May 26th??

I'm not sure it's May 26th based on the weather. Today is Memorial Day and like most people in the United States I have the day off. Most of it was spent cleaning the house. I steam cleaned the entire main floor and staircase to the second floor. Susan decided to host a baby shower for a co-worker tomorrow after work. There will be as many as 30 people in our house. Since we bought this house 5 years ago we've only had two or three social events at our house. And I will tell you I won't be present for this one. I'm not one for big crowds of people where the art of small talk is required. I will be rescuing the dog from having to endure the chaos. He is a calm dog most of the time, but he can't handle the crowds any better than I can. So the two of us will get in a 2 or 3 hour hike tomorrow evening.

Yesterday I felt like I needed a day off the bike. So that's what I did...I didn't ride a bike all day. We ended up catching the new Indy Jones movie. I liked it. I didn't have many expectations for a fourth film in a series. I felt this film delivered exactly what I expected from a Indiana Jones flick. Entertainment, and big adventure without a lot of gore. I don't care for all the blood and guts of modern day films.

After a day off the bike I was really itching to get back out. After the carpet cleaning I decided to get out for a short one. It happened to be raining, foggy, windy and a temp of 41 degrees at 3 in the afternoon. It felt more like November. I've learned if I wait for nice weather to ride, I'd never get out very often. Plus I'd rather ride outdoors in any weather than pedal nowhere on trainer. I rode directly into the wind for 13 miles. My layers were saturated and I wasn't staying completely warm so I turned around. My hands and a few toes got pretty darn cold, but I still enjoyed getting out.

May: 625 miles
2008: 3,030 miles