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A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Lao Tzu

The plan was to get up this morning and go for a ride.  Unfortunately my father-in-law needed his garden dug out and the dirt carted out.  I got a load into the wagon and the wagon had a flat so I needed to empty the cart, fix the flat and then reload.  Then dump the dirt, come back, reload the cart, dump the dirt and so on.  Then I mowed his and my lawn and then weed whacked.  Finally I was free to get on the bike.

It was a beautiful day.  I headed southeast from my house just trying to slowly up my miles.  I need to get miles on my legs.  Spring is finally popping out all around me and it was pure joy to ride.  My legs are starting to come back.

Practice puts brains in your muscles.
Sam Snead

Spent most of the day with my mom but the weather was so nice I had to get on the bike, even if it was for a short ride.  Half way in my legs kicked in.  They will come back.  Supposed to be nice tomorrow

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.
Walter Elliot

I mentioned the other day that I was cleaning out the garage and found some old jerseys and some bib shorts.  What I didn’t mention was that I found a patch from an organized ride that I did in 1990.  It was from the River Rendezvous Tour from Zanesville to Marietta.  I remember the ride well.  I think I did it on my old Schwinn Traveler and it was sixty-five miles each way.  We rode there, slept in dorms and rode back the next day.

The cycling itself was wonderful.  Lots of rolling hills and beautiful scenery.  I just went to their website and they are still doing it.  You can check it out here.

A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
Alexander Pope

The rain and wind persisted most of the day yesterday.  In the evening I played in a poker in a small tournament and as I left it began to snow.  Give me a break!

I’m so disgusted I think I’ll go do some bike maintenance.

If we can clean up our world, I’ll bet you we can achieve warp drive.
William Shatner 

It’s raining again with high winds.

The plan is to take my mom to the doctor’s.  After that I’m going to try and get on the bike.  In the meantime I’m cleaning up the blog.  I have a blogroll on the side of the site and it’s time to prune.  For Example;. 100 Pounds hasn’t updated his site since January.  He’s gone.  I’ll be going through each of my links and see if they are still active.

Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.
Thomas Huxley 

I’ve been sick for the past three days.  I played in a poker tournament on Sunday and I could feel the cold coming on.  I found myself unable to think and my throat became sore.  I got it from a sick poker player on the Friday before.  Oh well.  At least it’s not as bad as when I felt like Death on a Stick.  I took the wife to The Olive Garden and tried to heal myself with the Chicken Gnocchi soup.  I should be better soon.

It rained most of the day today but has warmed up considerably.  This will be a bike blog.

I found a fantastic set of bib shorts that made me laugh out loud.  I may get some just for the hell of it.

A winning effort begins with preparation.
Joe Gibbs

This morning the temperature finally climbed to the sixties.  Unfortunately high winds made morning riding impossible.  I had a poker tournament in the early afternoon so wasn’t able to ride.  My riding life starts tomorrow.

Also, I was cleaning out some old boxes from my garage and found my old (at least 20 years) cycling clothing. In the box were a few jerseys, a pair of bib shorts and normal cycling shorts.  I tried them on and they fit!  The thirty pound weight loss has paid off.

Now all I have to do is keep on doing what I’m doing and get on the bike.

He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man.
William Shakespeare

I love this video.  The beard, the bike and the joy.

I have a friend who is a banjo playing, bearded comic.  This is what I imagine he’d look like if he cycled.