Mostly drove the vehicle all week. In fact, no mostly about it!

Went for a little ride on Saturday for about 10 miles. Rather quiet out, traffic-wise. Went up Fletcher Parkway then turned south along the rim. Went past the general area where the airplanes crashed a couple week ago, but didn't see anything. Rode along backroads till home again. The only thing of interest was a girl sitting with a backpack near the overpass from Mt. Helix to Grossmonth High school area. So that shows that nothing much of of interest!

I was looking at a web site that tells how to make your bike trip journal more interesting. I really should look at that again...

If my camera was working, picture transfer-wise, I would jazz this up with some pics. But, sadly...

It's Sunday. Didn't ride today or yesterday. Really should have, but that's life!

Have I commented on the two asshat bike riders I see every morning while riding to work?

One guy is in full kit, riding a kiddie seat equipped bike, runs stop signs EVERY time, seems to my bifocal equipped eyes to be cutting it too close. I mean zipping across Lake Murray Blvd. in the half-dawn without stopping. And no lights, of course.

The other guy looks like a geezer, wearing long pants. He rides on the wrong side of the street while running stop signs. Amazing he has lived this long!

Weekly Mileage Totals:

Schwinn -- 0
Jamis -- 36.7

...and lay in the aforesaid fetal postion all Monday, too.

Inquiring minds want to know: Yes, the front tire was flat when I remembered to check on Tuesday. So I repaired the puncture today.

Drove the truck yesterday, because of oncologist appt., which went ok. He said I don't have to do labs for him any more. That leaves the OTHER doctors to come to the same conclusion! And of course I still have the bi-annual camera-in-the-behind coming up soon, which may be more than you wanted to know! What did Carly Simon sing? Anticipation... It's making ME crazy, I can tell you!

Speaking of punctures, why can't they make a bullet-proof, as it were, tire pump? The stupid hose assembly always seems to leak. And my Zefal HPx is getting REALLY HARD to pump, I need a new one of those, too! Unfortunately they were closed out by Nashbar a few months ago, and Performance doesn't have any either!

Rode to the dam Sunday after laying in a fetal postion all day Saturday. But, I digress... The overgrown bike path in Santee seems to receiving some kind of maitainance. The weeds have been cut away. I wonder if they are going to re-pave it. I rode a section of it, picked up several thorns for my trouble and had to fix a flat a few miles later. I swear I heard a little hiss of air when I pulled a thorn out of the front tire too, so that will probably be flat by tomorrow!

The bikepath in Mission Gorge was rather crowed with hikers by the time I got there. I wished several a cheery "Good Morning" to let them know I was about to swoop past them at a blistering 10 miles an hour.

Climbed the Jackson hill in second-not-granny, with some huffing and puffing.

Lots of people at Lake Murray too. Two ladies walking a dog made a U-turn right in front of me without looking. One of them said "Sorry", I just grunted at her. Good thing I was going slow!


Weekly Mileage
Schwinn -- 22.66
Jamis -- 55.4

Today I was told my butt looks flabby in my bike shorts.

Well, it IS flabby, plust the shorts are from 50 some pounds ago.

Just a big flabby flab of skin, with little fat for padding.

Like they say on Fark, this thread is useless without pics...

Weekly Mileage:

Schwinn -- 0 miles
Jamis -- 50 miles