Jeanine has finally persuaded me to start biking. It is an activity we can do together and I am thinking it will be my next sport after soccer has used up my knees (not that I see that day on the horizon yet). Looking for any excuse to avoid completing my tax filings, I decided I would buy a new bicycle today. I spent the morning doing some research and determined that I would be best served by a hybrid design (good for on and off-road use, ideally suited for neither). After test-driving three different models at two different stores, I decided to buy a bike helmet instead and call it a day. The engineer in me needs to study the options a little more thoroughly before I make a decision and I will need the helmet in any case. Maya was kind enough to photograph me while I was modeling it for the family.