@J OM @Cynthia & @Nyla - When I became a vegetarian in 1979, with the lack of appropriate food alternatives in restaurants, I didn't want to spend 2 hours eating 5 or 6 iceberg lettuce salads to try and fill-up, so opted for the occasional fish dish. In the last few years, I've almost entirely stoped eating cheese, which isn't easy to do in Wisconsin, the Dairy State. People expect you to say (and eat) cheese, even if they aren't taking your picture. And even though I'm close to our state fair, I can't enter, as they deep fry everything except for your admission ticket.

Cynthia, Thank you for the vegetarian cycling link. I've gone back and forth about fish and seafood over the years but haven't eaten red meat or poultry in four decades. I do eat eggs and I'm reasonably certain they wouldn't let me continue to reside in Wisconsin if I stopped eating cheese. (-; (and then there's the fact that I regard ice cream as a basic food group)

To all riders in the National MS Society Tour de Farms this weekend in DeKalb, IL: ride safely and have a great weekend! I'm part of Team Praxair North and I hope to see you out there! Keep the fundraising going!

@Kawika-how beautiful that must be. Aaaah to riding along the ocean in Hawaii.

- J OM-Nice! I am working in the direction of vegetarian myself. Found a great website for biking vegetarians. www.vegetariancycling.com Although I still eat fish. Am also working to eliminate cheeses. Believe or not it's not as difficult as it sounds.

Stuck in an office cubicle, dreaming of being in Hawaii on a bike... or being anywhere but here, for that matter. *Heavy sigh*