Slow Warming

Tuesday morning it was still in the low 30s, but at the house, at least, it was a couple of degrees above freezing for a change. There was a thick frost on the cars lining the street as I took of in the dark for the levee. We were expecting the weather to start a slow warming trend. That was good. Also good was the fact that my legs felt none the worse for the weekend's wear, and even better, there was barely any wind. So I guess I was a little surprised that we had only a handful of riders. Well, OK, not all that surprised. I mean, it was still pretty damned cold, and there was still a lot of ice edging the water on the batture. As it turned out, though, the light wind and small group made for a really smooth paceline ride.

If only the rest of the day had gone as smoothly. First off, my Blackberry apparently died in its sleep. If you've been trying to call me, well, it may be a couple of days before I get back to you. With the plan that Tulane has, I can't even check my own voicemail without a new phone or somebody else's phone with my SIM card in it. Anyway, it was a busy day at work and afterward we thought we'd go over to the mayoral debate that Tulane was holding at 7:30. Well, around 7:45 they announced that all the candidates were still at Dillard where their mayoral forum, which was basically all about race, was running way overtime but the media coverage was so juicy I guess nobody was willing to say stop. So basically most of the auditorium walked out since it was going to be another hour before the candidates arrived. As I learned later, only the minor candidates ever made it over to Tulane.