Tortuous and Torturous Observations

The Road Less Travelled Life is difficult. Such are the first three words written in M. Scott Peck's venerable book, The Road Less Travelled, a perennial New York Times bestseller and one of my all time favorites... a must read for the soul. I reflected on that simple yet profound declaration while riding my usual 53 mile country ride. It was a strange feeling riding alone, without Kelly. As I have written, she was hospitalized with a virus and is still on the slow road to recovery. It's been a tough few weeks for her. And I won't sugar coat things .. she's got a lot ahead. Life has been anything but easy these days for my Kelly. Heading Out After sleeping for only about 5 restless hours, I got up at 7 this morning and rushed out the door. Stuffed the bike and things in the pinkgurugal mobile, then made the drive north 60 miles! That's what my odometer clocked from my house to the country. Never knew that. God was on my side during the ride Riding through the stretch that winds through forest is my favorite part of the ride, made bettter today by the fact that traffic was lighter than your usual sundays.

Maybe people stayed away because of rain. For me, it was hot, but I was saved from any sort of deluge. Then... It started pouring after my ride, as I was driving home. Again, God gave me a break. Get your head IN the Gut'r

My friends used to make fun of me, but I swear by this ridiculous looking thing. It's a contraption I found at Luke's Locker you put on you forehead to wick the sweat from your eyes. It works like this: *sweat trickles down the forehead like a waterfall (in my case) *sweat beads fall into slit of the gut'r (like a real gutter would do *that sweat drains to each side AMAZING! Isn't that silly? Say goodbye to tear stings. The Gut'r works. Just make sure you place the thing along your eyebrows to save from a funny tan line. Vegas Baby Pinkgurugal is heading to sin city for the next few days. No I don't plan to party or gamble, I'm surprising my parents (they live there). I spent a fortune on last minute tickets, but they are my parents. And they are worth it. Priceless. Let's hope I can find a decent gym to train...it's frappin hot there right now! Cheers and happy training! “Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.” Dale Carnegie