All About the Weather

Forty-nine degrees. It's been a long time since the outdoor temperature has dropped below 50F, and I'm sure that by the time I actually got out the door it was probably already a degree or two warmer. I dug out my DeFeet gloves, zipped up my vest, and rode out to the levee under a clear sky. I was actually rather chilly. It seems to take a week or two to get used to the cooler weather, and the fact that we only get it a couple of days at a time around here doesn't really make it any easier, or faster. Anyway, one thing is for sure. For the next few months, it'll be all about the weather. It will be too hot or too cold or too windy or too wet or some combination of the above. Today, though was pretty damned close to ideal. The wind that has plagued us all week had finally settled down. The river level was dropping. The air felt crisp and clean. Our little Friday group did the usual ride, taking long steady pulls, often in a double paceline, at an easy pace. Sam showed up today. Hadn't seen him in a while. He's heading up to Grand Junction, CO to go back to school at Colorado State in a few days.

Today, in-between phone calls and emails, I set up an NOBC Facebook page. It's remarkably easy to do, so I thought, "Why not?" If it helps get the word out a little better, it'll be worth it. About thirty seconds after it went live Dustin "became a member," which is what one does for Facebook "Groups," not to be confused with Facebook "Pages" for which one becomes a "Fan." I find it all kind of confusing, but then again I've never been much of a natural at the whole social networking thing.