Good-bye Her Little V-dub

(To Terry Jack's, "Seasons in the Sun") Goodbye Her Sweet V Dub

Goodbye to you, my trusted friend.
We've known each other since we're thirty-seven.
Together we drove the streets.
Never stopped at Burger King or Mickey D's
Greasy fries never found between your seats.
Goodbye my friend, it's hard to leave,
but all the SUV's cough and choke the air.

Now, little cars are everywhere.
In the bike lane we'll be there.
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.
But the gas prices climbed
and miles per gallon were out of time.
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As a result of a successful "Bike to Work" campaign, my wife's V-dub became a casualty as we found no further need for her. She served my wife well bringing smiles when they drove together. I'm sure she is serving her new owner equally well. In the end by us working for the same employer and finding the joy of biking to work every crisp morning with mountains in the back drop, the poor German car became expendable.

Now, we're a one car family of the best car ever made -- the Honda Element. This car does everything from car camping, hauling garden supplies to even balancing our checking book. My god, there is now money at the end of each month!

With the money from the sale, we paid off credit cards and our finances are looking better by the day. Perhaps shortly, I could even purchase a digital camera and once again return this blog to it's once, albeit short, glory days!

37 days to the marathon...it will be a tough day...I no longer have hopes of achieving my desired time but will still attempt it. These past weeks have been tough for week-day runs. I hope the aerobic activity from biking pays-off.