Tempting... 

This walking thing is OK and all, but has anyone ridden a moped from Connecticut to the White House? While I was pondering this, Gary Jeanfaivre saw me on the sidewalk while he was driving by and pulled over for an on-the-spot interview, which you can see here:
http://milford.patch.com/articles/b-j-hill-s-walking-to-d-c-to-meet-obama