What's in a name?

Are names important?

If they are, I think I need to find one. Not for me. For my bike.

Because tonight I headed out for a ride after work. I really should have gone running, but it was nice, non-windy day and my bike was calling my name - because unlike my bike, I have a name.

So I hopped on and took off. And 2 miles into the ride, I glanced down at the little computer thing I have attached to my bike and was surprised. My bike and I? We'd traveled 100 miles together. And even though I've been sick for a few weeks, those were some good 100 miles. Some were windy. A few were chilly. But mostly, they were enjoyable miles that didn't seem like 100 miles.

But it still didn't have a name., even though we've now officially logged 108 miles together.

So as I continued my ride tonight, I got to thinking about names.

Did I need to come up with a name for my two-wheeled friend? We get along, but honestly, I'm still not even sure if it's a boy or a girl. I'm leaning towards it being a female though. Just because there are some fancy looking flowery designs on it.

The next question. Do I go down the whole alliteration pathway and try to come up with a witty, meaningful name that starts with a "B," since my bike is blue? Or do I just avoid that because it's a bit cheesy?

I guess I'm stuck at this point. I'll still toss around names in my head as I ride and hopefully I'll come up with something. Because I bet my bike would feel a lot better if he/she could cross the bike finish line at the triathlon next month and have an identity.

Of course, maybe the challenge of the triathlon will help steer me in the right direction towards a name. I dunno. I'll let you know.