The constant threat of stormy – possibly even violent — weather brought Sturm und Drang to my mind.

Those forecasts sure caused me a lot of stress. Can I ride, or will the weather force me to stay home? If I do go riding, will a T-storm break out when I’m miles from home? Getting soaked is one thing, although bad enough; but I don’t want to get fried!

At about 1:15 am, I woke to heavy rain and frequent, bright lightning. I’m glad that was in the wee hours, and not when I was ready to go out and ride. At 5 am the sky was overcast, but it wasn’t raining; so I went out on the hybrid for a short, easy ride. I stayed dry, but there was a T-storm off in a northerly direction; I saw the lightning flashes low in the sky. Of course that was a bit of \”Drang\”; I couldn\’t be sure that the storm wasn\’t headed my way.

During the ride to work, just past 7 am, it was still cloudy; and the overcast was darkening. I got to work dry, though; and a little earlier than usual. That was good thing!

Shortly afterwards it became very dark, and the thunder began. A co-worker who arrived about 15-20 minutes later said she got caught in the downpour.

Weather concerns aside, there’s the “Sturm und Drang” of the continuing pandemic. I\’m tired of wearing filter masks, and was long before the pandemic began; but I\’m also tired of worrying about new outbreaks and a possible shut-in order. The latter is why I continue to make trips to the salvage store to stock up, no matter how much I already have!

Diet

There\’s the Sturm und Drang of my diet, too. For several days I\’ve persistently fallen off the wagon, especially in the evenings. Above all I craved sweets; and that is not what I need in my diet if I\’m to keep that A1c count down!

Maybe I need to eat more earlier in the day; I get hungry and eat junk as the afternoon and evening wear on. When I plan the next day\’s food, it looks like a lot on paper. It even looks like too much! In actual practice, it\’s usually not enough; and on days when I don\’t work from home, it\’s hard to get proper snacks: I can\’t just run to the fridge and grab a raw carrot and some hummus.

Today I decided to let things go, which included getting Chinese take-out for supper. After a full day of nutritional naughtiness, I\’m usually ready to bring myself back to heel.

The meteorological Sturm und Drang finally seems to be lifting: tomorrow morning it\’s supposed to be clear! It will be a relief to go for a ride and not have to worry about lightning.