Problems on several fronts
Last Friday night I found myself, near midnight, standing in a rainstorm in Southern Ontario, Canada - for whatever reason. Thing is, I didn't even know it was raining until somebody mentioned it. That all started the day before when one of the guys that wear all the headdress-feathers (a plant manager) stopped by to brief me on a problem that I wasn't aware existed. In other words, somebody else's problem that I needed to get in the middle of. By 04:30 Saturday morning, I was driving back to Windsor, to the hotel, for maybe a few a hours sleep and a shower. At this point, I didn't have a flight home and was hoping all along to be home earlier enough Saturday afternoon to ride. When I got back to the job site later that morning, I was just hoping to be in my own bed that night - a small consolation - forget about a ride on the MTB.
So goes it since race day. Actually, I was putting off several of these projects until after the race, but I had no idea it would be like this. It makes it really hard to keep a positive attitude and update the blog. I go out for a short ride, all the time thinking of all the worlds problems I'm dealing with - only to get home more frustrated than when I left. What's the point?
This morning I went out for a ride on a familiar trail, using the Mokocam. As expected, I had to address issues from work that "just can't wait". I got a pretty good clip on the descent, that really doesn't do the ride justice - but................ The files are too large,. I'll need to post them on YouTube. That will be down the road aways.
For now, I've got to head back to Canada next week with an early morning project in Michigan, Saturday morning. The local weather looks good enough to ride every day between now and then - hopefully. Something needs to change....................
A couple weeks ago, while driving back to DTW on a Saturday night, I caught a radio station out of Detroit that was doing a non-stop fifty-year commemoration of the mighty Zep. It's hard to believe it was that long ago. Three years ago, I was on the tail-end of a long couple weeks in China. One of the guys talked me into a Tex-Mex the night before we flew home. Out of nowhere came one of the classics from II. Suddenly, I thought - "I can do this". It's always good to get home, and I and II take me back home - in a way.
I can do this...........
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