Senility isn\’t creeping up on me already, is it?

Sometimes it seems like it. There are mornings when I get back home at the end of a ride; and discover that I forgot to turn on my bicycle\’s tail light. Sometimes I also forget to turn on my wrist blinkie! It\’s a good thing I have my headlight on top of my helmet, or I might forget that, too.

Today I noticed more senility.

The trip to the salvage store went OK, at least as far as the weather goes. I felt only a few drops on the way to the store; and on the way back home it didn\’t rain, although the sky looked threatening. In fact, I\’m still waiting for the forecast to prove itself.

Today I didn\’t take the trailer, because I decided I didn\’t want the extra drag if it did rain. The panniers were sufficient; and I think I need to do something to keep myself from bringing home big loads for a while, anyway! I got a few more cans of soup to add to my hurricane supplies; and I decided to get some bologna, because it\’s Fourth of July weekend.

Senility struck again when I went to the bike shop. I had ordered a new heart-rate strap; and several days ago the shop informed me that it had come in. After I got home from the salvage store, I rode over to get it.

So what did I do? I paid for the thing, but forgot to pick it up! I was at least halfway home before I realized my error. It\’s a good thing the shop is only one mile from home; and it wasn\’t a huge deal for me to ride back there.

Fourth of July

Now, what to do for the Fourth of July?

I can\’t let fears of senility keep me inactive!

According to the forecast, the main chances for rain/T-storms tomorrow are after 1 pm; so I should be OK for a morning ride. I think I\’ll make it rather short — perhaps 30 miles; and then the following Sunday I\’ll shoot for 55 miles. It\’s time I bumped up my distance!

It looks like we\’re in for another stormy week. It appears that Elsa won\’t be a threat to us, which is something to be thankful for; but all the same I\’m SO tired of worrying about getting caught in a T-storm every time I ride! All I can do is hope that senility won\’t cause me to forget to take along my poncho!