"the way I look at it, I get a $250 subsidy for my cycling habit. does it get any better than that?"
I want THAT job. Granted, most of my posting gets done at work, while I work... (I listen a lot while working) Cycling is great for work for all the above reasons - alert, fit, less sick days, traffic, ... It is the computer that makes me less productive, "one more thread, one more view of the ebay bikes..." when I should move on to the next project. The one negative that comes from cycling is that on really nice days, I would rather be riding than working. Puts me in a bad mood.
What I would really like to know is what kind of jobs do these people have who I see starting there training ride all day while I am heading into the city over the George to work?