Very Good Indeed

I mixed it up a little this afternoon; I rode my bike. 

A funny thing happened when I pulled my bike out of storage a couple of weeks ago: it didn't fit. I've ridden it twice  since pulling it down and I just couldn't get comfortable in the saddle. I thought it had something to do with the pouring rain I got caught it in, but I got the same result a few days later. Determined to mix-up my workouts, this afternoon I got out some tools and started tweaking. A few moments latter I was ready to hit the street. 

Success! I can't explain how or why weight loss affected the fit of my bike, but it did. I lowered the saddle slightly and moved it all the way forward and it worked. I don't know why, my arms and legs are the same length they always were, but I'm not going to argue with success.

I spent thirty-eight minutes on the road and could have gone farther. I pulled up short to insure my backside would be ready to ride another day. Expedience tells me too much too soon leads to a serious case of 'saddle sore'; bad idea for a guy who makes his living sitting in a chair all day.

Of all the good that's come my way this year, and there's a lot of good, being active is the best. I feel twenty years younger. I can run. I can ride. I can live. 

It's all good, very good indeed!