will power, or something

I almost didn't go today - had all my gear on, stepped outside into the muggy sprinkling slug of a morning and thought "I've been riding so much lately. Maybe it'd be better to take this one off." Then I tried reminding myself of how much money I'd save. That one never works because gaswise, even at $4.00 a gallon, my little hop skip and jump commute in a Honda Civic doesn't amount to much in fuel consumption terms. Then I tried to remind myself how it's good exercise. But we were on our feet all weekend, entertaining the family, except for in the early mornings when I was riding around on my bike because it was cooler outside than in. I couldn't seem to get myself to latch on to any of my usual pep methods, so I resorted to the old Do It Anyway approach. It's actually more like Stop Being Such a Wuss It's Only 4 miles.

To tell you the truth, it was a pretty unpleasant ride, but one unusual thing happened that was helpful. In the homestretch, half a mile or so from the office, there was a span of 30 or 40 seconds in which I couldn't hear any cars anywhere. Just the quiet turning of my own tires.

I also got to dodge an actual banana peel in the road, which caused me great enjoyment.

Happy trails...