It was back to the frozen north yesterday, first via the middle seat on a big airplane to Memphis, and then a couple of hours later to Moline via the usual little commuter jet. Finally, we drove a rental car in a light snow to Iowa City, at which point the Mazda's "Check Engine" light came on. Sheesh. I figured it was probably the usual case of a loose gas cap, but it wasn't, so we figured we'd better call the folks at Hertz. Amazingly, they immediately dispatched someone from Cedar Rapids with a replacement car, which happened to be much nicer -- heated seats and that sort of thing. I never really appreciated heated seats when we were in New Orleans.
The temperature this morning is 8F, but with a clear sky it's expected to get all the way up to 33! That's actually warm enough for water to exist in its liquid state. Although I'd sure like to be riding right now somewhere warmer, I can't really say I'm all too distressed about missing the 3-Man Time Trial that will be starting shortly down in Baton Rouge. I mean, it's a 3-event series with no prizes except a jersey for the winner, and all the races are 21 miles. Just can't get too excited about that. What I am distressed about is another three day lapse in my training routine. The gymnastics meet starts at 2 pm today, but we're supposed to be at the gym for 10:30. At some point before the meet they have a little recognition thing for the seniors on the team and the parents have to go stand out there on the floor too. This will be The Daughter's last home meet, although they still have four or five meets on the schedule this year. The last meet in April will mark the end of her competitive gymnastics career that started innocently enough when we enrolled her in an after-school gymnastics program at age 8.
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