Sometimes, just the sight of the snow all around me makes me wonder, what the hell am I doing out here...? It's still cold. Really cold.
But I just had the good folks at
Midwest Cycle do some basic service as well as mount some brand spanking new
Michelin Road 5's on Sunshine, and I just want to get that "new tire slime" worn off as soon as possible.
Or at least, that's the excuse I used to get out here and ride!
The reality is, I just feel like life in motion is better than life standing still, at least it is now. I can think better, breathe better, and express myself better in motion than standing still.
Everything that was in flux with both my parents at the start of summer last year is still going strong, amplifying and demanding more and more of me, in every respect. Both my mom and dad are quite elderly, and both are slowly but surely closing in on that final appointment with "the great mystery" as their bodies and minds fail them. It's hard to watch, but that's life. Getting old is hard.
All the more reason why I'm out here. To live.
Getting old is inevitable, but living life to the fullest is something we have to choose to do (or not do), moment by moment.
I choose life.