My steel cables
On Monday, some of the guys from the QA group passed me while I was on my training ride. They're kinda my "office pals," in a way. One of them even spotted that I'm a Subgenius. He had an unfair advantage, since he used to work in the Berkeley radio station where Puzzling Evidence does his show.
Anyway, they honked at me and cheered and we chatted at the stoplight. They were going for pho. I was exercising and having a protein bar later. I honestly can't tell who had the better end of that deal, but now I suddenly am craving pho.
Come Tuesday, one of them (the edgy dude from Berkeley) walked up to me while I was getting a Diet Coke and said "So, how are those calves and steel cables today?" I was boggled...was this guy talking about veal production? Alien activity? What? Appropriately, I asked him what he meant. He responded "Oh, well, when we were following you yesterday, I was watching you ride, and you have these massive calves and they look like they're attached to your feet with steel cable under your skin."
Wow. Talk about making me suddenly feel good about myself. I thanked him politely and told him I was doing okay and told him about crashing on Friday. Then he asked me if I knew I was going over 20 mph when they followed me. They were following me to find out my speed. To me, 20 mph under favorable conditions isn't any big deal, but I forget others think it is. I smiled and thanked him again.
Again, wow. I like him, but it's not like we're personal friends, so it was certainly an out-of-the-blue pat on the back to hear.
Anyway, they honked at me and cheered and we chatted at the stoplight. They were going for pho. I was exercising and having a protein bar later. I honestly can't tell who had the better end of that deal, but now I suddenly am craving pho.
Come Tuesday, one of them (the edgy dude from Berkeley) walked up to me while I was getting a Diet Coke and said "So, how are those calves and steel cables today?" I was boggled...was this guy talking about veal production? Alien activity? What? Appropriately, I asked him what he meant. He responded "Oh, well, when we were following you yesterday, I was watching you ride, and you have these massive calves and they look like they're attached to your feet with steel cable under your skin."
Wow. Talk about making me suddenly feel good about myself. I thanked him politely and told him I was doing okay and told him about crashing on Friday. Then he asked me if I knew I was going over 20 mph when they followed me. They were following me to find out my speed. To me, 20 mph under favorable conditions isn't any big deal, but I forget others think it is. I smiled and thanked him again.
Again, wow. I like him, but it's not like we're personal friends, so it was certainly an out-of-the-blue pat on the back to hear.