Just Another Tuesday

Junk Mail Tuesday
A lot has been said about the potential for the reduction of delivery days for the United States Post Office. I vote to eliminate Tuesday's. Every Tuesday I go to the mailbox and every Tuesday I return from the mailbox with a fist full of garbage. Flyers. circulars, ads etc. And every time I ask myself, "why bother, shoulda just waited 'til tomorrow". Ban Tuesday's and instead of loading that Tuesday mail onto a postal truck for delivery, load it onto a recycling truck and make some fresh pulp of it. It'll make a lot of people happier people ... or at least me.

On to the Quest
Another glorious day today and another glorious ride in the books, err, in the online activity tracking database. Ten days into my initial quest to ride every day of January(and maybe more) and I feel great. It's funny how a goal like riding everyday of some period of time motivates you. Every day that passes and the goal remains intact, the more motivation you feel to keep the goal going. I am only ten days in and I am already starting to feel this obsessive side affect. I cannot imagine what this obsession will feel like after a month, two months, six months etc. Can't wait to find out...but I can bet it'll make my wife nuts.

Today's Ride

Temps are predicted to plummet again tomorrow so back on the mountain bike. Perhaps I'll hit Big Dry Creek to mix it up a bit.

Revisions on the Rules

As you ride, you have time to think and as I ride I have been doing just that. The result is a few caveats or potential obstacles to this quest. I need to outline those items here as well as the 'rules' that I will apply to these circumstances. 

First and foremost, I have a job that sometimes requires me to travel. In these cases where I am forced to travel and do not have access to bike outdoors, I shall permit myself a waiver to use an indoor stationary trainer and count it as a ride. Pretty reasonable.

I also have a few other outdoor activities that my family and I enjoy together. Most notably skiing and hiking/backpacking. These are also activities that I will grant myself a waiver on and count them as days in the quest. In these circumstances I will use the Garmin to track the activities so there is record of it. If feasible, I will ride on these days as well but this may not always be possible.