A Funny Day in the Life....

Actually more than a day, but funny day was the best I could do.

Started with a planned ride on the Towpath along the Maumee River with Jamie and Rachel. There were supposed to be more participants, but they decided in the middle of the night before to change the start time without letting us know in a timely fashion. Perhaps there is a message in there. The starting temperature was a balmy -13 Celsius, with a slight breeze pushing the wind chill into the -22 range. DFC By the time the three of us piled into my FJ, it looked like we were going camping for a week! Jamie brought the java and we were off. Listening to Johnny Cash and chatting away. At the trailhead the suiting up was uneventful, bonus of heated bathrooms to change in for the less hardy. Once we were rolling, the first 10 minutes were dreadful - ice cream headache, frozen eyeballs, etc. Eventually warmed up and had a nice ride. Waited for Jamie at one point and recognized the fact she was no longer having fun, so we turned it around and rode back, total ride time of a little over an hour. I am sure that there are many who would be disappointed with us, but you will just have to get over it, we did. Back at the car, recognition of the fact that although we had a ton of crap, none of us had any civilian clothes to speak of. Coffee and muffins were the order of the moment, so off we went to the thriving metropolis of Waterville on a quest. On the way we got to experience the joy of Rachel's new thermos - very nice, but the coffee pretty much sucked (decaf). You might want to be nice to us next fall at the cross races if you want to have a chance at this bonus! In Waterville, I (checking my manhood at the door) asked for directions for a coffee place that had recently moved. We found it and proceeded in. Did I mention Rachel's outfit? So bummed I did not have a camera, multicolored cowboy boots over her cycling tights with her cycling jacket and knit cap. Truly a sight for sore eyes - made you forget that your eyes were hurting before. We were truly the picture of style amongst the local Waterville populous - I think we probably made them nervous. We eventually made it home. I was very close to taking a nap at Rachel's house - she has the most awesome chair/blanket combination. Very dangerous post ride and breakfast.

My evening was going to be a movie (The Departed) and dinner with Marci's sister and brother-in-law. The movie was good (I like Jack Nicholson) and dinner was at Bistro Wasabi. It was a fun evening with a funny incident at the restaurant. This is a male moment, so females may or may not be able to relate. At the restaurant (Bistro Wasabi), the men's restroom has a stool and a urinal side-by-side with no barrier between them. This would tell me that if I was the first one in, I should lock the door behind me. I entered and lo and behold, there was a guy at the urinal. At that point, retreat was an option, but would have been a bit awkward, if I had only known what was going to happen... So I 'whip it out' at the stool and proceed to take care of business. Now I believe in certain man rules, one of which is no talking while peeing unless you know the person. And keep in mind, there is no barrier and not much space between the stool and the urinal. This guy proceeds to ask me how my evening is going, weather, etc. I couldn't shut down the sphincter muscles fast enough to get out of there. For the women that might take the time to read this - other rules include, don't use side-by-side urinals if there are others available, strict conversation rules, no cold water jokes....

This morning is going well too. Here is a picture of a new addition to our household.


I love waffles. It doesn't matter what time of day, I can eat waffles. My only requirement is pure maple syrup, none of the simulated crap. I made a double batch of batter this morning and was in pig heaven, throw in a few Morningstar breakfast links, good coffee and you will one big aaahhhhh from me. As the beer commercial says, "it just doesn't get any better."

I hope you all have a great day!!!!