The Daily Glimpse Project #8 – A fun way to save gas

Yesterday’s DGP (Daily Glimpse Project) moment was fun =)  On my way home from work, there is a street that is mostly downhill.  So I decided to put the car in neutral and cruise down for the fun of it.  It was awesome!  I went probably 2 miles without putting the car in gear and stayed around 40mph the whole time (that was WITH pressing the breaks!).  Each time I thought the car would start to slow down too much, I was surprised and it would make it over the hill only to speed up again – causing a fresh wave of exhilaration. Well, ok, maybe that word is overkill.  But it WAS fun =)

As I write this, and i read the phrase “over the hill” I can’t help but think that this is probably a good parallel to aging.  Essentially: Put things in neutral and enjoy the ride.  And just when you think things are going to start slowing down, you’ll be surprised at how they speed up again!

Funny how sometimes you start a post with one thing in mind and end up with another!  That’s the cool thing about writing =)