At least it is related to bikes

After promising sometime last year, I finally painted my 9 year old's bike this past week. I promised her that if she moved up from the little bike, I would paint it any rattle can color she chose. She really has a hard time letting go of things so I had to do something to sweeten the pot. She could barely fit on the old one.

So, I finally got around to going to the spray paint section of the store with her and she picked out semi gloss white. This is the third bike I have spray painted and I am getting better at it. By the time I do the next one, I should have a system down. I learned the big lesson of not sanding clear coat with anything rougher than 1000 grit. Also, painting when it is not 25 degrees out makes a difference, just in case that was not obvious to you.

Also, I rode to work today.

Three days (I hate to be alive)

Just kidding about the hating to be alive. It just reminded me of that KD Lang song when I typed three days. I have now ridden to work three days in a row. I totally rock.

BTW-The missus and I celebrate 15 years of bledded wiss today. Yeah for us!

It has only been a month

Well, I finally rode to work again yesterday. That brings me to a once a month average for the last two months. Boy am I feeling strong. But, there is hope. It is not supposed to rain today or tomorrow so I may get the average up to twice a month.

Holy Cow

I did it. I rode to work today. I feel a bit tired from being sick but it was nice to break the ice.

I need to ride

I have not ridden since the big Louisville Cobblestone ride. I have plenty of excuses, but mostly I have not been interested. The rain, no doubt, has played a big part, but even the few nice days saw me in the car or on the motorcycle. My weekends have been mostly filled with working on the house. Today, I woke up with some nasty bug that the kids have already had and I had exactly enough energy to go to work, take two calls, complete an audit response and come home to go to bed. When I lick this funk, I am going to start riding again.

No, seriously!

The Bigs are in town

This is a big week at work. The bigs are all gathered in Berea for some much needed discussions. As such, there is very little time available for much else. It should pay off though. It is amazing how much more can be accomplished when everyone is gathered together instead of spread across the country.

Good Times!

I finally managed to get up to Louisville for a ride with the RCCC. A good time was had by most, if not all. Of course, the rain cleared out right when we were done. The inevitable process of trying to figure out how I can move back to Louisville will now begin to play itself out over the next two weeks. The difference is that this time I rode a bike in Louisville. There is something about getting around that part of the city that is very attractive.

I am looking at dates in early June to host a Berea ride. I thinking of calling it The First Annual Head for the Hills and then drink cheap beer and eat burgers at Andy's House Ride". I am still working on that though as it does not exactly roll off the tongue.