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Why not take a dragon to work?
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The other day, I had dutifully relinquished my car to the wife and was gleefully awaiting the number 30 Ride On Bus for the trip to the Metro Station and subsequently, to downtown DC. I had apparently just missed the 8:45 bus which meant a nice, solid twenty minutes of waiting. Don't get me wrong, it was a nice, sunny day and the cooler weather was refreshing but standing at a bus stop, I felt like every passing motorist was snickering and my initial interest in the behavior of the local squirrels quickly dissipated.
It was about 10 minutes into my wait that I began to look upward and admire the passing clouds and the distant outline of planes which had just taken off from Reagan National Airport. I thought to myself, would it not be great if a large dragon descended from the sky and offered its neck upon which I could ride into town? I would not be consuming any bit of a fossil fuel nor would I be clogging the precious DC infrastructure. A ride in on a dragon would be considered quite green I was sure and even the by-product of dragon poo most likely beneficial to the local flora.
There were only two slight problems to this newly envisioned plan; 1. dragons are apparently quite unwieldy and 2. dragons are mythical creatures and do not actually exist in real life (I know what you are thinking but the Komodo Dragon is actually just a large lizard, nice try). Regardless, I could not help but wish my own personal dragon would appear and whisk me away to my K Street destination but it was at that time my serene day dream was interrupted by the number 30 and its rather noisy engine. I was quickly brought back to reality and swallowed by the blue and white mechanical dragon belching smoke from its rear.
During the ride in I began to think of other animals which are well-known for transporting we humans. You may have noticed the new trend in scooters around town so why not also turn to certain animals to bring us in to work? A horse would be great but the upkeep is quite intensive and there really is no designated hitching post in the District. Mules and donkeys are quite faithful but slow. Riding in on the back of an ostrich would be fun but they do not seem able to keep a straight line for very long. A elephant could carry quite a few people but again, the upkeep and mess may not be worth it not to mention the bill from Pet Smart. Those scooters are looking better and better.
I would be most interested to know what animal our readers would choose, if they could, upon which to ride into town. Please let us know and whether it is a mythical beast or an actual, living earth-dwelling species. Perhaps with high fuel prices and Metro about to raise its fares yet again, animal transport could be the next big thing.
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