Thanks, GLC!
GLC, thanks for your stories! I always find good things to think about with your posts.
All these posts have made me commit to myself that I will find a club in a neighboring town, if I need to, and find some people to ride with. And, there is one group of people locally who are really nice, but out of my league. I can't hang with them at all. But, this fall, dammit, I am going to at least start riding with them, and if I can only hang on for a mile, well, maybe someday it will be two miles.
Thanks everyone, for wonderful posts. They are inspiring.
"The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury