My Dogs are Mooing

This morning I made the somewhat impulsive decision to take part in the Red Ribbon Ride, a great event that raises money for the AIDS Project of the Ozarks.  As it turns out, it takes (me) a really really long time to ride 30 miles, so I had some time to think.  A few words of wisdom from my ride: 1.  Dogs like to chase bikes. 2.  Butterflies also like to chase bikes. 3.  Bugs are like oysters.  If you swallow them without chewing they don't taste so bad. 4.  Bugs also hurt when they hit your helmet at a high rate of speed.  I've never been hit with an oyster shell, but I'm guessing the physics still apply here. 5.  It's fun to fly down a hill, but it's not fun to almost take a header down a hill. 6.  The folks at CVS make a fine sunscreen. 7.  Wind can either be your best friend or your worst enemy. 8.  Springfield and Rogersville have a lot of hills.  Whoever says otherwise is a liar, and I despise liars. 9.  Somehow when you are at your worst people ten