I appreciate and admire your subtlety. I too am a baby boomer, but I did contribute generously to the tobacco industry for many years. I did not, however, give to the weed, alcohol, or illicite drug trade. Unfortunately, I did not take up the cycling habit until my latter years, but now that I have, I love every minute of it. Due to my advanced age and inability to heal quickly, I have avoided the mountain bike thing, but as a roadie, there is nothing better that brand new asphalt. God, I love a smooth, clean, flat road. This year, I did have to have my aortic valve replaced, but I don't think that was caused by any particular thing that I did. The flaps just got hard. Oh well, in any case, I am glad you are a happy cyclist. Maybe I will see you on the road some day.