Tuesday:  Since my day was going to be spent at the Capitol and office--and as this is the final week I get to mix up ride types--and the weekend paper has not been read, I combined a scooter ride to the Dunwoody MARTA station.  As I noted before, this is one of the most convenient options available.  I also was able to read all of the paper, half in and half out.

Wednesday was a ditto of Tuesday, though I was not able to catch up with Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday's papers.  I had a DeKalb County Planning Commission meeting in Decatur, so all I had to do was hop on MARTA to get there and ride it home.  Again, very convenient.

Monday:  Our Nation's first Scooter Commuter Monday!  How great was that.  I scooted from Dunwoody to the DDS facility next to the Braves Stadium.   I have to admit it was a cold ride, but that quickly changed when my heart warmed to the almost 100 scooter riders who were participating in our awareness campaign.  From there we engaged in a Capitol ride by and scooted to Polk Plaza next to Underground Atlanta.  We were joined by representatives from the scooter stores, manufacturers and Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd.  As I have noted, the Mayor and City of Decatur are real innovators when it comes to accommodating alternative transportation.  Thank you to the Capitol Police and State Patrol for looking out for us.

The event ended with our moving a vehicle from one parking spot and revealing seven scooters parked in an adjacent same size spot.  The enthusiastic scooter crowd repeatedly chanted "SHARE THE ROAD"!   Just like Extreme Home Makeover, only better. 

All four Atalanta television networks covered the story and we also received coverage from public radio and several of the State's papers.  Why is this important?  First, it helps to educate the pubic about the fact we are going to see more scooters on the road, so let's share it and look out for them.  Secondly, it helps policy makers, like the Mayor (who already knows) how important it is to ensure the needs of the scootering public are taken into account.

I anticipate Scooter Commuter Monday becoming an annual event and the participants increasing many fold.

Saturday and Sunday.  As you might guess, the weekend was filled with kids, kids sports and church.  Since this was Easter Sunday, we drove down to Fairburn to visit the in-laws.   Liz drove, which meant I had the opportunity to check out driver behavior without having to concentrate on my own.  This also gave me the opportunity to check out Liz's driver behavior, and in my official capacity, make appropriate comments.

You would think that Liz would have appreciated my constructive comments.  But noooo, she did not.  If you ever want to lower the temperature during your ride, comment on your spouse's driver behavior.  Conversely, if you want to raise the temperature, do so repeatedly.