I\’m getting back into the old groove. Wednesday I returned to work; and today I rode to the salvage store.

I took along the trailer; and I was glad to find that the store had the mega-packs of bathroom tissue. I found six-packs of bottled Propel. It will do as electrolyte drink for my Sunday long rides; and I thought it might be cheaper than Nuun. It is; but only by a few pennies. Oh, well. \”A penny saved is a penny earned\”, as the saying goes.

Today I didn\’t do well by the grab bag. For the last few months the grab-bag bins haven\’t offered much that\’s suitable for ride food; and I got only 12 items. It wasn\’t a total loss, though. One of the items had its old price sticker on it: $2.29; and I got it for a quarter!

I like getting candy bars and other snacks on the cheap. It means I can eat one bite and not feel too bad about throwing out the rest. I\’m always going to have to keep my A1c in mind; and I shouldn\’t be bringing home sugary junk food at all! But eating small amounts regularly is probably better than denying myself for weeks or months; and then bingeing.

Of course there was a headwind on the way home; and that\’s the old groove, for sure. I felt terribly slow; and a 15 mph wind is harder to deal with when I\’m on the hybrid and hauling the trailer!

Tomorrow?

It\’s been getting more and more cloudy, and the forecast says showers are likely tomorrow; possibly even T-storms. You may be sure that I\’m not happy with such a forecast; but worrying about the weather is certainly the old groove.

Day before yesterday I had a small biopsy done on my lower back; and I have two stitches. I hope the Camel-Bak won\’t rub it too much! I don\’t want to skip riding entirely, because I set myself a goal of 5000 miles this year. That isn\’t impossible, I know, because I came pretty close to it last year.

All I can do is see what tomorrow brings.