I finally got rid of that cold — it took a week of rest, Advil and Mucinex-D, but it’s in the past now. Unfortunately, pretty much everyone in our extended household is currently still under the weather: Iris is now recovering from an ear infection, Emmi and Kyle are both sick, Anne looked like she was over it but is in the middle of a relapse, and Ben, who visited for just long enough to be exposed to the Whole Sick Crew before flying to LA, came down with it and is probably giving the cold to his girlfriend and her family as we speak. We’ve all been using a lot of tissues lately…
So while I was spending my days in bed I managed to finish the first “Wheel of Time” book. I’m still on the fence, though I have to say I read an 800-page book in about a week, which might be an indicator… I downloaded the second book, but I’m finding it to be much more of a slog, so I’m back to “we’ll see.”
Meantime, I went for a bike ride yesterday, my first in about a week: fifteen miles or so, riding with Anne and Julie to check out a new assisted-living facility for walkability issues — someone in CAT noted/complained that the place was isolated from anything around it. Turns out it’s true, but it also looked to me like the place was purposely designed to discourage non-automotive accessibility. Anyway, it was a nice afternoon on the bike.
The mountain bike is currently out of commission: I found a broken part on the chain, and bought a chain to replace it, as well as a new front tire and handlebar grips. I discovered I also need to replace the cassette and chainring, and am currently waiting for the parts to come in. Soon…
I hope soon — I really want to get up to Jim Thorpe to do some real mountain biking, where I can ride among the mountain laurels if they’re still in bloom. I missed them last year, I mostly missed them the year before, and I fear I’m about to miss them this year as well.
