Bastardized Karma Thoughts

"I'm Sorry I Called You a Gap-toothed Bitch.
It's Not Your Fault You're Gap-toothed"
-Mean Girls

Well I could not resist the lure of 75 degree weather and sunshine. I COULD resist the rail trail though, opted to do my normal road loop, and TRY to go up the hills without blowing an artery as per usual. I figured with shitty weather coming best get the good riding in.

I DID park at the rail trail lot and just as I was leaving to hit the road Wifey and B-Man pulled up in the xA. Wifey was gonna walk the trail and B-Man was gonna ride. Wifey later reported that B-Man pulled close to 2 miles of riding!! For a 3 year old on a bike with wheels the size of my hand, that's not too freaking bad. ROCK ON B-MAN!

I'm not sure which I'm more shocked by. The fact that he rode almost 2 miles or that Wifey could actually fit a 3 year old's bike in the back of the xA!

The ride was not too bad. Made it up the first climb seated and without completely stroking out, so that was cool and then for the rest of the ride I controlled my tempo pretty good and just tried to enjoy the ride.

Rolling steadily along one reasonably busy 2 lane road, a pick up truck passes me 55+ mph and some chick in the passenger seat screams "BIKE TRAIL!!!!" as she extends her middle finger to me. I just smiled and waved, thinking that guys in spandex, riding alone should just keep their mouth shut, be nice and not create and bad karma. Not to mention acting like a nut just feed them more bad energy.

I noticed that the truck had all sorts of sky diving stickers on it. I then started to smile at imagining her an her old man jumping out of a plane with her chute failing to open and nothing to break her fall but the Skynyrd t shirt. (I'm not sure, but I think I just killed the good karma). Editors Note: I just linked up Lynyrd Skynyrd!! I feel so DIRTY, I may need to got take a shower)

I soooo wanted to ask her- "What bike trail? You mean the one I just crossed over before this climb or the one that I parked at to start this road ride."

My face as I farted in "sky dive chick's" general direction.

Karma payment pla-an
K-k-k-karma payment pla-an.
Karma, payment pla-an.
Karma, payment pla-an.
-Karma Payment Plan, by Modest Mouse

Had to stop and take a "nature break" once I hit the roads less traveled like Slaughter Hollow Rd. and figured I'd snap a couple picts.

I love this climb. Not sure why. The road sucks, it's not that long or that tough, but I just dig it.

I think I'm just a sucker for road with cow views.
And roads that don't have people screaming at me of course!

As you can see in the above pict of my mug, I got to wear the new Q3's today. They were pretty sweet. I still need to get used to wearing glasses, but I will say it was GREAT to NOT get anything in my eye, not have my contacts dry to my eyes and be able to see with BOTH eyes the entire ride.

I switched out the lenses for the AC Red lenses and they seemed like the right choice. Tomorrow I pick up some new contact lenses, so I should be seeing pretty well for a while.

It will be interesting to try them out on the trail. Like I said I need to get used to wearing them. Old habits die hard, but habits like being able to see and not getting shit in my eye might be easy to start.

I also got all my SRAM parts today for the Mamasista build. So now as soon as our team frames become available I'll have everything I need. Except grips. Gotz to order those up.

Time for bed.

Later.