Day ONE!

My faith in young people has been restored (momentarily of course). Meet pleasant and ultra positive young man on the street corner this afternoon. I asked him why the sign and he said, "for happiness I guess." Really? I like it and this is exactly why I'm riding my bike to and from work, to capture the essence of the characters......hopefully the up and coming young people who want to make the world a little better. So, cheers to Honk 4 Happiness!

On to the numbers for the day:

Total Mileage: 27.1
Total Time to Ride Home: 1 hour and 44 minutes. UGH
Average Speed: 15.5 MPH
Wind Gust: 20 MPH
Number of meetings I almost missed because I didn't drive to work: 2 (thank you to generous colleagues for the lift!)
Number of times I had to go to my 'Happy Place' on the ride home: 3

Thought of the Day: The wind is not my friend.

Concern of the Day: I don't have enough food.

Observation of the Day: A watched pot doesn't boil just as staring at the odometer doesn't get you home any faster.

Stupid Moment of the Day: I didn't leave my work shoes AT work! No sense carrying them in a backpack To and From work- why not just leave them?

The morning ride in was incredibly pleasant, and arrived to work early. The ride home was challenging. The wind was so strong if I were wearing a long flowing skirt (not an actual reality of course) I would have blown away. My backpack was so heavy that, at one point, I almost tossed my shoes into the field alongside the highway. I've been known to do this- throw things out of my pack to lighten the load or leave my pack next to a tree and finish the hike. Besides, they have a cracked sole anyway. But I didn't toss 'em. I persevered carrying my shoes with a cracked sole.

Onto my happy places. The first was a vision of me swimming in a giant bowl of chocolate ice cream. whoa! The second was winning the lottery and buying World Peace. The third, well I can't share that in my Blog.

Weather forecast for tomorrow: 30% chance of rain with enormous wind gusts and potential thunderstorms. Yea, that'll suck.

For all you new readers out there, Cheers to "Honk for Happiness" and the 34solo Challenge!