Epic views along the coast from last week’s ride.
I hope you write your thoughts and weird ideas down, mostly so “future you” has something to reread and smile at. The past storm left our neighborhood without power for two days. Imagine. No electricity and WiFi. It was dark but too early to sleep, so I took a flashlight and decluttered old journals. I found this poem I wrote in 2019:
If you ever want to date me
Let’s first go on a ride
How you act on two wheels
Gives me a solid glimpse inside
Of your tenacity, confidence,
Humility or pride.
Do you like to have the route mapped out
No room for happenstance?
Or are you led by curiosity and like to take a chance?
Do you like to speed up far ahead like you’re competing in a race?
Or compromise and make adjustments to find a steady pace?
Do you let me tuck behind you
when the headwind gets too strong?
And encourage me to take my pull
when I’ve been sitting back too long?
If you ever want to date me
Let’s first go on a ride
We may never know-
Could be the best ride of our lives.
Write everything down. I still think a bike ride is a solid filter for finding a good partner. 🤷🏻♀️🚴🏻♀️🚴🏼