There is something dreadfully wrong about awakening to the sound of the furnace clicking on in June. If I wanted to be cold and wet all the time, I’d be a fish. At least then I’d be getting plenty of healthy exercise, swimming here and there. When was the last time you saw a fat fish?
At least it’s not raining right this minute, so maybe I have a chance of getting out and about on a bicycle today before the skies crack and the deluge resumes. A two-fer would be the lawn drying out enough for me to mow it. It looks like friggin’ Vietnam out there. Every minute I stay in this room, I get weaker, and every minute Charlie squats in the bush, he gets stronger.
At least I’m still alive to walk (or ride) the earth. Kwai Chang Caine is not.
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Try to remove these pebbles from my hand, Grasshopper.
Grasshopper? Hey. Grasshopper.
Its been pretty similar here in BombTown. Wake up in the morning and its sunny and pleasant as I trudge off to the bomb factory. But by early afternoon, God is pissed off. Yesterday the thunderstorms brought hail. Not sure what today will bring.
Current Cheeseland climate is also askew. Usually in Wi we get late winter followed by a short, wet, messy situation that can’t really be called “spring”, then wham, mid May it’s toasty warm and summery.
Not this year. We’re actually expereincing a real spring with cold nights and cool days. Quite quaint, but it sucks. I’m ready for at least the mid-to upper seventies.
Ye gods!
Gents,
It really blows. The weather map looks like a hammock from Maine to Spokane, one big low-pressure trough. Frankly, it’s slipping the meat to my sensitive personality. Herself has had to double the vitamin-D dose she slips into my tea to keep me merely homicidal.
Shitty weather is why God made running shoes: so I can remember what 55 year old knees feel like being pounded by 15 lbs. more than they are supposed to.
Weather not so bad here today. As soon as I get home it will rain. But we go to Albuquerque on Friday night to do half a century ride on our tandem. Hopefully, the weather will be better.
Patrick, sounds like you need a trip to Arizona. 3:10 to Yuma, right?
There’s a light in the sky no one can bear to look at. We shield our eye with our parka hoods.
Khal, I’ve throttled way back on the running. It was getting me in the knees, as you already surmise based on deep and painful personal experience. But I have been doing long walks instead and I kind of like ’em. If it ever stops raining I plan to start hiking in the foothills, maybe even backpacking. See if them sumbitches in the Ford Excretions can run me over when I’m on Upper Captain Jacks. A .357 on the hip isn’t nearly so wearisome when a guy’s afoot.
Is that Albuquerque century already on the schedule? Damn, can’t be much longer before winter.
And Ben, never fear. That light is Homeland Security. They’re just keeping an eye out for you. Or on you. Whatever.
Albuquerque Century is this Saturday. Next summer, the League of American Bicyclists is holding their rally in the Duke City. Should be fun.
Hey B Lester, where you at homey? I’m in ‘da Dells.
Looking at a wet weekend, but last weekend I dodged the storms for 2 days, we rode the length of the Root River & the Harmony Trails in Southern Minnesota. Yea, I know, they’re paved, I’m such a pussy. But there be hills – I coasted back to Lanesboro from Fountain for 6 1/2 miles. Payback. Also, had a gourmet meal in the outdoor restaurant across the street from “Brewster’s Red Hotel” where we stayed. Bucolic, friendly, winery, buzzards, deer, snakes, beer. Yah der hey!
Yah der hey? Let’s be careful about playing into those stereotypes….but it’s sounds like you had a geat weekend last.
I’m here in the fancy burg of Janesville. For the rest of you, we’re 45 miles south of Madison, Wi and 45 miles north of Rockford, Il. Rock county has lotsa great rural roads for riding. The Janesville Velo Club (veloclub.org) has a few lifers for planning weekly rides, and they keep it quite interesting.
Not much offroad except the Southern Kettle Moraine State Forest. Though I understand that if Chicago gets the Olympics, the Kettle Moraine will be the mountain bike venue, and Mad town gets the road venue. Pretty cool, Yah der hey?
Got lotsa family in Janesville. Ever ride the “Roun’da Manure” in Sharon? Gotta have a sense of humor around here. I like to ride out Northeast of here in redneck country, lotsa hills. Also the bluffs up by Trempealeau are nice, with a beer and a walnut burger at the Hotel afterward.
I thought the mountain bike venue was Tyrol Basin over by Mt Horeb? The Kettle would be a helluva lot better, tho.
Never rode it, but I thought it was called the Tour d Manure. Oh well. One fave was the recently defunct Tour de ‘Villes. Went from Janesville to Footville (yes it’s really called that) to Orfordville to Evansville to Cooksville and mebbe a couple of other ‘villes I can’t recall. That was also the day of the Tin Man Triathalon. Serious pain. I never had the balls to try.
Haven’t tried Tyrol for riding, thought it was just a ski hill. Thanx for the tip.
Contact me if you ever get nearby. I’ll buy you a Grey’s Stout. Serious fun.