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Wednesday, December 10, 2003

Rainy Day

I woke up at about 5:30 this morning to the sound of rain on the tin roof of our porch. I love that sound, especially in the morning. Even more especially on the mornings I don't have to go to work. I love the sound both for its soothing aural quality and also for what it means. To me it means that it's time to slow down a bit and be more reflective. It's time to relax and not worry too much about the hustle and bustle of things. The rain puts me in a more contemplative mood. Here in the south the rain often accompanied by warmer temps (though not this morning) so I can sit out on the porch and watch the world get "cleaned" a bit. If I have time, I may still go out with a cup of tea and sit in our hanging chair and listen and think.

The beginning of "school" has gone well. I put in 15 hours of riding last week, most of it at recovery pace. I did a little mountain biking and it's harder to go slow out there, especially when I hook up with two of the state champions, one of which was the bronze medal winner at the 24 hour Master World Championships. At the end of the week I came down with a touch of food poisoning (that can happen when you insist on tasting the cheesecake batter before it's been cooked-so yummy but so dangerous). While Monday was a bit iffy, I still got about an hour and a half in and yesterday I was back to three hours. Today will all be trainer miles at relaxed pace. I finally got my road bike back from the shop so I'll be back on that rather than riding my wife's road bike. Her bike's geometry is a lot more laid back making for a very pedestrian ride in my eyes. She loves it but I have to say that I really like the more "spirited" and agreesive ride my bike has. I have to pay more attention on the rollers but that's part of the fun.

I'm going to try and post each day for the next few weeks. We're in finals now so I have more time and then it will be Christmas break. I have a few topics I'd like to say a word or two about and a story to finish (when last we left our intrepid stoic...) so tune in and I'll try to have new content for you. Maybe I can even get into a habit and start posting more than once every ten or so days.

Thanks for reading.

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