Long Task List

I slept late on Monday, quite confident that my legs had earned their day off after a good solid weekend. Although I'd cleaned off the bike and lubed the chain after Sunday's ride, I had, in typical fashion, neglected to to through my bag to sort out the weekend's collection of arm-warmers, sweaty jerseys, nasty gloves, etc. So when I got ready to ride this morning I had to spend some time rummaging through all of that to pull out what I needed. The lights had to be put back onto the bike, the least offensive gloves had to be identified, the glasses had to be cleaned, etc. You get the picture. Yeah, I was running late. Luckily, the group was still sitting up on the levee, deep in conversation, when I arrived. This was good, because I really wasn't feeling up to a long chase in the dark. I'd slept particularly poorly and wasn't feeling very sharp at all.

For a Tuesday ride, today's was on the mild side. Brady and Matt and a couple others were pushing the pace just a bit, but otherwise it was just smooth paceline out and back. Today the sky was clear and it was easy to tell that sunrise is finally starting to catch up with the 6:15 am ride. When we turned around out at Ormond, we had the rising sun directly in our faces. Damn, I can't wait until Spring when I no longer need to check the outdoor thermometer before getting dressed.

I myself was kind of preoccupied with a long task list involving stuff at work, stuff at home, and stuff related to cycling. Lots of conflicting stuff. The annual NOBC club party is this weekend, so there's a little stuff I have to take care of for that. My mother is out of town and so her dog will be staying with us for a few days. The back door is still in need of repair. There are still some loose ends with the insurance company. The district attorney's office still hasn't called me back about the burglary. I need to update the LCCS rules and regulations once we settle the issue of how exactly to score the combined Cat. 3/4 races this year. Mardi Gras is fast approaching and I'd like to get a mattress and foundation for the "new" bed that we want to put into The Daughter's room so that at least a couple of guests can sleep in relative comfort. The Tulane Cycling Club is working on getting some sponsorship and jerseys, etc., etc., etc., and that's just the non-work related stuff. I hate multitasking. Yesterday I got everything switched over on the LAMBRA website and with USAC so that our new Upgrade Coordinator, Rich Adair, can take over those duties from Shane this year. It was a fairly involved process, actually, but the way it is now set up will make it really easy to transfer those duties to the next (ahem...) volunteer.

Right now I'm about to hop on the bike and ride down to 3901 Baronne St. to take a few photos of the original New Orleans Bicycle Club clubhouse. The Martins (of Martin's Wine Cellar) have recently submitted an application to demolish the 1890 building, and assuming it's approved, I thought we should at least get a decent photo of it for posterity. Since the weather today is so spectacular, I figured now would be the time. Besides, I'm hungry.