Well, I Made It

I was able to salvage 1 day of National Bike to Work Week today. I sat around waiting for a scheduled group to ride up Park Ave to Hennepin Gvmt Center, but when no one showed at 7:00 I took off. I can't be too late for work, there's coffee to make. I stuck around for the little hoo-ha for a while, picked up some literature, and talked to a couple of folks. I spent the most time with a guy representing "Hour Car". They try and encourage people who don't drive that much to give up their cars and share a fleet of vehicles they have sitting around Minneapolis. I would really love to get rid of my car and sign up for this, but I'm not sure it's possible with 3 kids and all. As I was leaving downtown by way of the 3rd Ave bridge, I looked to the west and saw a rainbow. "Uh oh." By the time I was riding through the Minneapolis campus of the U of M it started to rain. Rained most of the rest of the way to work. Getting wet doesn't bother me, I'm just worried about my leather saddle. If it gets soaked, it starts to sag and that's pretty much the end of it. Luckily, my fat butt kept if from getting wet, but I should carry some kind of cover with me just in case I guess. My ankle did fine. Pedaling is no problem. I'd feel it when I rode over bumpy streets, that's all. It's still a little puffy like I'm retaining water or have congestive heart failure and there is a bit of bruising left over. It looks like I'll be running into a fairly stiff south breeze on the way home, but I don't care. It's so good to be back on my bike again.

In other news, The Other Younger Half finished up her last final for the term last night. Now she has a couple of weeks off until her internship starts. We'll have to stock up on bon-bons so she can sit and watch teevee on her break.

'Nika and The Madster went to Youth Farm last night. They're pretty keen on it. It's a group that grows veggies in little garden plots around town. If there is still room to sign up, they'll probably participate this summer. If not they can always help me in our garden. We'll see. Every year we plant a garden they get all excited, but by the end of the summer it's dad who has done all the weeding and watering. No carrots this year. We've planted them in the past ostensibly to feed the rodents that the girls are keeping. Since Peanut the guinnea pig threw off her mortal coil this spring and since all the carrots we planted last year never were pulled out of the ground, we'll skip 'em. Mmmmm tomatoes are sounding really good though.