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The bicycle I bought myself a bicycle for my 48th birthday. I’m not sure how it happened really. It just seems one day a bicycle appeared beneath me and I’ve been riding it ever since. I’d forgotten how much fun it could be. You experience so much from the seat of a bike. The early morning fog caressing a lake as your wheels whistle softly on the pavement. The smell of cooking from a kitchen window or sweet honeysuckle down the road. The wind in your face and hearing snatches of a car race on someone’s portable radio. How good plain old water tastes. Recently my wife and I rode over 90 miles in two days to raise money for the multiple sclerosis society. I see a lot more of my neighbors who have taken to riding. My last medical check-up I had lost weight and lowered my cholesterol and blood pressure, all without medication. I’m healthier, happier and a nicer person. Danny Roberts |
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