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May 19

A bike ride, a few words on mom and a rare and confusing sighting

It was cold on Saturday. It was cold on Friday. It’s still May, right?

It was Mother’s Day on Sunday, of course. And it was a little warmer because of it. (The odds meant it had to happen, besides.)

My mom is pretty great. She’s a do it all type. A “do it with a smile because she wants to help” type. A “teach you something simultaneously” type.

I enjoyed reading all of your Mother’s Day posts on social media. I’m glad you have such good mothers — and congratulations to them for all of their parental success. Mine’s still better, though.

She wanted another picture, though:

And the sun! I saw the sun!

It was the first time since last Thursday.


7
May 19

Blooms always seem aspirational

Come, and marvel at the beauty. Stay, and contemplate the freshness. Sit, and consider what those flowers could mean to the future. And, after you’ve lingered long enough, think about what else they could mean.

What do you think? Yes or no?

I guess signs sometimes are aspirational, too.


6
May 19

All the blooms are petals too lovely to lose

Eight days after an Ironman and she’s back at it once again. We’re pretty incredible like that around here. It was a lovely day for it, too.

Stick around, flowering things; you’re too lovely to leave.


5
May 19

Happy weekend, happy riding

The precise midpoint of my bike ride home from campus is downhill.

That has to mean something, right?


30
Apr 19

Back after the Ironman

We’re back in Bloomington. The race was Saturday. We all recovered a bit on Sunday. The recovery continued through an arduous return to the crossroads. We had a crew exchange problem during a layover in Minnesota. We stayed there longer than it would have taken to rent a car and drive down to our car. So we sat in airports a lot, big deal.

Anyway, on Sunday, we took an Uber for Whataburger:

Pretty chipper after a full day of racing.

We went to Rudy’s, a local barbecue chain, for dinner with friends Sunday night. Our driver that night said it was the best nearby option. He let you know there are better places out there, but within an easy Uber ride? This was the spot. And the food was great. The signage wasn’t bad, either.

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