Yesterday, you said you’d ride today…
I checked my email, the obits, and the weather report for the day.
Yesterday…
I had breakfast, waffles, and used up the last of the syrup.
You said you would ride today…
I read some of The Nuclear Age. I started to fall asleep toward the end of the chapter.
You really shouldn’t sleep. It’s a nice day. Yesterday, you said…
I turned on the sound machine, and turned away from the window, deep in my pillows, and…
But, yesterday…
…restless. I got up after not sleeping for about 30 minutes, and went to the computer.
You said…
I played two games of Zuma.
Check the weather again. It’s perfect out there for a ride…
I went downstairs. There it was. Lurking by the chair. The “chrome pony.” I pulled it out and tried to inflate the tires. The end of the pump wouldn’t stay on the valve stem. I jammed it, then remembered it needed the adapter, which is hidden in the pump at the end.
I put it on, but not right. It wouldn’t pump. I was getting a little annoyed. Then, I remembered that you have to unscrew the valve on the stem before putting the adapter on it.
Who thinks it’s been too long since I’ve done this?
I finally got them both pumped up, loaded my saddle pack with my cell phone, wallet, and keys — hoping I wouldn’t have to call Joe to rescue me from a flat tire.
I decided to just follow the Bike Route signs posted on the side of the road, and it turned out to be a great ride, and so close to home. It took me 40 minutes to do the loop, and of course I had to go out right afterwards and measure the distance. I’m now somewhat motivated to hook up the speedometer/odometer I bought a few months back.
What a nice ride it was. Peaceful (except crossing Western Blvd. twice). Beautiful, the leaves were changing on several trees. Neighborhoods right near me, and I’ve never seen them before. I anticipated the route to be about 2 or 2.5 miles, but it turned out to be 5.5. Yippee!
I went to Quizno’s and got me a sammich. I checked in with Joe. We’re meeting at Helios for a cup of coffee at 6:30, and then heading to Flex around 7:00.