Must be something in the air, but yesterday Mrs. Caloso gave me two bike related compliments:

1) She said she appreciated that I rode my bike into work and that I was doing a public service by keeping a car off the road. She was noticing how congested downtown had gotten and how it's hardly worth driving even if you have a parking lot right next to work.

2) She asked me why I was reading a bike repair manual. I said that I thought my rear hub might be going out and I was going to see if it was something I could attempt to fix myself. She said, I admire that you're always trying to learn something new.

Wow. I tell you, I appreciate being appreciated. I've been walking around smiling all day.