Carless, not carfree
Oct. 16th, 2007 06:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
urbpanThe best part about my car being in the shop is that I can't wimp out and decide not to ride my bike. I have no choice, and that's exactly what I need to get my butt in gear.
The worst part? Hard to say. I still can't take a full breath without coughing mollusks (otherwise not sick any more), it's 46 degrees out, and the sun won't be up until I'm almost all the way at work.
But when I do ride my bike to work, I feel good--not my body, no, that hurts and complains; I feel good about myself, like I actually made a decision (or in this case had it made for me) that reflects my beliefs about, you know, the environment, pollution, traffic, laziness, the fact that cars make cities uglier than they have to be, etc.
But now I'm out of time! See you later!
The worst part? Hard to say. I still can't take a full breath without coughing mollusks (otherwise not sick any more), it's 46 degrees out, and the sun won't be up until I'm almost all the way at work.
But when I do ride my bike to work, I feel good--not my body, no, that hurts and complains; I feel good about myself, like I actually made a decision (or in this case had it made for me) that reflects my beliefs about, you know, the environment, pollution, traffic, laziness, the fact that cars make cities uglier than they have to be, etc.
But now I'm out of time! See you later!
