That Takes a Huge Amount of Skill

Staying up late last night changing passwords (thanks HeartBleed), and of course working as well,  I looked forward to going to bed. Having passed out at midnight, I removed my head from my keyboard and went to place it on my pillow instead. Which is when the alarm went off. 7:00am and I felt like I just got there. My smart phone greeted me with a reminder that it was early dismissal day for my son. Great, I'll be ready by 12:30pm to get him. Only at 12:05 I decided to listen to my voice mail, where the school had broadcast a reminder message. Dismissal today at 12:05. CRAP...I had no car (getting smogged) so I quickly texted him to start walking, and that I'd meet him half way.

"...that takes some serious skill!" Were the comments I heard from the 8th graders walking by me. I told them thanks, as I handed my son his bike. I managed to ride down a steep hill with two mostly full size bikes. My left hand grasping the left brake and pulling back, hard mind you, while my right arm balanced my road bike off to the right. Careful not to let it snag in my shorts and take all of us down. That would be a sight, two bikes and myself all over the road. Garage sale anyone?

I repeated this exercise when I picked up my daughter after school. No appreciation there though..for today we were bringing her friend home. Oops...so we walked to her friend's home and you know it, we got her bike and the three of us rode back to our home.

I didn't plan on riding today, but after I went out yet again to pick up my car $700 later (needed brakes all the way around), I managed nine miles Not bad for a non riding day.