May BP

Bike Ridin'

I haven't kept track of how many times I've ridden my bike but I know I rode it yesterday and three times last week. So I'm up to at least four times for this year.

I did not ride today as there was a threat of rain that came true on my bus ride to work. My bike is just not set up for other than fair weather riding. The main thing is I have no fenders.

I mentioned in the last post that the format has changed here in the Bloggerverse. However, when I went to post the other day on my other Blog, my-life-as-a-house.blogspot.com, the format had not changed. So I don't know what's going on. The main thing is that I am still able to post.

New Format

I haven't logged on in a few days. I got on today to discover that Blogger has changed the format of the Blogspot website. I'm wandering around trying to figure out how to navigate this site. It's nothing like it was and now I have to learn a whole new system. I am speeding head on for the wall of Grumpy Old Man and I'm going to hit it HARD!

It is Thursday and the end of my work week. I have three days to do whatever Susan wants me to do.

My plans include power washing Mom's patio, doing some vacuuming, and drinking beer. Not necessarily in that order.

April 2020 BP

Margie Arndt Pool Plunge

I rode my bike again today but cheated mostly. I rode over to Monroe and caught the bus downtown. Then I transferred over to Good Ol' Number 74 for the ride out to Liberty Lake.

The quarter mile from where the bus dropped me off was hard going because I was riding into the wind. I felt pretty spent when I got to work.

This will mark my fifth day of riding the bike this season.

I went out for a good ride at lunch so I did actually get some exercise. I'm going to try and ride home from downtown rather than take the Good Ol' Number 4 up Monroe.

Tonight is the annual Margie Arndt Pool Plunge over at my neighbors. We're doing it there because they have a pool. Also, we're doing it there because Marge would jump in the pool every year on her birthday. It's been about six years since she died but Tammy has wanted to keep the tradition going. 

Because of all the Covid stuff going around, I'm not sure who will be there or exactly how we'll do it. Maybe well spaced out and a couple of starts.

Fourth Bike Ride of the Year

I believe this is my fourth day riding my bike for this year. However, I'm not sure I can really count it. 

I hopped on the bike this morning and rode over to the bus stop next to the Mosey Inn on Monroe. It doesn't take more than 3 minutes to get there.I caught the bus there and rode it downtown where I transferred to my Liberty Lake bus. So, I didn't really ride all that much.

I did this because I am noticing my failing stamina. It's really getting bad. My legs begin to burn as soon as I start peddling. When I get to the top of my hill on the ride downtown, I am good and well out of breath. It takes me five minutes to recover when I get to the bus downtown.

I guess I should keep doing this as much as I can. It just doesn't feel like I'm seeing any improvement in my endurance. The next time I write, it could be from the gutter where I collapsed.

Bike Riding

I rode my bike to work today for the third time this year. I don't know if I have mentioned this somewhere in one of these posts, but I am woefully out of shape. By the way, I am well aware that I have mentioned it many times.

So far, the weather has cooperated...until today. When I left the house there was a light gentle rain tickling my face. It was more like a mist.

Once I got on the bus, the clouds got a little more serious. My bike was drenched to the chain when I got off at Liberty Lake. I just wiped down the seat and rode the quarter mile to work.