i am scorned by this little feisty dog down the road from my house every time i pass his area. he shows his fangs, makes this growling sound, and starts chasing me. yesterday i outran him, then turned around and rode directly at him at full pace (i would never hurt a dog, just wanted to teach him a lesson). he ran away from me whimpering, so hopefully now he knows not to chase me again! now if only i could get him to stop pooping in my lawn.... maybe i should give him a taste of his own medicine in that regards, too.

on the issue of the workplace, i am lucky in that i feel a lot of respect from my co-workers when it comes to commuting. they say things like "wow, you ride 8 miles to work every day? that's great!"
i can't imagine why people would be against a healthier lifestyle.

i do get scorn from people on the road on occasion. usually people driving bigger jacked up trucks and suv's. i think they feel secretly ashamed of their wasteful ways. usually what they do is when they get beside me they rev up their engine and blast off down the road at an idiotic pace. what's funny is when 10 blocks down the road i pass them as they are waiting at a light. i'll usually give them a nice cheesy smile and a friendly wave.