What's your house of worship?

Blogs are my newspaper.  I know this isn't a novel concept and this is why the print industry is collapsing.  To that point I guess I'm complicit. And I bring up Blogs to say that I get a daily view of the world around me from them through a feed.  My RSS feed has local news headlines, recycling news and info, and some fun things. Which is a better mix than I can get just from the daily news paper and it's this ability to customize that I think is what's killing the newspaper. But this isn't a post about the demise of this industry. It's a post about bikes and adventure.

Haulin gear ina sweet backpack. (not my photo from Church of the Sweet Ride)

These are two things you can read up on over at Church of the Sweet Ride. Reverend Dick writes about ridin' bikes, stashing beers, and campin' with health doses of music and moonlight.  What I really apprciate about his ramblings is his, non-slogany, just do it attitude, and his determination to share meaningful experiences with his kids.  He often shares tales of his bike camping adventure trips with his kids, off-road bike commuting to school, and his efforts to toughen up his kids and their friend whether they like it or not.  Well that's a bit of a stretch, rather he doesn't let them whine their way out of a challenge, whether it's a steep uphill or carrying their own s__t when camping.  These are things I hope to inflict on my kids with a similar high-wire balancing act between uncomfortable and fun.  With a dose of snake chasing, some bb gin shooting, and general grab-assing he has fun with his kids.  He has 72 posts labeled kid biking, so you know he's been to a few rodeos.

 How's that for commitment.

photo: Church of the Sweet Ride

I feel engaging in these adventures with your kids first and foremost is quality time and solid shared experiences with the ones you helped bring into this world.  You know building memories and stories for when you're sittin in the old folks home or porch sittin with the grand-kids.  Second they are just the venue for lessons about hard work.  You know the old, "you only get out of it what you put in it." routine. 

Anyway, there you go.  Do with that information what you will.