@ascentale @bikenite We saw some great yard signs last Sunday at the home of Ken and Anna Thomsen in Monterey. They are the parents of our friend Laurel Thomsen, who has donated some songs for Bicycling Monterey videos, including “It’s a New Day.”

@ascentale @bikenite #BikeNite A8 We saw this beach firsthand for the first time in an embarrassingly long time! Friends and family who are landlocked are usually surprised we don’t get on the beach more.

We love walking barefoot in the water! And every time we do, and experience again what good medicine that is, we’re reminded to do it more often—as we used to.

What made us stop that formerly frequent habit? We were knocked down on 3 separate occasions by off-leash dogs—on this beach where leashes are required. The dog owners were not at all apologetic or caring. Third time caused an injury that put a halt to our beach walks for a long time.

In contrast, we’ve never been knocked down by a dog while biking.

We do like dogs and have owned and dearly loved several. We just don’t like irresponsible dog owners.

@ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite #BikeNite #A5 Simply a person who bikes.

Very quickly after we began devoting ourselves to bike advocacy, in 2009, we saw the value in referring to “people who bike” rather than cyclists or bicyclists.

Although we occasionally still use one of the latter terms, e.g., for word count or similar reasons, we make a conscious effort not to.

@ascentale @younata @bikenite #BikeNite #A4 Perhaps @NoRomBasic, CIO of Monterey-Salinas Transit, would have input about this.