It\’s a wet journal today!

At 5 am, it was raining. Not very hard; but raining nonetheless. I debated whether to try a short ride while I had a bite to eat. Here and there I heard a grumble of thunder. It seemed to be moving this way; and there\’s no telling when distant lightning might suddenly move a lot closer.

I was of half a mind to poncho up and ride around the park a few times; then head for Whole Foods and get ice cream. But I spent a lot at a different grocery store yesterday; and it seemed a bit crazy to make a trip to the store for one item.

It was also a cool 50 degrees; and wet hands and feet are cold hands and feet! This would have been a great chance to test hand warmers in wet conditions; but I just didn\’t feel like it (read: I was LAZY!)

By 7:20 am, the temperature had dropped a few degrees; and the wind had become stronger. Gusts up to 22 mph! Staying in gave me time to wash yesterday\’s cycling shorts; and I hauled out the trainer for an indoor \”ride\” later. This is a work-from-home day, so the pedaling had to wait.

To continue the wet journal, when I clocked out for lunch break it wasn\’t raining; although it was still overcast. The wind was picking up too; but I decided to ride over to the drug store. All week long, no matter what I did, I couldn\’t shake the desire for ice cream!

Since I was going to be bad anyhow, I decided to go for broke; and bought a pint of Talenti. Salted Caramel Truffle. YUMMY!

Tomorrow, 50% chance of rain; and mid-40s in the morning. Going to be a cold ride to the salvage store!