a cold front

After weeks of 90 degree temps, we cooled down dramatically after yesterday's onslaught of rain. It dumped and dumped buckets and bowls for hours. I really lucked out with the timing of my ride, as even though I got rained on, it was normal rain...not the bucket-dump variety. I picked Mike up from work as it was raining so hard and since he couldn't ride after work, he cleaned my ridden-in-the-rain bike for me instead. How nice was that? The high for today is in the low 70's. Minnesota Dad will love the forecast. I imagine he'll be taking Taylor fishing or something fun like that.

No rocket science to figure out what my plans are for the day---a long bike ride with arm warmers!! The wind will be blowing from the North...it'll be a nice change...but I still prefer the heat to the cold. Then the Scrapper and I are heading over to Clarkfield, MN to get some winter pants....the cordura variety for being outside in the cold. Mike bought me a pair of bibs in a youth Large and they're a bit small so I need to get a bigger size.

We BBQ'd just "in front" of the garage and watched the rain and "semi-complained" about the brisk air. I'm not allowed to complain about the heat since I like to ride my bike in it---but Mike can complain about both the heat and the cold since he does the yard work when it's hot outside and I just do the indoor housework in the air-conditioned house. (smile)

While we were eating we marveled at how I was able to take care of my driver's license and social security errands in a matter of an hour (or less---including travel time getting to both places). No appointments. No lines. No hassles. No problem. The beauty of a small town. You have to make an appointment weeks (sometimes months) in advance to do the DMV junk in San Francisco---(or Palo Alto)...and I don't even know where the social security offices are there, but just driving to them and finding a parking place would take hours I am sure, and there is definitely not safe bike parking there.

We're supposed to heat back up after today---(whew! I'm not ready for summer to end!). Enjoy!