I've always wanted to write a book about being a "guilt-free Catholic." Spandex would do fine, though I've never done it. I could easily get away with it 'cause I'm in the choir and we recently got robes - but half the time I don't wear spandex on the bike. (If it's less than 20 miles, I don't need padding. My bike fits that well ... or maybe it's that tough Norwegian callused crotch )

I was on my way to a bike weekend that was within a hundred miles of the rest of the family, and got the call that my great-aunt had died. However, I stopped in a mall on the way and got clothes. Spandex at a funeral, even black... not without a really good reason.