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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Today is the first day I have completely off. I had a bunch of stuff planned for the day in terms of trying to be productive: a long ride, some cleaning, fixing a flat tire on the car, etc. To be honest, other than the long ride, I haven't done any of it. I realize that I'm pretty tired and mentally exhausted in some ways. So what should have been a productive day has turned into a rest day from all the stuff that has to get done. There's not really anything that won't wait until later tonight or tomorrow.

The ride today was really nice. I took yesterday off due to some physical apathy that was probably due to my mental state so I think my body was ready to get out on the bike for a longer ride. I went out and did about 70 miles and listened to a lot of podcast material. The route I chose was one I hadn't exactly done in the past. I've done all the pieces and parts of the ride but this was a really nice route. About halfway along the route there was a covered bridge that I got some pictures of and I'll post here after I've sized them down to something a little more managable. The weather was perfect with temps in the mid-60's rising into the mid-70's.

I expect that I'll have more enthusiasm to get things done tomorrow as long as I get some rest and do some things to stimulate my mind without taxing it too much. What I really wish is that Versus would actually show the Giro. Their is a broadcast that is a webcast but I can't record that and watch it when I get back from my morning ride and it's hard to get really excited looking at a grainy, choppy webcast in a 4x4 window.

Anyways, for the next couple of weeks, I have some really unstructured free time to ride, do some around the house chores and work in my garden. That is, of course, assuming that something doesn't crop up that needs my attention at the College.

Thanks for Reading.

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