I continue to be deeply annoyed that no one on the Minneapolis issues list has said "Rahelio Soleil," though the conversation about the Burroughs incident has been going on for days.

Only you can judge your knee, but cycling uses a fairly straightforward motion, not like crossing one's legs. So if that sideways torq isn't part of the motion of your knee, maybe you could do it after all. Pro ski racers often turn to pro cycling after ruining a knee or two, after all.) If this makes plausible sense, just try pedalling a few strokes in your alley, and then judge. If your judgment says, "Ah, but even flexing my knee hurts me" then that decides the right course.

Happy birthday! It's always a long month when I am older than you.

K.