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July 09 2010
Wheely, I'm not tired at all.
The humidity remains, but the heat wave has abated. I wanted to get in a quick bike ride before the forecasted storms showed up, so naturally, my back tire was completely deflated. The leak was at the valve stem, so now I know how to completely replace a bike innertube. Still haven't patched a hole yet, though.
The humidity remains, but the heat wave has abated. I wanted to get in a quick bike ride before the forecasted storms showed up, so naturally, my back tire was completely deflated. The leak was at the valve stem, so now I know how to completely replace a bike innertube. Still haven't patched a hole yet, though.
At least my work area had shade
Since I live on a really busy highway, I figured that turning the bike upside-down would at least make it look like I know what I'm doing.
Since I live on a really busy highway, I figured that turning the bike upside-down would at least make it look like I know what I'm doing.
And then the rain started
Just as soon as I flipped Cy back over, filled up his tires, and rode him up and down the driveway, the thunderboomers started and the rain started falling. DANG. IT.
Just as soon as I flipped Cy back over, filled up his tires, and rode him up and down the driveway, the thunderboomers started and the rain started falling. DANG. IT.
July 02 2010
Cy on the new bike path
Well, new-to-us. And it wasn't that epic, either. I was only out for half an hour, round trip.
Well, new-to-us. And it wasn't that epic, either. I was only out for half an hour, round trip.
June 22 2010
7Days.4 - Arrrgh.
Something I did yesterday tweaked my back. Maybe carrying Cy (who is a nice, heavy steel hybrid, not aluminum) up the stairs, maybe the bad angle at which I lifted him to spin his wheels a little while I was wiping him down, maybe I did it when I was filling his tires. I truly hope it was one of those and NOT the actual riding of the bike that did it. So today, instead of having a nice bike ride, I stayed in, turned on the heating pad, and threw painkillers at myself. It's late afternoon, and that seems to have done the trick; it's too late to enjoy a ride now, though, because of those swarms of no-see-ums. I hate picking those little f*ckers out of my teeth.
Anyway, this is still a picture of progress! During the Fall 2009 run of 7 Days, I tried to sprawl on the floor like this with my yarn and ended up in a LOT of pain. This time around, the offending ovarian cyst is absent, and I was able to pop right back up. Tomorrow, the back and I will try taking Cy out.
Something I did yesterday tweaked my back. Maybe carrying Cy (who is a nice, heavy steel hybrid, not aluminum) up the stairs, maybe the bad angle at which I lifted him to spin his wheels a little while I was wiping him down, maybe I did it when I was filling his tires. I truly hope it was one of those and NOT the actual riding of the bike that did it. So today, instead of having a nice bike ride, I stayed in, turned on the heating pad, and threw painkillers at myself. It's late afternoon, and that seems to have done the trick; it's too late to enjoy a ride now, though, because of those swarms of no-see-ums. I hate picking those little f*ckers out of my teeth.
Anyway, this is still a picture of progress! During the Fall 2009 run of 7 Days, I tried to sprawl on the floor like this with my yarn and ended up in a LOT of pain. This time around, the offending ovarian cyst is absent, and I was able to pop right back up. Tomorrow, the back and I will try taking Cy out.
June 21 2010
7Days.3 - Cy got to go outside today!
I took him out, wiped him down, shined him up, and performed ALL KINDS of prepositional phrases on him. Then I hit the road and after 10 minutes started sweating, carrying a goodly amount of sunblock into my eyes and making me turn around and come home. Oh, well. It's a start.
I took him out, wiped him down, shined him up, and performed ALL KINDS of prepositional phrases on him. Then I hit the road and after 10 minutes started sweating, carrying a goodly amount of sunblock into my eyes and making me turn around and come home. Oh, well. It's a start.
August 04 2008
I lurve my bike
I might actually be done pimping it out, too.
I might actually be done pimping it out, too.
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