Notfred, thanks for the kind words.
I wish that when I was a 23-year-old in 1970 someone would have whispered in my ear and said, "you know that inexpensive Japanese 10-speed you bought to replace the Peugeot that was stolen in college? Ride it. Ride it many times a week. Ride it all year 'round." Unfortunately that voice didn't show up until I was 45 and I missed out on 20 years of bliss. I'm making up for that now, but, heck!