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I've marked the passage of a few "firsts" in my bicycle commuting adventure. I don't know what to do when rain finally arrives. Guess I'll find out on that day.
clipped: I got clipped by a car on Friday coming home from work. I had the eastbound right of way, but the oncoming westbound car decided to gun the engine and make a left turn to beat the other eastbound cars (not noticing me). Luckily I pounded the pedals fast enough to escape any frame or rim damage. My back wheel bounced and skidded a bit, then I rode on without any problems.
jock itch: I shower after getting to work, but air conditioning is regularly bad there. Even when I drove to work in a truck, I ended up sweating in my cubicle from the heat. So now with bicycle commuting, I don't actually dry out for 6 hours out of the day. Not fun.
38C/100F: I rode home today in very hot weather. Ugh.
adjustable handlebar: Wow, this change makes such a great difference on my wrists. I should've put it on my bicycle when I first got it 12 years ago. I swapped out my old handlebar stem with one that adjusts from horizontal (facing forward like the old one) to vertical (pushing the handlebar much closer to my torso).
appetite: The voracious appetite struck me on Friday evening. I've made it thus far without any pizza, but I have succumbed to scarfing down vast quantities of corn chips. I'll try this week to reduce my consumption.
I had intended to start a new paleolithic diet as well, but I've backed off of it somewhat. Too many changes for me to accommodate at once. Still, though, I've been trying out a few recipes.
parsnip: I made a buffalo and parsnip chile last week that would've been very good with some sharp cheddar cheese to balance out the sweetness. I was expecting parsnips to be sort of like potatoes, but they aren't. They're just albino carrots, very sweet. Maybe next time I'll try rutabaga with the buffalo meat instead?
broccoli salad: I always enjoy eating that broccoli-bacon-mayonnaise salad, but I never made it until this weekend. I ate some of it yesterday, and it's very yummy. I need to figure out how to get more volume from the liquid stuff so everything coats better, but it was very easy to make and very tasty.
clipped: I got clipped by a car on Friday coming home from work. I had the eastbound right of way, but the oncoming westbound car decided to gun the engine and make a left turn to beat the other eastbound cars (not noticing me). Luckily I pounded the pedals fast enough to escape any frame or rim damage. My back wheel bounced and skidded a bit, then I rode on without any problems.
jock itch: I shower after getting to work, but air conditioning is regularly bad there. Even when I drove to work in a truck, I ended up sweating in my cubicle from the heat. So now with bicycle commuting, I don't actually dry out for 6 hours out of the day. Not fun.
38C/100F: I rode home today in very hot weather. Ugh.
adjustable handlebar: Wow, this change makes such a great difference on my wrists. I should've put it on my bicycle when I first got it 12 years ago. I swapped out my old handlebar stem with one that adjusts from horizontal (facing forward like the old one) to vertical (pushing the handlebar much closer to my torso).
appetite: The voracious appetite struck me on Friday evening. I've made it thus far without any pizza, but I have succumbed to scarfing down vast quantities of corn chips. I'll try this week to reduce my consumption.
I had intended to start a new paleolithic diet as well, but I've backed off of it somewhat. Too many changes for me to accommodate at once. Still, though, I've been trying out a few recipes.
parsnip: I made a buffalo and parsnip chile last week that would've been very good with some sharp cheddar cheese to balance out the sweetness. I was expecting parsnips to be sort of like potatoes, but they aren't. They're just albino carrots, very sweet. Maybe next time I'll try rutabaga with the buffalo meat instead?
broccoli salad: I always enjoy eating that broccoli-bacon-mayonnaise salad, but I never made it until this weekend. I ate some of it yesterday, and it's very yummy. I need to figure out how to get more volume from the liquid stuff so everything coats better, but it was very easy to make and very tasty.