative bully?

Either way tonight ended in less tears.

I am all for chasing after someone you love. I don’t doubt that these two late 20 somethings cared for one another. But if you catch ‘em, and they don’t want to be caught, you let go!

Fight for what you love. Don’t fight the one you love.

Day 17:(week 5, day 1 2nd repeat)
40,32,30,25,25—total=152

(3rd FAIL! I also kind of fell of the pushup wagon. Last entry was …(cough) three weeks ago. In that time I did do a couple crazy sporadic sets. I did a max set of 60 followed by a 40 one day. Woot! Tonight I knew I was in for trouble due to the lapse. Not as bad as I thought it would be, though. These were done with over 1 minute rests. Will just keep on pushing. If I am stuck here for life it really won’t matter to me much. It still makes good lean endurance muscle.)