About two days ago I checked an online forecast; and it indicated clear weather for today. I turned out to be overcast; and that always makes me worry that it will rain on my ride.

Luckily it didn\’t rain; and the wind wasn\’t nearly as strong as it was last Sunday. I still did a much shorter ride than I\’d had in mind — 29 miles instead of 40.

An area near my right knee feels strained, so I decided it would be wise not to push things. Most of the time I stayed on the small ring. I also found that I had only two Clif Bars; and I didn\’t want to run out of food during my ride. Who needs to bonk? Sure, I could have taken cut-up fruit-and-fiber type bars, but they\’re a bit too squishable for the purpose.

Then, on the way home, I was a minute or two too late to beat a very long train to the railroad crossing near home. I was getting chilled before the crossing was finally clear. Is there anywhere that\’s immune to that nuisance?