gotten to work only to find that you don't have anything but your Sidi's to wear all day?
yeah - being down at the remote location all day i had my office shoes with me. They stayed in my bag on the way home. And they are still at home. Might have to break down and take the cleats out of the toes on these shoes today... could be worse, I could be riding with my road shoes...
So much to want to write about. The Risotto I made for my oldest while we were hanging out this weekend, a nice fresh wild maine shrimp and mushroom and aramae one, oh ... so ... good... after reading about the Port Clyde CSA thing we walked into Whole Paycheck to find wild maine shrimp on sale. And we got a bunch. They are so, so, so incredibly good.
Still sort of thinking about Battenkill... it would be a good boost/incentive to keep from turning into a G-ride off season... but then it worked well enough for him to get completely out of shape... but then i'd actually have to renew my license before cross season...
I like the sounds of this, and this.
train of thought lost... but I beat the bus on a section of the commute again... by a lot...
was coming out on to warren ave from burgess and thought, heck I should just turn right and go up potter, nah i need the extra hill. only to get down to valley and find it closed, damnit, turn around and head back up the hill to Potter afterall. Got the extra hill in that way i guess.
The streets really aren't too bad out there. The Townie plows have done a great job of scraping past the white line. The PVD plows haven't been as effective. But it still beats the alternative. To that anonymous jokester/jackass (can't tell which so i'm covering my bases) it isn't any more dangerous or crazy to ride out there now.
I would love to go off on one of my evangelical rants about how much better it is to be on a bike in the cold weather than in a car. Even the hybrids don't help. Mostly because all that zero emission crap or near zero only works when ambient air is at a certain temp and the engine's fluids and all that are at a specific temp. And when it is 15 degrees, heck you might get some heat from the powerplant, but stuff isn't going to warm up enough to be as clean or green as riding a bike. But then a lot of people really don't care it seems. They want to appear to care and that is enough. Too much of a bother to get the gumption up enough to eschew the shackles of a vehicle with 4 wheels. There are plenty of times when it is needed, when a vehicle isn't a luxury. But the % is far lower than those who just do it because they don't want to step out side of their bubble.
man - that might sound harsh - and set me up as a jackass if i drive in one day or two (which i will, probably, but for some reasonably reason i guess).
being off the bike path puts me back in the cars the whole commute. So instead of being surrounded by quiet, birds, ships, light houses... and stupid fahking sea gull bombs... i'm constantly being challenged by cars... changes the way ya think i guess.
I wonder what Scottyucsb is doing now...
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(I keep reaching my feet under the desk to slip on my birks but damn it they aren't there)
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When I read this I had just finished some intervals (dead of winter = trainer).
It's been cold, ever-thing is frozen, natch. Backyard rink is in place and we skate a few times a week, it's small so there are lots of stops and starts, my boys will be able to stickhandle in a phonebooth in no time.
First road race is April 26th, first cross race is mid-Sept, Canadian nationals are 2nd week of Oct.
I used to dread getting all the way to Franklin w/out my office shoes (or forgetting to leave them at work ahead of time)... It only happened once but luckily I had another pair in my desk drawer. Only had to walk across the bldg in my cycling shoes, that was entertaining. I never knew how many people looked at my feet.
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