The sacrifices I make....

     I lost most of yesterday to a new toy. I bought a Samsung galaxy pad and spent most of the day trying to figure out how it works.  You know how it goes, you buy a new gadget and all those programs and applications that were so familiar now seem like they came from a sci-fi movie.   Well anyway, I got frustrated and rode out to the grocery to load up and stopped at the local bar (Hooters) to refresh my attitude

 before I went back to try it some more.
     At the bar, one of the managers sat down for a while to talk about cycling.  She said that she and her husband had moved to town, noticed the trail system and all the bike lanes and routes and had meant to do a lot of cycling.  Sadly, she admitted that her bike was still in the closet where it had been put during the move.  She really wanted to know what keeps me motivated to ride, she sees me all over town, in any weather and can't really seem to get "the time" to go out and ride.    I explained that is the common problem because bikes are not considered transportation but recreational,  I only "get motivated" because I have a destination and use the bike whenever I don't specifically need the car.  After a while you find out that you don't really need the car for very much.  Of course her eyes lit up when I told her that I estimate that I have saved more than $140,000 since I was in college and that made it worth putting up with all the dumb comments and insulting questions that everyday cyclists face.
      I hope she takes the advice and starts using her bike more.  She could set a good example for her employees, help to preserve a lot of beauty in the world, we may see more of this

on the street in the future.   Ah yes, another great day, here I go on my mission changing the world one Hooters girl at a time.