Relative Something

Subtle as it may be, spring continues to make inroads. Winds blow. Thunderstorms blossom. Snow fades from view. Hockey season ends and baseball begins. And Paris-Roubaix, the queen of one-day professional bicycle races, one of cycling’s oldest races, held yesterday, in what turned out to be an incredibly exciting competition, brought out the ultimate in springtime emotion. Belgian, Johan Van Summeren, riding for the Garmin-Cervelo team, won the race, got off his bike, and asked his long-time girlfriend, Jasmine, if she would marry him. She said, “Yes!”

Spring is doing its thing.