May I introduce myself?

My real name: Julie (surprise, surprise!)
Where do you live: Vermont

Explanation of handle: It's just parts of my name. (Highly creative!)
Explanation of avatar: I have not yet found one that suits me!
Age: ummm....ouch....um....mid-forties...ouch! (Am in denial! )

Occupation: I am currently an advocate for service animals and their
partners. This includes addressing training issues, fair housing
issues, public access isssues and legislation. I am also... as
"Madison Grrl" puts it: A "canine behaviorist in training." I
am "specializing" in evaluating dogs and teaching tasks, and
evaluating the needs of "partners" or potential partners" of
service dogs.

I have been disabled for a very long time and have trained my
own service animal. (I was an active "clinical psychologist"
prior to disability.)

Favorite Bike: It will always likely be my first very fast one: a 1974 Schwinn
Continental (Metallic Blue) (It was the fastest in my school!)

What's in your stable: K-2 Roasario hybrid, Giant (blue) Iguana (Hubby's),
1973 Schwinn Continental (vintage) and I think I'll need a
spot for a Trek 7300 (hybrid) this week.

Fastest Speed on the Road: unknown

Picture: I will have to have some taken!

Biggest lie you've ever told: I truly don't recall any. I, too, am big on
integrity.

Most memorable moment on my bike:
Well... there were many.
One of the most memorable was when I was a teenager and
was following my little sister on a bike. She saw something
on the road and hit her (front) brakes (only) and went end
over end and onto the pavement. She'd sustained a
concussion.
(This was in the pre-helmet era!)

Most fun moment on my bike:
I'd had many fun moments, especially on my "Continental."
She was "fast." The gentle breeze of "flying" through the
streets on that is a sensation I can recall to this day!

Just this past weekend, we took our bikes and our German
Shepherd to a large local park. The park was virtually
empty, as there was a festival in town. We rode around
some, mostly on the grass, as we'd wanted to make it
healthy for the dog's joints. Our dog has never seen us
riding bikes and was quite intrigued! I was shooting some
pics of my husband while he was trying to "master" getting
into and out of his new clipless (eggbeaters) pedals. This
is his first set! (Ouch!)
All of a sudden, we saw hot air balloons rising near the local
fairgrounds. So very beautiful! Then.. they'd proceded to
land all around us! Wow! SUch beutiful balloons!
It was an international balloon fest. We had seen a great
show, although we'd never intentionally attended the
festival! So there we were... on our bikes, with our beloved
dog... in hot air baloon heaven!

(BTW,I would not have likely had this exact experience if I
hadn't recently gotten back on a bike, largely due to the
mutual sharing of info. and the encouragement I've seen
members give to one another on this forum.)

With Deep Gratitude, Julie