200 Books

Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu Page: 1184 Finished

I’m finished *happy dance*. Unfortunately the novel got better as it ended. I’m sad…I wanted to skim it.

OK, I need a primer in Greenbelt etiquette. Of course the ruling principle in all codes of etiquette is to ensure that other people are as comfortable as you can make them. However, different situations call for different specifics and, as I’m a new bicycle commuter, I’d rather not commit too many errors out of ignorance. Anyway Boise readers especially please help me out but if you live elsewhere and use a bike/walking/jogging path please chip in with your two cents. I already cry “LEFT” as I prepare to pass a slower cyclist or pedestrian but when there is a crowd sometimes I have to yell “Excuse Me” and I worry that people think I’m rude…

Here’s the newsletter I sent out about my bike rack/iced coffee idea.

“So rumor has it that fuel prices are up. I wouldn’t know, I haven’t paid for gasoline in months…but, considering that the rumors might be true and that others might be affected by what has, so far, passed me by, I’d like to make your life a little easier. Really, I’m not selling you anything, just asking for a teeny, tiny little donation. But in return you’ll get so much more than you’re giving! I promise!

Drumroll please…

Starting this week and continuing indefinitely, if you ride your bike to Veritas after 6pm on Friday, we will give you a free iced beverage. Ice tea, Iced mocha, iced coffee, Italian soda, whatever you want. And all we ask in return is a donation of any size (even a penny!) toward our new bike rack. I’m shopping for it right now and hoping to get one made locally and installed within a week or two. It’s going to cost at least $300-$400 so we could use a little help with the purchase. We already have lots of lovely customers that ride their bikes but without a bike rack they have to try to chain up to the tree or the stop sign and if you start riding your bike more, because of the lovely weather and allegedly increasing fuel prices, you’ll want to have a place to put it too. And what else can you do on a Friday night that’s half as delicious and cheap as coming down to your local coffeehouse for a FREE iced drink? And don’t forget that we have tons of fun games available like Scrabble, Yahtzee, Trivial Pursuit, and checkers. Not to mention all the fantastic books down here that you could (and probably should) be reading. See you Friday?”

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