I thought her first reaction would be “You are going out on on your bike? It is in the thirties outside!”

Instead, she said “Why did get such a loud shirt?”

I wanted to say “To make up for my silence…” but, you see, I am not allowed to talk. So, feet to the pedal it was

13K ride ending in Starbucks to have coffee with Chalupa group, Kushal and Madhumita. And then 7K ride back home.