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I want a cruiser
Like flat screen TVs, everyone I know is now getting an Electra Cruiser bike while I’m trapped in the rearview mirror with my mountain bike that, at one point not too long ago, was the coolest thing on our block.
Now, the coolest thing on our block is Kelley’s new bike. Her old bike, a Trek mountain bike, was purchased when a gallon of gas was hovering around a buck. So, it was time for a new one. Last year about this time, I dropped five bills on a brand new Diamond Back mountain bike with all the fixings. Until last Friday, my bike ranked supreme in our garage.
When Kelley said she wanted to buy a cruiser, I didn’t know what she was talking about until she mentioned it was similar to the bike our friend Robin got two years ago. Fast-forward two years later - Kelley buys her first cruiser - an Electra Betty 3 series. Check it out:
When we went to order it from Brown Cycles, Kelley was like a kid in a candy store. She detailed it down to the pink tires, basket and bell. We paid for it and were told to expect it in about a week.
Last Friday, we got the call her bike was ready and Kelley was at the edge of her seat. We walked into Brown Cycles, past the sea of bikes and there it was - her glossy new black bike with pink flames. Kelley’s ear-to-ear grin was permanent and before I knew it, she had ditched her purse and was on her way out the front door for a test ride.
We rode and rode and rode our bikes this weekend in Palisade and in town. We are both riding them to work and not only because you now have to take out a loan to fill up with gas. And now, Kelley’s bike is way cooler than mine. There’s rumor of an all-chic cruiser gang forming between Kelley and her friends.
Unlike the flat screen TV I’ve wanted for about 37 years now, I intend on getting a cruiser. I already have one picked out:
Hopefully the cruiser-gang will let me join their posse. Hell, they probably have a flat screen in the clubhouse.
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An update on Buddy.
To my relief, he is going to be OK. His tests came back normal, although he’ll have to be on thyroid medicine for the rest of his life. He did have a low calcium blood count, but it turned out not to be as serious as first thought.
A lot of people have been asking me about Buddy and many knows how important that big ball of fuzz is to me, so thank you.
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And one last note - I kicked my moms butt in rummy this weekend and she was the one throwing the fits this time. Final score: a lot to a little.
Redemption is a sweet thing!
Comments
By mom
May 30, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this
Redemption is a sweet thing, you just wait until this week-end. Heads up Boy, because your mom is not only going to wipe the floor with you I am also going to wax the floor with you. The War has begun. We will keep you posted. Mom
By Kelley
June 2, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this
if you happen to be driving down 10th and Gunnison around 7:15ish in the morning, you may spot the infamous cruiser…
By Laurena
June 18, 2008 10:28 AM | Link to this
And you may say: “Look at that girl! Good for her!”