Flare

Half a loaf is better than none, and a little bit of a lot is still a lot.

Even if you’re slightly off-tempo all evening, you can still enjoy the music and lyrics, especially if the opening chorus is a welcoming cry able to turn a week’s worth of frowns upside-down.

So what if you miss the sunset; there’s still the illuminated grins of two-wheeled stumblebums as they trickle from the beach in waves.

Who cares if you’re not in time to see the proverbial green flash; you still get to follow a flare that floats down like a parachuting inspiration for much longer than can reasonably be expected.

And why worry if there’s only time for one beer at the de facto clubhouse; when you put it all in perspective, it’s plenty.

For starters, anyway.

If you can’t unlock your bike you’re not allowed to ride it home; however, when you find yourself in that place where you can’t even find it, you know that, like this, even halfway is far enough.