We had a lovely evening last night and then came home. I poured two glasses of bourbon over ice and we sat on the couch for a nightcap.  I picked up my book on The Rules of the Velominati, which I get excited about. Eve took our her iPad to seach for a fireplace vacuum, which she gets excited about. Trying to interest the other, this was our conversation:

Me: "Rule #33. Shave Your Guns. Legs are to be carefully shaved at all times. I am going to have to shave my legs."

Eve: "Look at this one. Loveless Cougar Quiet Fireplace Ash Vacuum.  The American made warm ash vacuum designed to make the job of cleaning ash faster, safer and neater."

Me: [Ignoring what she just said and reading aloud from my book] "A cyclist is dominated by their will, by knowing we might in some way control our suffering even as we push ourselves harder despite the searing pain in our legs and lungs. Through suffering we learn something rudimentary about ourselves - that salvation lies at the far side of struggle."

Eve:  "This ash vacuum operates at 79 decibels so now noise won't have to interrupt your relaxing evening. Using a fire resistant metal flex hose and a specially designed filtering system for ash, the Loveless Cougar Quiet Fireplace Ash Vacuum solves the problem of removing ash from wood burning stoves and fireplaces safely. Wow this sounds great!"

Me: "Rules #6. Free your mind and your legs will follow.  Your mind is your worst enemy. Do all your thinking before you start riding your bike. Once your pedals start to turn, wrap yourself in the sensations of the ride."

Eve: "The unit comes standard with the ability to vacuum warm ash."

Me: "I have to shave my legs."

Eve:  "It's only $249."

Me: "What?"

Eve: "What?"