Nope, still too cold

[Lise]

Yeah, Yellow, you know normally I can handle the city traffic just fine. Today I was off; instead of navigating intersections, I was making turns I didn't want to make, I couldn't clip into my new pedals right, I felt afraid of the cars...I almost never feel really afraid of the cars. Alert to them, annoyed by them, but not afraid.

My mind is spinning about this guy I've been dating, and it showed up on the bike. If it hadn't been cold and windy, I probably would've settled into a rhythm on the bike like I almost always do, gotten over to the lakefront path, and ridden fine. I just couldn't get it together today.

I think mtn biking is scary cuz I haven't done it. I'm scared of rutted dirt paths cuz I did an endo on one back in '79 and have the scars on my face to prove it. I think tree roots and rocks are more unpredictable than cars (maybe, maybe not, but they're a lot less powerful!) So, there you have it. Hope it gets dry and sunny and bikeable soon for you. In the meantime, I'll bet your yard looks great! I can tell you my kitchen floor is gleaming--I washed and waxed it. Ah, mental anguish. So productive. L.