Riding side by side with my wife on an MUP yesterday evening, at her pace. She's telling me about her day, things she's struggling with, etc., and I'm acknowledging and "active listening" with "Uh-huhs" "I understands" and "that's frustrating, what did you do?s".

"On your left" as a Rivendell Atlantis decked out as a commuter rolls by, a Fredly gent aloft. I grow silent for a few moments, then a few moments longer. I vaguely hear my wife's voice continuing in some distant fog...

She says "you were looking at that bike, weren't you?"

Busted.