I rode my bike for the first time in a long time today. It was a cool afternoon, unlike the recent heatwave afternoons we’ve been having recently, so I actually felt like riding. I didn’t go far, just to the local barber, and to the local savings bank, a couple easy miles away along the river and back.
I’d felt really guilty about not riding my bike recently, especially because the price of gas recently went upwards of $4 a gallon. The $40 that used to fill the Jeep tank now only takes it to 3/4 full. Even so, hot and humid days keep me off the bike. I’ll do the rainy, blustery autumn, the icy, lonesome wintertime, and the dark, cold, overcast, rainy, persnickety springtime, but not the summer heat. Let the masses have the bike path — they’ll retreat within 90 days, when the weather starts to turn sour.
I lost my church jobs recently. New pastor = change. I’ll refrain from name-calling, but he’s… not a cool guy. He fired the original musicians, and hired his own people. Politics.
My sister is in town. She’s much older than me. I love her, but whenever she’s in town, it always seems like my life is under the microscope. I just let her talk, agree with everything she says, and try to hide in my room until it’s time to return her to JFK for her return flight home.
I miss Colorado Springs. I didn’t talk much about my trip there last month, but I love it. I absolutely love it there. I want to live there. I wanted to stay. I never ever wanted to come back to NYC. I love the easygoing lifestyle, the altitude, the hiking, the bicycles everywhere, the warm days and cool nights. I hate New York. Nothing personal, but there’s nothing for me here. I’ve exhausted all my options here. I’ve tried to make a life here, and failed miserably. Now, I just want some peace and a relaxed pace before I die. I just want to enjoy the remainder of my days.
Yikes… didn’t mean to sound morbid! I just love it there, love the pace, and want to settle there.
It was the first place I’ve ever been in life where I wanted to take pictures. That good. :) One day.
