Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding, which is why I have made it a point to upgrade my addictions over the years
It’s never too late in the day for a bike ride. Bill Rothenberg and I began our 16-mile roundtrip journey at 11:30 AM, an hour and a half later than usual. It was brisk with overcast. I had the new grey ear muffs that Bill in a "random act of kindness" had Amazon ship to me. It was a perfect day for them. I had little sleep the night before and felt a bit grumpy. But after a mile of riding along the Los Gatos Creek Trails, I found my happy place again. To extend our ride we made our way to the red pedestrian bridge at the 152 acres Vasona Lake County Park including a pit stop at the Vasona Lake Dam spillway seen in the photos.
We then reversed course and made our way to the Mendocino Farms Sandwich Market (great soups and salad too) at the Pruneyard Shopping Center in Campbell. Their motto is: “We’re All About Selling Happy."
Bill and I both ordered the "Save Drake Farm’s Salad.” He called it his wife Sarah’s favorite. As my late dad would say they put everything in it but the kitchen sink. I have to say, it was out of this world GOOD. It included shaved, roasted chicken breast, Herbs de Provence marinated Drake Farm’s goat cheese, pink lady beets, green apples, dried cranberries, crushed honey roasted almonds, red onions, Scarborough Farm’s greens, chopped romaine (620 cal) with citrus vinaigrette (240 cal), with a Wheat Tortilla on the side. I took advantage of a photo op with the blue and white cow statue out front that was practically begging me to take a photo with it.
My Facebook Friends often tell me the restaurants I frequent with friends and post about should hire me as their publicist. A friend affectionately referred to my posts as "Dining with Dennis.” But, it's really a labor of love to write about such things. It’s all about celebrating life. As we rode back home, I was reminded about St. Pete Petersburg (St. Pete’s) Bike ’N’ Eat in Florida that promotes physical fitness and mental well-being using bike riding as a catalyst to promote locally-owned restaurants. This is a modest version of it. I just cut out the middle man.
Postscript: Photo of 5 feral cats eating I took on the trail is for friends Jimi and Jennifer Hunter who lovingly feed a cadre of feral cats that visit their home.
