10-27-2010 blowin' in the wind

10-27-2010 blowin' in the wind

Outrageous winds here in Illinois the last two days. Today was at least dry and I couldn't resist riding my bike in it.

It was 45 % very difficult, 45% ridiculously easy and 10% somewhere in between. As per my earlier posts from my cell phone, today was the fastest I've ever ridden at 41 MPH . We don't have any big hills around here, obviously. And 38 in the flats was ridiculous. I was laughin' like the madman that I am.


Anyway, I honestly had a blast, no pun intended. Some may think it was ill-advised, but I don't think so.

I think it was stupid.

But it was fun. Soon winter will put the ki-bosh on the bike riding and so you gotta get while the gettin's good. Fall is primo bike riding weather.

Then I came home and my (great)niece Hallie needed help with her algebra. Algebra. She's 9 years old. I didn't flunk algebra til I was 14. Hot damn tamale man, the poor kids these days!

It was Wacky Wednesday at school, and Hals had the look goin' on:

She's a sweetie and I'm fortunate to have her and her 2 brothers in my life.

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Word is my mom is bustin' out of the nursing home tomorrow and going back to her own home, sweet home. Great news and she's pretty happy about it. And so am I.

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Later.