Riding home after my Thursday session at the gym, I had an event on my bicycle. At one point on my usual route home I cut through an alley and go a half-block on a sidewalk (avoiding two stop lights). Thursday a storm drain was blocked, forming a large puddle that was over the curb and covering part of the sidewalk. I proceded along (slowly) -- perhaps not giving the location all of the attention it required -- aiming for the wheelchair cut-out in the curb. With the puddle and all, I missed the cut-out, hit the curb at an angle, and got dumped off my bike onto the sidewalk. No real damage was done. I bruised my hand and hip (and have been stiff for the last three days), and the bike was untouched. (the handlebars got skewed but I just held the front wheel and twisted them back). I found it difficult to maintain my image of a cool bicycling dude while laying on the sidewalk with my feet in a mud puddle. The image was further tarnished with the slow-motion epic of standing up. (cue sound effects: murmured curses, moans and groans). The rest of the ride went well -- largely because I didn't stiffen up for a couple of hours. An instructional moment I didn't really want.
Otherwise the week has been uneventful. dw has been working nearly every day. (as usual a mixed "blessing"). Two Wisconsin friends have each gotten wheaton terrier puppies and have been sending cute puppy pics. I've finished a painting that I'm undecided about. It might get painted over. I read "Beatrice and Virgil" by Yann Martel. (the author of "The Life of Pi") It's sort of a novel about a novel about a holocaust play (and not as convoluted as that sounds) -- I thought it was good, but not nearly as good as "Pi". And that's my literary criticism for the moment. And so it goes. DA
"I got nothin'." Well, maybe I could comment on the puppy photos. They were pretty cute. Still not getting a pet, though, as we are gone too often. And yes, I have been working more lately. Complained I wasn't getting enough hours and now I am getting plenty. Be careful what you wish for... It's a good thing that I'm working as it keeps me busy. Other than that not much is going on and I am eagerly awaiting a sign of spring/summer that doesn't involve a lot of rain. So far no luck but I have enjoyed the blooming daffodils and crocuses that are popping up in the middle of the yard. And with that I will say adieu. dw
Otherwise the week has been uneventful. dw has been working nearly every day. (as usual a mixed "blessing"). Two Wisconsin friends have each gotten wheaton terrier puppies and have been sending cute puppy pics. I've finished a painting that I'm undecided about. It might get painted over. I read "Beatrice and Virgil" by Yann Martel. (the author of "The Life of Pi") It's sort of a novel about a novel about a holocaust play (and not as convoluted as that sounds) -- I thought it was good, but not nearly as good as "Pi". And that's my literary criticism for the moment. And so it goes. DA
"I got nothin'." Well, maybe I could comment on the puppy photos. They were pretty cute. Still not getting a pet, though, as we are gone too often. And yes, I have been working more lately. Complained I wasn't getting enough hours and now I am getting plenty. Be careful what you wish for... It's a good thing that I'm working as it keeps me busy. Other than that not much is going on and I am eagerly awaiting a sign of spring/summer that doesn't involve a lot of rain. So far no luck but I have enjoyed the blooming daffodils and crocuses that are popping up in the middle of the yard. And with that I will say adieu. dw
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