You know how some days you\’re simply under the weather? I\’m no exception.

This morning — oh, horrors! — I decided to skip the road-bike workout. For starters, I felt very tired. The temperature was in the mid-50s; and that isn\’t so very cold if I dress in leg warmers and several layers of windbreakers; double socks; skull cap; and heavy gloves.

But the clincher was the wind. It sounded very strong to me. Last night the forecast predicted winds of 15 mph. Naturally, it was easterly wind! Merely knowing I\’ll have a headwind on the way back home makes me feel under the weather!

The wind this morning sounded stronger than 15 mph, so I checked the NOAA site. It said the wind was 21 mph! Tonight it\’s going to drop to the low 40s; and the wind will still be about 13-14 mph. The one bright spot is that the weather is expected to be clear.

As to my feeling so tired, I think my sinuses are acting up. During the day I noticed a strange, tingling sensation in my upper incisors. That usually means sinus trouble! Or maybe it\’s an allergy. It tends to hit me this time of year; and has done so for at least a few years without fail, which sounds more like allergy.

This is the season when I have to take the bit in my teeth and slog through the miseries of cold and wind; and, sometimes, wet. I can\’t control the weather, but I can learn how to dress for it. Then I won\’t feel quite so under the weather.