Woo hoo, I'm baaaack! First ride since my lumpectomy Tues, I decided I felt good enough for an easy 18 miles spin. Good thing I was taking it slow, because a parked car pulled out in front of me, no turn signal, only to keep turning left into a driveway across the street. I ended up in the driveway, too. When he finally noticed me and stopped, I gave him the "hairy eyeball" which he may not have noticed from behind my dark glasses. Oh well. I was in a good position to talk to him about what he could do differently to avoid running over people in the future, but I've spent enough time in the saddle to know it's just better to keep my mouth shut and move on. As I stood there trying to get into position to turn around, he told me to go (like he was doing me a favor). An apology would have been nice, but "sorry" is not in the lexicon of drivers around here. I think you could lose your license for that.

The rest of the ride was pretty good. The things I thought might be an issue, climbing and standing, were actually fine. The only discomfort was going over bumps. Makes sense. I ended up standing over them, and really bending my elbows to absorb any shock.

I'm definitely ready to ride tomorrow.