Keeping ones tires pumped has several advantages, two of which I was reminded of today: Firstly, you reduce the risk of becoming completely flat, resulting in getting stranded and having to then call your girlfriend to come rescue you with a bicycle pump (how embarassing is that?!) Secondly, being pumped up allows you to bike faster, so that you can get home and warm up quickly, rather than FREEZING outside while your slow-ass bike drags you slowly through the frigid fall air, causing all exposed parts to turn blue!!!
Had I taken a few minutes to pump up before leaving the house this afternoon to go fix my glasses which have been held together by electrical tape for the past month, and which I finally had a chance to take to the optometrist this evening, I would have been home an hour ago, and been writing about all the glories of bike riding, rather than complaining about being SLOW and COLD while my girlfriend makes chastizing remarks about my lousy long-range planning abilites!