88F, winds from the south@ 26-40MPH!

Not a misprint. The Prairie outdid herself today with this weather forecast which was TRUE. 40MPH! That's insane! Just riding home from work this afternoon, I almost got blown over (literally) as I turned from heading directly South to the East. A simple left hand turn became a health hazard.

It's horrible. I know there are worse things. (I'm not dealing with hurricane damage, or flooding, or a bunch of other things that truly warrant some complaining) Still, this wind is a bear to deal with. I'm so numb to it that 20MPH doesn't seem like a big deal anymore and there was a time when 20MPH would equal a rest day off the bike.

I guess we're having an Indian Summer. I always loved that last surge before autumn in California. Those nice off-shore breezy days that were almost hand selected if you ride a bike and live in San Francisco or along the Peninsula. Here though it's hot, windy and humid, with a bunch of mosquito's who've been non-existent for months. Sigh...

I bet you guys are out enjoying a lovely Saturday. I'm inside doing jobs...(dusting, vacuuming, washing floors, cleaning bathrooms) watching everything but the kitchen sink blow passed me as I sulk looking out my windows.

I *really* wish we 'd have been able to make it out West for Amanda & Ken's wedding...(today).

Small world note: A gal came into the shop this morning looking for bike stuff. She is going to Southwest Minn State, but is originally from Springfield, MN. Jay Shiveley's hometown. So I asked her if she knew the Shiveley family, and she said she worked on a school project with Jake Shiveley (Jay's dad) last fall. Funny, huh?