I'm on a Ride or Pay plan this summer. I either have to ride my bike three times per week, or pay my alma mater ten dollars.
Ten dollars for every week I don't ride three times!
That's pretty motivating, especially since I haven't given any money to my Catholic high school since they violated the conditions of their 501c3 status by distributing anti-abortion propaganda via the cover of their alumnae magazine and funding a trip to Washington D.C. for several students and their dads to march in an anti-abortion rally in 2004.
That really pissed me off.
Recently, though, a nice gal in the class ahead of me sent a handwritten note asking that I please give a little at the end of the school's fiscal year to help them surpass their fundraising goal. I decided to send in what I owed for not riding, which was twenty dollars.
Today, I got a thank-you note with some holy cards inside: Jesus, Mary, and Michael the Archangel. Michael's prayer is a little intense, asking that God cast into hell all the evil spirits who roam the world seeking the ruin of souls.
I'll remember that next time I don't want to ride.
2 comments:
I am loving your dedication. I've gotten off track with my couch to 5K, but I don't think the $ thing would work for me. I just wouldn't send the $.
I did make smoothies for about 4 boys, using your method. I'm popular here now.
I'm having the same swim issue, too, BTW. My first real swim of the year was racing at Buffalo. Oops. That half mile swim at Heart of the Lakes in three weeks is going to be a long one!
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