Something to Think About

I did something I don’t think I have ever done. Rush out to see a movie on opening day. Yup I said it I went to a matinee of Spiderman 3 on Friday. Everything  just fell into place so there I was at a 12:20 showing. I must confess I did it instead of riding my bike! Gasp!

My friend Dan and I went. As we were waiting for the movie to start he got a call from one of his friends. He too was getting ready to watch the movie. Interestingly he had pulled his kid out of school early, gone to the video game store to pick up the new Spiderman game they had pre-ordered. Their plan for the rest of the day was to watch the movie then go home and play the video game for the rest of the day.

After Dan finished the call he looked at me and said “It used to be that you pulled your kid out of school early to goto a baseball game and then went home and played catch.”

That statement has rung true with me on so many levels. It certainly illustrates the changing society that we live in today. Its the habits we teach our kids when they are young that they carry with them for the rest of their lives.  And we wonder why kids these days are so less active.

One positive thing was that they spent ever so valuable father son time together.

Yes it may be an isolated activity a one time event but still think about it.

About Ernest

Ernest is the owner of the Crofton Bike Doctor located in the Village of Waugh Chapel Shopping Center. Ernest has been in the industry since 1989 when he first started to work at the Bike Doctor of Arnold. During that time I developed a love for cycling and retail. I graduated from the University of Maryland and live and ride locally. I enjoy riding off road and on the road as well as doing a little bike touring. As a teenager I did a trip in Maine and then over to Novia Scotia which helped cement my love for riding. Since then I have done tours in the Canyons of Utah as well as several trips along the C&O Canal. Today I have both mountain bikes and road bikes that I enjoy riding. One of the most exciting things now is my wife is beginning to develop a passion for riding and we have begun mountain bike together as well as some light road riding.
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