{"id":573896421,"date":"2023-12-01T21:45:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T02:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573896421"},"modified":"2023-12-02T03:26:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T08:26:53","slug":"happy-december-somehow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2023\/12\/01\/happy-december-somehow\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy December, somehow?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m not sure where today went. Or where November went. Or where the rest of the year went. But December is starting to seep into consciousness. If it wasn’t for the monthly computer cleaning I would be in total denial.<\/p>\n

But I slept in. And then I did some work. That took a while. Details matter and sometimes it takes time to assemble the necessary and correct details. Much focus is required, and yet a cat can be distracting. <\/p>\n

After lunch, I did a little work in the yard. One thing led to another and that turned into an hour. It started to rain. I came back inside. And then the afternoon just … glided into the evening somehow.<\/p>\n

At the beginning of the new month I (try to remember to) make a chart of miles on the bike. Here is that chart. <\/p>\n

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The blue line represents an arbitrary goal I set at the beginning of the year, one that would see seven miles a day. The red and green lines are slightly more ambitious, and yet still very humble, projections of nine and ten miles a day, respectively. The purple line is reality. And, look, I’m ahead of the first two lines. <\/p>\n

Mathematically, I’ve achieved the seven miles a day goal for the year. I’m in good shape on the nine mile a day goal. It seems incredibly unlikely that the 10 mile a day goal is going to be within reach. But that’s OK! I’m satisfied with everything else on the bike this year — except my speeds. I’m going longer, in the aggregate, and getting slower. <\/p>\n

Maybe my wheels are tired.<\/p>\n

Hopefully these last two days of rest will make them feel better, my wheels. <\/p>\n

And by wheels, I mean my legs. We’re talking about my legs. <\/p>\n

Anyway, happy December. And happy weekend. Have a great one!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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