I'm back on the bicycle again, what with the rains being less than steady. It's proven easy to find myself riding fifty miles in a day, if I have several errands around town. Labor Day Weekend I spent in Seattle, for Folklife during the day and dancing with the Israeli group at night. I pulled something in the afternoon, doing a Hombo with a young woman who had recently injured her hip - she was light enough that I could provide all the support and continued dancing through the evening, but after such vigorous dancing the cartilage aches severely for days! I chose not to over-medicate, so I was pretty much incapacitated for the week (although I did pop enough vicodin and motrin to get out of bed for Tuesday dance class.)

 

This past Saturday, I got over to Bob Culpepper's for gaming, but I used the Max to get there. I took my bike on Max for the first time; it's pretty easy, and I ride just over two miles to get the 14 miles to Bob's. The board game went past midnight, so I had to ride all the way home from Gateway on the bike... about ten miles. It's really beautiful riding that time of night, and it's pretty much downhill all the way, but I wasn't able to get out Sunday or today. Tomorow, I'll get up to go out for my mail and do the other errands that have come up. Tuesdays, I get out no matter how much painkiller it takes! Last week it took 3200mg motrin and 4000mg vicodin, and I had to drive to dance class. Unless it's pouring rain, tomorrow I'll be on the bicycle: with a limit of 1600motrin and 1600mg vicodin!