Monday, May 02, 2011

It's seriously wet outside here

Screenshot of Southern IN's radar. This was taken 5/2, but could have been taken pretty much any day of the last 6 weeks (though some days there wold have been a lot more red).
I was looking for record data but not having much luck finding it. I have to believe this was one of the wettest Aprils on record. One fact I did find while looking for that was that May is the wettest average month. We're in for it if that holds.
I had fully planned to go to Seymour for a 20k time trial this past Sunday. I got up to another rainy day and asked myself "do I really want to pay $4.++/gallon of gas to drive ~1hr to race my bike for 20min in the rain?" The answer was "yes I did," but "no I wasn't going to" (which means I didn't want to bad enough I guess). I figured my time would be better spent going on a long ride, even it was a long ride in the rain. So I did a nice ride w/a friend even if it was raining from door to door. I do feel as though I've developed a small chest cold though. I am coughing some and not psyched on that.
One positive thing the crap weather has brought though is that most of my Monday recovery rides have been done inside on rollers. What's positive about that you ask? Well, after Saved by the Bell over on TBS, I can now flip over to ABC Family channel and watch Grounded For Life for the remainder of the spin. That show wasn't on long, but has a great cast, great format and is a very funny show in my opinion. I liked it and thoroughly enjoy it in rerun.
This week is supposed to be the start of the Morgan-Monroe Time Trials here. Of course rain is forecasted for the first one. We'll have to see if we can pull this off or not.
If you've had your head in a hole you might not have heard, but Osama Bin Laden was killed. And Americans are pumped. Was he an evil man? Most would say 'yes.' Did he mastermind the murder of many innocent people? It seems so. Is the world better off with him gone? Probably. But I have to say the way people are celebrating his murder is kind of sickening to me. I mean, yes the guy probably should have paid with his life for his intrusions, but what kind of people celebrate the murder of anyone? I know what kind of people: psychos. It's one thing to fell a sense of relief that that the leader of a terrorist network is removed but 1) it's entirely different thing to party about the fact and 2) it's silly to believe that the terrorist organization can't/won't carry on w/out him. Just my thoughts, non bike related. Weather dry up so we can get to riding!!!!


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