Highway Camaradarie

For those of you who have spent a lot of time on the highway:

This is how I see things. Usually you're either passing someone, or someone is passing you. It's very rare to be going the same speed as someone. Every once in a while, I'll find that someone is behind me the entire time I'm on the highway, whether I'm passing someone or staying in the right lane. It's funny, but I always get this sense that I'm being complimented on my driving. The other driver is basically showing that they respect the speed I'm driving at and the choices I make while passing other cars. It's almost a sense of camaraderie. Am I crazy? Probably.

Also, I did learn something new today at the bike shop. It's a good idea to check and clean out your brake pads, as bits of rock and metal get stuck in them and scrape up your wheels. Also, pumping up your tires with the emergency pump that attaches to the bike isn't a good idea, since it can only fill the tires a certain amount. So I bought a floor pump.

I also saw an old family friend today, James Beal. It was awkward at first, because I just walked up to him and said, "Hi, I'm Matt. Matt Sweeney." Which wasn't really enough, since it had been like 12 years or something. But eventually everything was cleared up and then he gave my lil ol' big a big ol' tune-up.