So I thought it was a fine name

I liked Microsoft's name for their new search engine --- I liked the onomatopoeia of the bell going off when you have an idea, and I liked the way they got it worked into the phone number, and I liked the simplicity of it.

And then, tonight, I saw the back of Tani's fortune cookie:
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So I thought it was a fine name

I liked Microsoft's name for their new search engine --- I liked the onomatopoeia of the bell going off when you have an idea, and I liked the way they got it worked into the phone number, and I liked the simplicity of it.

And then, tonight, I saw the back of Tani's fortune cookie:
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Kids and bikes

For a while, Tani has wanted to bike to school. I've been reluctant, because it's a bit far and I wasn't sure he'd be able to do it without a rest in the middle.

This afternoon was the annual mid-summer ice cream social at the school, and I figured it was a great time to let him try it, since if we were a little late it wouldn't be a big deal (unlike on a school morning). We allotted 45 minutes for the 3.2 mile ride (which includes a small uphill stretch).

He did it in 30 minutes. So starting this fall, if he's ready to leave for school at 7:10 instead of 7:30, and if there's no reason not to, one of us will bike with him to school.

Heather had brought Alissa's bike in the car and we let her join Tani and me on the ride home, with the understanding that if she couldn't complete the ride we'd call and H would pick her up. (H was running the event so we had less flexibility on the way there.) And Alissa made it the whole way home; she's slower so it took us a full hour, but still, it means that once she gets faster we could have both kids biking to school. (She's outgrown her current bike and her birthday is this week; on a bigger bike she'll be faster.)

Yippee!

Kids and bikes

For a while, Tani has wanted to bike to school. I've been reluctant, because it's a bit far and I wasn't sure he'd be able to do it without a rest in the middle.

This afternoon was the annual mid-summer ice cream social at the school, and I figured it was a great time to let him try it, since if we were a little late it wouldn't be a big deal (unlike on a school morning). We allotted 45 minutes for the 3.2 mile ride (which includes a small uphill stretch).

He did it in 30 minutes. So starting this fall, if he's ready to leave for school at 7:10 instead of 7:30, and if there's no reason not to, one of us will bike with him to school.

Heather had brought Alissa's bike in the car and we let her join Tani and me on the ride home, with the understanding that if she couldn't complete the ride we'd call and H would pick her up. (H was running the event so we had less flexibility on the way there.) And Alissa made it the whole way home; she's slower so it took us a full hour, but still, it means that once she gets faster we could have both kids biking to school. (She's outgrown her current bike and her birthday is this week; on a bigger bike she'll be faster.)

Yippee!