Motorcycling!

For the last three days, I've been taking motorcycle safety training classes. This afternoon, I passed the final road test (far tougher than your average automobile road test), so I now only have to wait for the DMV to mail me my license, and it will be official.

So, some of you may think I'm crazy (Rachel certainly does), but I'm now a motorcycle rider. If you asked me about this a few years ago, I would have said it was insane, an opinion formed while watching those reckless motorcycle couriers in zipping through Manhattan traffic on their "crotch rockets." But having gotten on a motorcycle myself, I understand the allure and look forward to getting out on the road (hopefully, something a little quieter than Manhattan rush hour).

In a few weeks, I'm off to Michigan for a couple of days to ride around the Michigan countryside with my dad. We've been talking about this trip for months, so it will be nice to finally get out there on those country roads!