When former President Bush celebrated his 90th birthday with a parachute jump I wondered how smart that was? He can not walk but still likes jumping from planes. Then it occurred to me that being “mature” does not mean “dead”. Why not take “smart chances”… is it better to say “hey I’m 90 and in a wheel chair… better stop thinking about such things” or “why not!” At the end of the day you admire the man who decided to continue to dream such dreams and make them come true.
449 miles on my bicycle this year so far.
When the rubber meets the road… of something like that? At 300 miles the Brooks Cambium feels like it did at 12. Which is good and bad in its way. Right out of the box it felt like a leather brooks after several hundred miles; the leather gets better the more miles you put in. So far the Rubber stays the same.
I want to not feel bad if I can’t meet my goals. I’m just not there yet. I guess I just set my goals to low; since I can meet them if I try hard enough. Perhaps if I had unrealistic expectations then it would not matter if I reach them. One day I will be mature enough to look at things that way… just not there yet.
Just out and about in the sun on a bike at a typewriter….
Takes awhile for me to start enjoying my bike rides. Now that I’ve reached 250 miles for the year… I feel better and the rides are better as well.
Things do not always happen the way you wish. That this is so I like to think of as the “expected/unexpected”
100 years ago Brooks used the name Climax for their B-50 saddle and I found another ad from 1913 where another brand used this word as well. Brooks is thinking about brining this line back. They said it would improve my chances to be a “tester” of the new saddle if I offered my view. I did… but even if I’m not given a “Climax”… just thinking about it… I found uplifting.
I cook some food… I type… it rains… but the day is nice.
Only 9 miles but when the rubber meets the butt… its okay.
