A Winter Ride

Got out for a good ride though I dislike the salty streets with their corrosive attributes. The 19 degrees, -7 to those opposed to the American way, was quite comfortable with no wind. But this isn't Boulder Colorado, None of our bike trails are plowed as you can see. Very few would use them if they were. Perhaps a ski club with a grooming machine could groom the trails for cross country skiers. In fact bicycle organizations, snow mobile clubs and others do a lot tax dollar free to promote their activities.

I saw these deer as I was passing through and checking out the bike trail. Not very fearful of my presence. The Veterans Administration grounds have very clean streets and sidewalks for winter bike riding. It made my trip to the bank easier, and definatly safer, but longer. And safety is a growing issue.

I have set out to get at least 1,000 words a day on my next book. Hopefully by the end of the month the first draft will be completed and I will focus on another book I have started. It is not too difficult to complete 1,000 words if I don't get caught in proof reading or research. Bitter cold is here for several days. Should have me making a lot of headway.

And yes, I claim some success in my Super Bowl predictions. If the Packers had not uncharacteristically dropped so many good passes I would have been correct. Someone on the radio asked which Super Bowl was greater, more significant to Packer fans; this one or the one in 1996? I say 96. I was surprised so many said this one was the greatest. In the Bradshaw days I was a Steelers fan for those Super Bowls. Why? Because then, no one ever dared dream we would even get to a Super Bowl again. And then suddenly we were there, and we won. After over a decade of Favre and then Rodgers' great performance we have spent over a decade asking, why haven't we won another Super Bowl? I think people forget what it was like.

Have to get to the gym. Was going to go after the Bank and had my gear with me, but I forgot my bicycle lock. Would like to make significant progress in my weight loss by the end of the month also.