life on the wand

My bicycle problems continue unabated. While riding home today there was a lot of traffic backed up going into Datchet. Because there isn't enough room to pass on the right because of oncoming traffic, and because they weren't looking behind them I didn't want to try to pass on the left for fear of getting sideswiped against the curb, I chose the path less traveled and rode on the pavement (sidewalk), which might be against the rules of the road, but not the rules of staying alive. Because it was already getting dark, I couldn't see where I was going very well and I hit a bump (curb) as I crossed a street and rode up on the sidewalk. When I got home, I realized my back light was missing! The one I bought in the US, installed just recently, and used for the first time tonight! The lens was caught in the bike chain, but the rest of it was gone. After dinner Joyce was kind enough to drive me back towards work slowly so I could look for parts. We didn't see anything, so I got out of the car and started walking down the sidewalk where I hit the bump. I found the batteries, but not the base assembly that attaches to the holder. It occurred to me at that point that perhaps it was still stuck somewhere on the bike, too, so we went back to the house. On closer inspection I learned that the base assembly had not fallen off -- only the lense and the batteries. Victory! I have all the parts! Only, how do I keep that from happening again?

Hmm, looking at the picture of the book cover on the previous post, I would have to assume that the probability of God must be mighty small.
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