"You want it to be one way. But it's the other way."
Route: A slow, flat warm-up, then up and down Arlington Avenue in Berkeley, El Cerrito, and Richmond. An easy, gradual climb followed by a short, steep, un-technical descent and a flat route back home. (Here’s the Gmaps Pedometer route link.)
Time: 00:58:40.6
Distance: 12.6
Climb: 940
Avg. speed: 12.7
Weight: 228
Heart rate: 139 avg./165 max.
Notes: My shadow has a gut.
It’s the bumper sticker on the car ahead of me at the light, University and 6th in Berkeley: “MY CHILD IS A SUPER CITIZEN AT NYSTROM SCHOOL.” In case you’re interested, Nystrom School is in the perennially trouble-beset Richmond school district, just north of Berkeley.
My first question is who came up with these “my kid’s an honor student”-type stickers? My second is does anyone, including the young Mensa aspirant whose achievement is being celebrated on the back end of mom’s car, react positively to these messages? I didn’t think so.
This one threw me a little, though. “Super citizen”? What do you have to do to earn that? Make it through a semester without shoving another kid down the stairs?
More ideas for parents who want to bumpersticker their kids’ achievements and milestones.
“My Daughter’s a Community College Dropout”
“My Kid’s a Student at the County Honor Farm”
“Our Child’s a G.E.D. Valedictorian”
“My Child Tested Negative”
“My Little Lad Got Life Without Parole”
“Proud Parent of a Republican”
“Our Son Says He’s in the Texas Air National Guard”
“Our Grandkids: We Love the Little Bastards!”
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