Tell your husband that you already do something that is more dangerous than any of the other things that you report on in your post. You got into your car and you drove. Driving is one of the most dangerous activities anybody can do!

What is the crime rate like where you live? It sounds like it is pretty rural, and, granted, rural areas have crime, but how high really is the risk in your area?

Start small, sit on you bike in the garage; pedal down the driveway; ride around the block, then ride around two blocks, then around three blocks and before you know it, your off on adventures again.

And, chances are that nobody stopped to help the bicyclist with the flat tire because they were scared of a stranger. How’s that for some irony?