BTW, I didn't take the mouse picture. I held open the box while my friend (copyright on photo) played with his fancy new camera. Mice are a big part of the AT hiking experience, so you learn to appreciate them when they look cute rather than when they are attacking your food bag or keeping you awake at night.
I'm leaving tomorrow on a business trip, but this is going to be fun too. Taking my bike and riding with a friend tomorrow evening. Science meeting for 2.5 days, stay with friend for 2 nights, visit cousin-in-law for a day, stop to visit my sister for a night on the drive home, stop to visit my son at college in CT. I've got new brake pads to install on my sister's bike. She's got an old Schwinn that somebody gave her. I overhauled it a couple years ago. It's a heavy bike with a 1-piece crank, but she only rides around the neighborhood and it's fine for her.
Oil is good, grease is better.
2007 Peter Mooney w/S&S couplers/Terry Butterfly
1993 Bridgestone MB-3/Avocet O2 Air 40W
1980 Columbus Frame with 1970 Campy parts
1954 Raleigh 3-speed/Brooks B72