This morning I left early. So, my commute started before daylight (unusual in late Feb. for me). My neighbor John works construction. So, he's almost leaving his house around 5:30 a.m. I'm pushing off down my driveway when he opens his front door and see me. He waves and then shakes his head while smiling. John's about 25 years younger than me and a strong, fit person. Yet, on more than one occassion he's asked why I ride year round. I've told him, it's because I get cranky when I don't. He just smiles and shakes his head. It makes me wonder what he really thinks and what the other neighbors think since they often do the same... smile, wave, and shake their heads.

Edit: Oops. Sorry about the title. It should read, "What do your neighbors really think?"

Update: I had a chance to speak with John later in the day. I told him he was shaking his head when he waved in the moring. He laughed and said, "I was thinking, wow. I'm not the only one up this early." I said, that I thought maybe it was about my commuting by bicycle. He laughed once again and said, "No, when we moved in Brett & Lauren (another set of neighbors) told us that you were a biker. At first I thought that meant you had motorcycles. But it was clear after the first few weeks they meant bicycles."