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( What I did today--er, yesterday--to make the world a better place )

Pulling out the bike

I pulled the bike out of the garage, took it to the local filling station to fill the tires with air, and took it out for a ride. I didn't start bicycle commuting on May 1 as I did the previous two years, since I was wary about whether my bum knee could handle it. But I figured I should try it out at least, to see how well I could tolerate it.

I rode for about a half hour, taking the lovely route along Lake Hiawatha and Minnehaha, that runs between flowering trees. It was a beautiful day for a ride. I rode for about a half hour, and was rather winded by the end. My stamina is always lower in the spring, since I've been off the bike all winter, and of course, I haven't been doing karate for about a month. May also can bring trouble with allergies, which also affects stamina, although I haven't had nearly the problems this year that I've had other years. But I was pleased with myself for going out. My knee seems to have tolerated it rather well, although I'm a little tired, and I can feel the results of my effort, particularly in my thighs, which were already sore from the weightlifting I resumed this week. I'm not sure I'm ready to commit to bicycle commuting to work--yet--but it will probably be good for me to take the bike out in the evenings, just to try to build up my cardio stamina. Despite the injury, I feel really committed to trying to find ways to stay active and healthy.

( What I did today to make the world a better place )

Rats

Rob's gig with the U.S. Census which was supposed to be full-time for two months turned out to be part-time for one month.

As of today, we're back to unemployment.

And payment for unemployment won't last too much longer (Rob's been out of work since last July).

This sucks.

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