Boring commute this morning, as I took the cage. I need to leave directly from work and arrive to pick up my daughter 20 miles away. I fantasize about going on a cargo bike and picking her up, or even having her ride her own bike around town with me, but her mom is over-protective and wouldn't allow it. Their town doesn't have bike lanes at ALL, and has a lot of busy streets, but they have sidewalks in nice condition that the town encourages cyclists to use. She wouldn't do it either, as she's under her mom's narrow-minded spell.

I wound up getting 13 miles in yesterday on the folder, including this nice lunchtime excursion:
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noglider Tom, I admire what you're doing there, but I plan on having been retired for 4 years by that age. Then, I can volunteer if I want, without all the hassle. My mother in-law is a retired special ed teacher. Had chairs thrown at her, which is terrifying, as she's a tiny thing. She volunteers as a substitute teacher now. All the regular teachers love her; she gets some recognition that she never got in a whole career of teaching special ed.
Have you thought any more about a folder? I'm looking for a bolted seatpost clamp for mine now, so I have the option of leaving it locked up in the city without having to take the seat with me.

Tundra_Man : My wife is a theatre major. Her two best friends from college are too. They both are theatre professors now, but my wife realized at the beginning of senior year she didn't want to act or teach theatre, so it was a big mistake. She puts her skills acquired through theatre, plus her usual women's empathy to good use as a sales lady, these days. She tells me often that there's not much time for sleep or family during a production and she doesn't miss that. I'm glad you enjoy it though!

If for some reason, I'm done with my daughter early, I'll get on the bike for trivia night here at Public Craft Brewing Co. (I sure do love their Belgian Dubbel...)