Another 30

To and from work today, more or less uneventful. I found a better way to and from, making it only a little over 15 miles each way, which kind of defeats the purpose of training for a long ride, but, time is of the essence when you awake as late as I do, and have a great wife and kid to come home to.

On my way to work, on South Rainier, just inside the Renton city limits, I saw these two pink dinner table chairs on the corner. I was pretty sure they were giveaways or junk. Coming home, there was a father and daughter sitting in the chairs, watching cars go by. The man said hello to me and said "nice bike." He was having the time of his life with his kid. The thing that was both odd and beautiful about this was that this was not the type of place you would think to sit on the street. There was no cafe nearby. There was no business that could be done on that corner. There was certainly no view, other than cars carelessly whizzing by. But this man and his kid seemed happier than ever to be there. They waved bye and wished me a nice evening. The world needs more people like this.