Quote Originally Posted by shootingstar View Post
Most of the employees here who know what I do think I'm nuts! Oh well. I can at least destress on bike.
Dear boss, co-workers, friends, and acquaintances,
It is not crazy for me to choose alternatives to getting in a car, alternatives to spending money on car repairs, gas, taxes, parking and other fees when I can save that money, pay down debt, or do something fun with my family instead. Alternatives to putting money in the pockets of oil executives who run/ruin our government. Alternatives to inactivity which, combined with overeating, is ruining our health. Alternatives which are environmentally sustainable. Alternatives which do not violently injure, maim and kill thousands of humans every year in highway accidents, to say nothing of animals. And did I mention what % of my income I am NOT spending on a car?

Nor is it suicidal to ride a bicycle. It is less of a stretch for me to say to you that "Sitting on a couch, in front of a computer, or behind the wheel of a car is suicidal!" and yet, I don't say that. Why is that? Could it be I have more tact and sensitivity than you do?