posted by Bearded Jon at
10:25 PM
Yesterday was sunny and warm. Snow was melting. My bike spent the night on the battery charger last night.
Today it is above freezing but overcast and not really melty. There is thin ice on all of the puddles and more than enough gravel on the streets to keep me in the neighborhood. If it weren't for Jamie's new camera I probably wouldn't be riding until next weekend or the weekend after.
But I'm glad to be back on the road again. It felt good to have two wheels beneath me. At first I couldn't match my peddling to my balance, just like a child learning to bicycle, but I got the hang of it after the first couple yards and soon was weaving down the street, throwing the weight of the bike back and forth to check its response, to check mine.
posted by Bearded Jon at
12:05 PM
In my garage there is a big red couch. My big red couch is a place of solitude where I retreat (in my mind) when I need some peace and quiet. The couch really does exist but it is heaped with camping gear at the moment so it is not somewhere I can physically sit. I will squat here in the bloggosphere until I get the use of My Big Red Couch back.
