Happy May Day Comrades!

One year of bike commuting is official today. Actually, one year of essentially only using the car on weekends. I'm feeling pretty good about this. Not that there aren't other that have been at it a lot longer than I have.

Actually, this is pretty much the beginning of year three of trying to straighten out my life. I was a workaholic depressive mess a couple of years ago. I decided that something needed to be done about it. My wife was convinced that I'd maybe make it another 5-years max. This blows me away now as I'm only 48 years old now. Way too early to check out, but it does happen. I was stressed out and messed up but I woke up. I spent the first year working on the basics. Keep reasonable hours at work. Eat decent and make up for what was lacking with some vitamins. Take some time to relax. Try to live a little.

It takes time to straighten yourself out. It takes a little longer with each passing decade. Glad I woke up.

About a year ago, I decided to challenge myself a bit more and get in decent condition. I picked up bicycling and have never looked back. I go fast. I go slow. I ride for exercise. I ride for pleasure. I ride for utility. It never even occurs to me to get around any other way during the week. The times I do need to use the car, due to lack of time or just plain practicality, I'm usually a little disappointed. I've definitely built a pretty decent level of fitness and I feel way better than two years ago.

So. That's about it for now. Enough blah, blah. Hope you enjoy your ride. And a Happy May Day!