It happens all at once; and somehow it reminds me of a heap of toy building blocks.

Lately, my road bike\’s tail light is off at the end of many a pre-work ride. I\’d think, Didn\’t I turn that thing on? It was tiresome and annoying.

I plug the tail light into the charger after I finish my morning ride, and let it \”load\” all day. One evening I turned on that light; made a note of the time; and then noted the time again when the light went off. It stayed on for only 55 minutes; and I figured the light was about worn out. Tail Light went on my shopping list.

Another road bike accessory chose this time to wear out. The zipper on the under-saddle pack keeps splitting open; and I don\’t need to lose my tube of sunblock. So I had another item I needed to buy. I hope the bicycle doesn\’t wear out, too!

Sometimes, as today, I need to buy a lot of things all at once; and not bicycle accessories. I was running low on laundry detergent; and I really need the fragrance-free type. I went to Whole Foods to get it; and the store also had my preferred sunblock on sale. I spotted some kind of protein powder for $10 off the usual price; and I know I\’ll use it. I got a canister of that, too. By the time I added actual food, I ran up a bill over $100! For me, that\’s huge.

The tropics look like they\’re taking the \”all at once\” attitude, too. There are currently three systems out there. It\’s too soon to say whether any of them will give us trouble; and I hope they don\’t! Meanwhile, I hope it does\’t get too hot tomorrow.