I saw a three-storey tall Mr. Peanut on my way to work today. I know I didn’t get enough sleep last night, but I am pretty sure I was not hallucinating – there, in a field, was an enormous Mr. Peanut. Cane, monocle, top hat – the works. He was large and jolly and completely out of place, even for North Vancouver. If I liked peanuts, I’m sure I would be craving some now – but really, I’m just curious as to why the giant Mr. Peanut was there in the first place and .. um .. if anyone else besides me saw it.

It is way, way too nice out to work. I am staring out the window longingly because it is gorgeous outside and also to avoid staring at the floor, where I saw a spider earlier. I’ve already done a dance of fear and have rolled up my pant legs so nothing can crawl up there and bite me, but I still fear. I bet if I was riding Oscar, nothing could bite me because we are like the WIND.

I’m very glad to see that the Lure of the Scooter has not changed even though I am riding a more “hardcore” bike. Oscar, while saturated in awesome, isn’t as cute and approachable as Sally is so I worried that I would see a decline in the number of people who stop to ask me questions about scooter riding and scooters in general. But no! The nicer the weather, the more people want to know all about it and I am more than glad to wax poetry about the wonders of scooter riding. The questions are generally the same – can you go on highways, how much does it cost, how fast can you go – and my answers haven’t changed: I answer for the 50cc scooter they assume it is. While I technically CAN go on highways, I will not and don’t want potential scooter riders to think they can on a regular bike, so I say no. In fact, the real reason I upgraded to a more powerful scooter was so I can keep up with traffic safely on the Lions Gate Bridge – that’s it. No speed demon here; I am quite content to ride on the side of caution rather than trying to get to that red light three seconds before the person next to me.

Lastly, there are the celebrations:

Happy birthday, Ali! We love you and owe you a visit!
Happy birthday, Lisa! We will hook up and go for a scooter ride soon!
Happy 4th of July, Americans! I like your Mexican restaurants!