I get tired of being on tenterhooks. It’s what drives me crazy about the threat of tropical storms. I’m stuck indoors, not daring to go for a real ride because I don\t know exactly when weather conditions might deteriorate.

It is now nearly 6 pm. The wind is 20 mph, and it’s been raining a little. I kept thinking we’d get fierce wind and pouring rain earlier in the day. It didn’t happen.

Late in the morning I hooked my road bike into the trainer and pedaled for 25 minutes. I had the bicycle computer going, and when I saw that I had “ridden” a certain distance I imagined what things look like at that point when I’m really outdoors riding. It helped keep things from getting quite so monotonous.

So far no power outages. A friend says that her electricity has been out/restored twice already today!

As long as I still have electricity I can work on my web site, and there’s always something to work on. Naturally that includes blogs, but I’m glad I have posts scheduled for several weeks in advance. That means I don’t have to worry about being unable to post if I don’t have power the next couple of days. I don’t want to wear out my laptop’s battery; if we lose power here I’ll want to reserve it for occasionally checking the weather sites.

Re: Le Tour, that yellow jersey seems to be playing leapfrog! Hardcore bicycle-racing fans must be on tenterhooks, too, wondering who will eventually grab it.