Today I headed out to St. Helen’s to have lunch with my buddy Ken Scholes and his beautiful twin girls. I do mean beautiful. I mean babies tend to be cute but these girls are pretty spectacular. It was really good to see Ken. We don’t get to spend enough time together so having some one on one time was very refreshing.
Since the day was nice I decided to bike out which I’m feeling pretty good about. Now. Tomorrow I expect I may feel differently since it was a 36 mile round trip. (For the locals, I should explain that I took the bus to Sauvie’s Island and biked from there. Biking from my house would have been insane.) It’s a beautiful ride, if you can ignore the traffic noise. In a car I’d tell you that it’s level all the way out, but being on a bike really makes you aware of the rise and fall of the land. Fortunately this was all pretty gentle. Getting somewhere under my own steam is very empowering. I really enjoy it.
On the way back I stopped for Dairy Queen — coffee heathbar blizzard — and tried to ignore the incongruity of massive bike ride and junk food. Mmm… blizzard.
So all in all, a very good day.
Coffee Heathbar blizzard. Oh, yes. You remain a woman after my own heart.
I see no incongruity at all.
Massive bike ride + reward treat = Wonderful day
Looks like a balanced equation to me.
I agree with Alethea, nice choice.
Years ago, there was a Dairy Queen at the top of a long hill heading north through
Mountlake Terrace WA.
Unless you were Lance Armstrong, it was pretty taxing so you would promise yourself a treat as
an incentive if you made it all the way up without walking the bike.
After a while, finishing that grade became an everyday occurrence and you’d forget to stop.
Hmmm, I’ve got some Rocky Road in the fridge, gotta go…