soft and fleshy

took some hits last night, became just a hard workout instead of a test, i'll call it a quiz. the bike was great and the course was fun but the body just never got going. i wished i had sunday's legs, far better than what i was saddled with last night. better to come. the course had sharp teeth, i was soft and fleshy. saw a lady brushing her teeth in her car while i was riding to work. odd things on the commute. about 6 in 10 are on mobile phones and of those more than a couple doing stuff they probably shouldn't while driving. i guess it would be odd to try and brush my teeth while riding, maybe they should get more stuff done at home. i managed to watch some of the tour today and brush my teeth and get breakfast. i feel like i might have this morning thing almost down. just to get almost all of my shit dialed in the pack before the morning and then just put the thermos in as i roll out the door. i like it, the sleepwalking/riding was getting old.

24 hours of shit driving

seeing the signs outside, more of the usual weather, get your raincape out, moon climb today to get to get ready for the mid week test. saw really bad driving the last 24 hours, almost got hit yesterday on the way home, guy just decided to pull out of the parking space, no matter the guy on the bike yelling at him, no room to go anywhere, cars on all sides. today had the insulation of the car to protect from the idiots.

dry

a day without a wet ride, the guy stopped staring at the sun. both on the same day, the rain broke a bit and the rides were drier. an evening on the cruiser with a beer made all right with the world. better taking some hits than none at all. better taking it in at my own pace than in the frenzy of another.

sun?

i have been thinking about the guy who was staring at the sun with glasses on who couldn't figure out why his sunglasses weren't working. why not look away, is it that fascinating to stare at the sun? what about sunset, is that the beginning or the end for him? does he then go home to write about what he saw? i'd like to see the sun right now, it's been raining for a week now, i think. i try not to dwell on the negative, more on the better my handling skills are getting on the slick roads.

left

better to get out in the rain and get wet than to stay on your ass inside. i did that today, i feel weak.

visit

so sore that it hurts to throw a leg over the bike, setting my body up to do one thing has its drawbacks if you aren't doing that one thing. riding the bike feeks ok, though i do feel stiff. the clouds are taking the place of the octopus. i can only hope that it gets better as the summer wears into fall. i keep eating but nothing happens, i only get nauseous. i think i'm shutting my system down, better has to happen before worse. haunting wake up to the old time happened today. it feels foreign not that i was ever really comfortable at 4.45, just more familiar. today it was like i was visitng an old house i lived in once. unlearning 4 years of early wakes is tough. getting onthe bike cleared my head, however simple it is i felt good. no power b/c of the shit in the legs but good anyway to turn my favorite pedal.

mel

to the guy in the big truck who yelled at me for slowing at the stop sign he didn't stop at. eat a salad, what a dick. it's not as though there was a ton of traffic, just an asshole being an asshole. uneventful a.m. after that for the ride, good legs considering what i did last night. i am too old to jump up off the bike and play soccer. it was fun though. saw a bird chasing a squirrel, not a big hawk but a little bluebird trying to peck at a big fat squirrel. cold and almost raining, good clouds today, it looks like i'm trading the octopus for the clouds. sideshow mel "not in the sky, that's where clouds are born!"

Kaiser Jan

read this fan's viewpoint, i am over the doping thing. do what you want, i don't care, anyone want a used Dopers Suck t-shirt? you pay for shipping. check the title link, it'll work.

quick and out

getting over sunday, bummed the body didn't react the way i wanted it to, to win. the best thing is that i don't have any pressure. now i feel good, this sunday has to be better than last. hard to be worse. or is it worser? closed a few gaps sunday and the plug was pulled, barely even a wimper, quick and dead. better next time. i like this, nothing like conspicuous consumption:

get your devil on

i got it now. learn a lot but never enough to get all the way through. better bones this week, get it right for sunday. saw god yesterday, he/she is fine alive and well in the springs. dobson has done good work down there, really god bless you, jim! i wanted to find out who is tops on the hated list this week, who is the top sinner? i did manage to find a good burrito taters and dairy. can't go wrong there. double post of the pics from the commute i loaded late, nothing great just singletrack and streams. black is black.