I love that post DJ, it points out EXACTLY how I feel about cycling. I'm a strict commuter. I don't go on any club rides or any of that stuff, but I do enjoy some light trail riding now and then. So for me, cycling is transportation. And to be honest, if I could not take all my short cuts thru the grass, across the RR tracks, hop off the bike and lug it across the creek, etc etc, I'd probably not be commuting every day in the horrid Michigan weather.
Z-Land sounds like a nice little Michigan town. One of these days man, one of these days....