Tales of a Novice Cyclist

Yesterday was the first day that I rode my bike in….4 weeks? It seems like forever. My knee is taking FOREVER to heal.  I caved in and saw a doctor who referred me to physical therapy. He told me to take some Advil. Ha! Great doc, right? I think the physical therapy is helping. At least, I’d like to think so. 2x/week for 6 weeks - exercises, electro-stim, and ultrasound.  I am in physical therapy knee rehab through the end of this month, and I told myself that I would stay off the bike, but.. =\  I couldn’t stand it and went on a ride yesterday. HA! hey, but I took it really really REALLY easy.  I even saw RL on my ride and hooked up with her and her friend to ride the rest of the way. It felt so good to ride again. But now, I have been ordered by RL to “STAY OFF or I’ll regret it”.  So OFF THE BIKE I WILL STAY. SADLY.

What else… I’ve been a BAD BAD blogger.  No writing for weeks!  Hm.. so to sum it up, here it is: My computer finally gave in and died a couple of weeks ago, so I bought myself a new laptop.  In the meantime while I’m in rehab mode for my knee, I’ve been chasing the paragliding conditions. I had an EPIC flight in Santa Barbara last weekend. Was in Owens the weekend before? or was it the weekend before that? Marshall several times.  I wish I could figure out how the heck to download the log from the Flytec 6020! Maybe I will be able to now that I have a new computer.   I JUST started downloaded the rides from the Garmin 305 with the new software, and I’m about to download the FlyChart flight log program.  What else… SIV maneuvers clinic up north with Enleau next weekend, then a couple weekends of NO RIDING and being a hermit for awhile.  Maybe I’ll go to Hawaii and enjoy the solitude for a few days.  I have been working a lot, which is good and bad. Good for more income, bad for less free time.  Oh, and I just sold my Porsche. =\  Lots of changes…  But change is good.  I am planning for changes for next year, that’s the way I look at it.  That’s it for now.

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