Week two and I'm still going strong...resilience! Ha! Actually, the holiday weekend threw a couple of curves into my workout...but when it was all said and done, it ALL got done, and I'm happy with just that!
It was great to see Alyson & Marcus this weekend! We all got together with John and Aimee and checked out the new breakfast spot...Basket Of Daisy's? (In Milford-Center) I think that's what it's called? The weather was phenomenal for a weekend ride, the food was good...company was good too! (Dang it...should have taken a pic!)
In a world that, in my opinion, is getting just a little too crazy for people like me...I heard stories last week of a "gun-totting" cyclist who fears for his safety while out on rides, and yet another of a group of cyclists who were forced into a fist-throwing brawl with a motorist who was unhappy that they were riding their bikes on the road...(I can only assume there wasn't any other reason for the motorist to be unhappy...but I wasn't there?) I'd like to share a positive story from my ride with Jim last week:
We were riding east past Scotts and over 33. That can always be a busy spot and a little scary depending on the time of day. I'm generally just catching my breath and a drink because Jim has just kicked my butt for 6 miles or so on Industrial Parkway. As a semi approached us from behind he actually took his time to get his truck and trailer entirely in the other lane before passing us...he made an oncoming car actually stop because he didn't move back into our lane until he was ALL the way past us...and at the same time...he gave us a thumbs-up out the window. This may seem like a small act of courtesy...nothing more than should be expected, but it happens so rarely that I believe it deserves mention when we are constantly or daily bombarded with the negatives. I don't have many miles in this year...but I hope for more of these experiences and less of the former? (By the way, the motorist from above that got in the fist fight did spend the night in jail and I'm not privy to what happened next...but a well-deserving night in the tank for sure!)
If you are looking for a good read to get you through a trip...The Supremes at Earls All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey is a good one! Makes you laugh....makes you cry...provokes some thought. My book club read this book and everyone enjoyed it...
Until another day...
"You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good."
Jerry West
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