Day 17: My Bike

So I rode my bike to work and back. Just the same old stuff. It is crazy how it is becoming just a normal part of my life. I am beginning to ask myself how long I can keep doing this. It could become a summer thing and I know my co-workers will truly love me if I decide on that. I am still the only one on the sidewalks in the morning besides kids walking to school or people catching a bus. I am hoping that one day another biker will join me. Kind of like a Forrest Gump moment.

The weather was colder than normal today (51F in the morning and afternoon) but not anything too difficult to overcome. At one point I was riding along and I saw a small girl walking to school with her friends. She was walking along and then all of her papers fell on the sidewalk and she neglected to pick them up. She tried to grab as many as she could, but missed a couple. So instead of riding my bike over the pages I scooped them up and called her name as I passed by (Julie was written at the top of each page). She reached out and we missed each other so I decided to get off my bike and hand them to her. When she took them from me she ran off with her friends toward school and I was not really sure what to say. So I shouted, "Have a good day at school." I wonder if people passing by thought I was her father or brother...still not too sure why I shouted that at her. I am super strange now because of this.

I did not get off of work until around 5:45pm tonight and did not get back home until 7pm. I did stop at T-Mobile to pay our phone bill and this is why it took me a little longer. While I was there I tried to prop my bike up on the side of the store (it lacks a kick stand) and as I handed my check over to pay the bill, my bike fell over! This was the first time that my bike has fallen over since it was given to me and I was devastated. It still works, but it was sad to see my main form of transportation slamming into the concrete. It made me think of a song that I listened to in high school. Here are the lyrics so enjoy:

Ghoti Hook-"My Bike"

There's just one thing that I love more than anything.
I hold it so near to my heart.
It has just one gear and a pair of blue training wheels,
A headlight to see in the dark.

I like my bike, It's not like other bikes.

It has pinwheels and a purple banana seat,
Loud cards in the spokes as they bend.
It has a big horn that I honk when you're in my way,
So I don't run over my friends.

I like my bike, It's not like other bikes.

I ride my bike to the girl that I like,
And she looks at me and my bike.
A tear fills her eye as she's filled with great pride,
When I ask her to take a ride.

Me and my girl, we ride all over town on it.
My guide is the street and the sun.
We stop for a shake--I pretend we'll share all of it,
When I hit the eject button.

I like my bike, It's not like other bikes.