Not supposed to ride today

I wasn't supposed to ride today, but I did: 6 miles

It's cold, blustery and 31. I'm not going to pull on the spandex, but I am going to pull the black bike up from the basement and ride down the path to Marblehead Cycle. The ride is somewhat treacherous, but this time last year, there was four feet of snow on the path. In the shade, the ground is full of frozen bike ruts. In the sun, muddy bike ruts.

At the bike store, I find poor Johnny who has set up a new display of skateboards. These long boards look like works of art. I'm thinking of buying one and hanging it on the wall, because I can't ride a skateboard, I can only fall off one.
I'm there to pick up a few things, including a new heart rate monitor, using a gift certificate my brother, Dana, gave me. I have about $30 left over, so Johnny sells me an iPhone bag by Topeak. This bag, along with a free iPhone ap, Strava Cycling, will give me distance, average speed and time, and that should make it interesting this year, if I don't look down at my handlebars too much and crash.
Tomorrow is the day to sign up ...