There are so many excuses to ride!

And don’t forget liquid manure that seems to cover the road in places around here. It’s like grease.

Good points…..
and eye protection…always…always
And dont follow trucks too close…their tires come apart and become high speed projectiles. Or pick up trucks full of halloween pumpkins….they can become a slippery orange slalom course when the tail gate opens….Jeeesh I’m old.

I always wear a helmet. While I’ve never crashed, I’ve had a really hard bird strike to the visor that almost knocked me off the scooter. With no helmet it would have been bad. Numerous rocks have bounced up to hit me with one cracking the visor. A lot of stuff flies around in the air. A helmet helps. And in the winter, riding without a full helmet would be impossible…

As Steve points out…road rash is a memorable experience…hopefully you’ll escape it.
As for a helmet…an ER doctor once told me he could fix most everything but my head. I always…always wear a helmet.

I’m certainly happy to be retired and that’s great. I haven’t figured out how to bring some focus to life now. I can see how my tendency to procrastinate or just be lazy will have to yield to some sort of structure.

Or maybe not. Something to explore.

Worry kills is right. Stress reduction equals inflammation reduction equals a chance at better health. A little chocolate won’t hurt me…

It’s been awhile since I’ve had a 120 mile brownie. Breakfast yes, but not the brownie.

We have a lot to be grateful for to be able to ride as we do. A 120 mile brownie — whoop!