It\’s small beer at present — there\’s nothing important to report; and in fact I don\’t drink beer.

The same old litany keeps reeling itself out: I\’m tired of the cold; and I\’m so tired of headwinds! Can\’t I come up with something new?

I can\’t even think up a new Hoppin\’ John variation! The one I\’m preparing this weekend uses canned kidney beans; and there\’s nothing special about it. As often happens, I did the work in stages: I cooked the rice yesterday; and did the rest of the work today.

Today\’s ride turned out to be very small beer, indeed. I wanted to shoot for 42 miles; and I rode only 16.3 miles! The wind was so bad that I decided it was better to cut the ride short. Most of the time it was either a headwind or sidewind; and this wind was aggravatingly gusty. It was blowing from the NNW, too; and that means headwind trouble both going out and coming back. In spite of thermal socks my feet were getting too cold; and that was another reason I turned back early.

For today\’s on-bike menu, I started with a Deour bar; and took along a new bar to try as the \”second course\”.

Think! White Chocolate

Thanks to the abbreviated mileage, I didn\’t quite finish the Detour bar; and I ate part of the Think! bar after I got home. I had to do a taste test!😉 Think! White Chocolate is pretty good, but I still prefer \”chocolate-chocolate\”.

Actually, getting home earlier than usual gave me some extra time: to wash cycling clothes; and to cook; and of course I have to work on those pesky tax forms!