That is awe-inspiring! I can't believe how fast the miles add up even with a short commute like mine.

I haven't driven the car for ANYTHING in ages and I don't miss it at all! My friends think I'm completely crazy "at my age" but it's just their mindset that believes that they JUST CAN'T UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES live without a car.

I understand why people think that way to a point but to not even allow the possibility of a major change in your life is truly sad.

I remember a letter of resignation I wrote for a theoretically peachy job where I was climbing the career ladder by leaps and bounds. It bothered me that it seemed that my future fate was sealed and so I threw it to the wind and resigned with a quote from DuBois: "The important thing is this: to be able to sacrifice at any moment what you are for what you might become."

Any time I get too complacent since then in whatever situation, I consider if it's time to "sacrifice what I am for what I might become."

Biking has turned out not to be a sacrifice but a gift.