What's the deal?

I rode a recovery ride yesterday, March 18, 2010. Nothing big, maybe 20 miles or so. Just wanted to go out and spin the pedals without going all out, and to enjoy the marvelous weather we have had lately. Had the IHome2Go on, as I usually do on short rides.

I am staring to wonder about the title of the blog. For the second ride in a row nothing serious to report. I was tooling along, and everyone was giving me plenty of room, no honks, nothing. Thanks to the nice woman who gave me a pleasant hello at a traffic light, that was just what I needed. Very kind of her.

Another guy in a mini pick up truck said something at the same light. I was waiting in the lane to go straight, they were in the lane turning right. Not sure what he said exactly, but he was calm, and it did not seem threatening.

So I was really thinking about the blog while I was chugging along. No hate on the road, should I changed the title? I thought back on some of the other rides that did not go so well, and decided to simply enjoy the reprieve. At least there are no idiots taking the supreme idiot Tony Kornheiser up on his idea to run cyclists down. What a tool! I have always enjoyed Tony in the past, but what was he thinking? We cyclists have enough to think/worry about on the roads without that jackass inspiring motorists to take matters in their own hands (or steering wheels).

And then I got the subtle reminder about why I started this. To the kid in the white Bonneville, son if you put the drivers seat in an upright position, I am certain your driving skills will improve. You are driving, not sleeping. He did the casual close pass by me, and then cut me off move. Perhaps is it was because his seat was so reclined that he couldn't see well. I hate people that drive with the seats that way. It should a driving offense, driving in an unsafe manner.

On a side note; did anyone catch Lance's Twitter regarding Southwest Airlines, and his request that they become the first airline to fly bikes for free? I emailed SWA to ask them to do this, and I think that if we all do it, they will make the change. So email SWA and tell them how you feel.

The weather is going to be great again today, so I will be riding again. After today the weather will turn crappy, riding is questionable. I don't mind riding in the rain, it just takes quite a while to clean my bike afterwards.

On another note, the young man killed in the car accident near my home in my first blog lived in my neighborhood. I feel so badly for his family.

Safe travels today.