Hooray! A beautiful day, and a beautiful day to be out on a bicycle. I rode just over 20 miles this morning, and I feel pleasantly tired in my muscles. My lungs-breath-cardio system feel great. I've gotten back to the point where I'm ready for some serious riding. The Capital-to-Capital ride is May 5. (From the Colonial Capital to the state Capital and back.) Riding the entire route would be a century (100 miles). I'm going to aim at that!

This past Tuesday, I took to my appointment with Dr. Flenner a picture that Reed Nester had taken of my son, Nathan, and me, with our bicycles, in the little in-the-middle-of-nowhere town of Clairmont, VA. We were taking a break during a 45 mile ride. I said to Dr. Flenner, "You're helping me get back to this." He said, "Oh, you'll get there!" And then he said, "May I keep this?" I was pleased to give it to him. Doctors need reminders that their work has good results -- just like all of us do!