Foggy

I don't remember the last time that I used my blinkie taillight at midday for a ride. The picture actually makes it look a lot clearer than it actually was. After riding in this on Saturday and being a little scared for my life at points, I decided to do a headlight and blinkie on Sunday. It was the kind of fog that when I heard a car behind me I talked to myself, "Please see me, please see me...Oh, good." There were a few of us out there. Nowhere near the usual amount of cyclists on the road for a Sunday.There's something about doing a ride in less than stellar conditions that gives me more satisfaction than a beautimous, sunny day. Whether it be a toad strangler rain, peanut butter mud up to eyeballs, ice, freezing appendages or a blanket of fog, I feel like I accomplished a little more on those days. Physically, yes, it's the same ride. Mentally, well, that's another story. Sometimes the brain needs the dreaded "t" word as well.

So I've been a little lax in the posting dept. I've had some good intentions. I even have three or four blog posts that I started. Just didn't quite make it to the execution stage.

I survived the holidays and now I have the month of January to get lots of work done and make sure I can take my annual AZ trip to "Camp Arlene" without having to do any work. Lots to do, but I want to get it done so I can completely shut off for two weeks. I look forward to the sun, desert and plants that bite back every year.

This past Sunday we ventured down to Philly for Lone Wolf Cycling's Crazy Train. For some reason no photos will upload so I leave you with this. There were a couple few lots of wrong turns, but it was an adventure to say the least, and a crazy good time. The unfamiliar, getting lost and adventure...all reasons I love to ride my bike.

Which leads me to this. I've finally broken down and purchased a trainer that I can actually get a workout on. Do I like it? Absolutely not. I loathe it. I'm trying to make nice because it's going to be a necessary evil. It kind of takes away from what I love about the bike and why I ride a bike: going places and exploring. However, if I want to get the most out of my vacay and not cripple myself by Day 6, I need a little trainer in my life.

Otherwise, I'm pretty boring. Just hanging in...