Congratulations on your health, BobbyG. I'm one year older, and how healthy am I? A lot better than a typical guy of my age but a lot worse than I wish. I need to practice gratitude, and maybe that will give me energy to address the little problems I have. It freaks me out how many doctors I have and how often I have to see one or the other. OK, well, I have ridden about 1,100 miles this year, most of it commuting miles. On BF, it's not amazing, but I know plenty of people who couldn't even dream of riding that much.

I think I am forming a new year's resolution. I will ride more bike because it cures so much of whatever ails me, physically and emotionally. When I don't commute by bike, I will ride for fun and fitness. I don't crave a ride for the sake of a ride, so I take very few rides like that. But when I do, it makes me very happy.

I'm also walking more than I used to. This is very good, and it exercises me in ways that cycling doesn't.