25th
A Mike Classic
Okay, stop me if you’ve heard this one before. I’m on a trip and the car starts acting funny. Forget the Madden curse, (BTW Brett Favre will be on the cover of Madden ‘09) I have the vehicle curse. No lie, Wed night the brakes starting grinding loudly. I drove it six miles over to the local GM dealer and left it. I had put my bike in to ride back to the hotel. The service guy gave me alternate directions with a smooth drawl, “There’s a few big hills…”
Turns out there was. Think pedal High Cliff up four or five times non-stop. I kept an eye on my heart rate watch working to hold it to 170bpm. I was sweatin’ extra dodging traffic on the five lane road. I pedalled back in the afternoon to pick it up. The climb and screaming downhills were reversed. Actually coasting at 35mph in traffic is more scary than you might imagine. The repair was $362, but thankfully was covered by the rental company in WI.
I kept the writing cranking and picked up Linda at the BHM airport around 9pm. She is visiting for the weekend. Lotsa fun to have someone to talk to besides myself. (I’m an admitted mumbler.) I’ve been reading Breakout Churches and have a strong sense that ACEFC may well be one.