Dude, did I steal your girlfriend or something?

Sheesh! I had no idea that my little comment about the office guy in the suit would breed so much hostility towards me. I only added it in as a real-life anecdote to make what I was saying more personal. I just as easily could have replaced it with a positive, up-beat exchange that I had after-hours in the capitol building with an amiable assembly member (who was also wearing an expensive suit, and may very well have been a golfer and regular Starbucks drinker), and I guess I should have. Your social archetype theory is interesting, and I would agree with it in specific cases based on the wide range of messengers I've known and have met, but would never ascribe it to an individual without having actually met them in person. And: "More worthy of others in relishing in the human condition"? I really don't see how you could have surmised that from what I wrote, but it's an impressive-sounding sentence, and I'm glad you decided to use it. AND: Yeah, I used "z" in lazer. Why not? It makes the word "laser" waaaay more hipster. ;)

Nice!! That is the coolest package delivery story I've heard from any messenger so far.

Raoul, thank you for providing some detail and interview perspectives to the demonstrations I see around town every day; I've never had time to stop and converse. It warms my heart and fills me with pride that my fellow Sacto citizens are willing to loudly and publicly express their support for Palestine. I think what often fails to be recognized is the fact that most all of the Palestinian people suffering in this conflict are people like you and I; just trying to work, pay bills and buy groceries for their families while the powerful on both sides of the border play out their own agendas, violent or otherwise. The same can be said for innocent Israelis. Remember what history has taught: the average, every-day people are always the ones who suffer the most on any side of any conflict, and are the ones who most desire peace!

LOL! Wow, I must have been talking about you in my article. Yes, I admit, that first comment was a bit pointed, but of course, not ALL people who wear suits, drink Starbucks and golf are as discourteous as the one I described; I wouldn't expect friendlier people to be offended by my remark. But it's obvious that I offended you, and I apologize. And yes, we do rely upon said group of individuals for our deliveries, but if they were all to magically disappear, there would still be plenty of stuff for us lowly messengers to lug around. ;) I will also add that I get paid a decent wage to work eight hours a day, five days a week, riding my bike through dangerous traffic conditions and extremes in weather while communicating with lawyers and politicians, so I would say that calling it "toying around" is not quite accurate.

As a bike messenger, all I do is jet around the grid all day, so it'd be like the ultimate local, traveling billboard if I could get a sign small enough to strap to my frame. Is that possible?