A former mountain biker turned chubby part-time cyclist/full-time slacker with a camera recently said, “I suppose February will be bringing more of the same. Good thing, the same isn’t so bad.” And you know what? That chubby slacker was right!
The weather of February started up where January left off with shit amounts of snow, slush, and ice. That meant more time in the gym, more time riding in the virtual lands of Zwift, more walks in woods with my camera, more time watching B play in the bubble, more Cat 5 Cooking, and more beers watching footy. And while it was indeed the same, the same continues to be not so bad. Well, maybe the beers that make my workouts like pissing in the ever-warming plastic-filled ocean are bad, but you do what you gotta do to avoid taking a rope to the attic.
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In addition to the “samey” things that make winter tolerable, there were a couple of other highlights: B turned 16, got his driving license, and was gifted a 2008 Subaru Forester (which he always refers to as “the 2008 Subaru Forester”) that was about to be traded in by my father in-law. I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen someone so happy about getting a 12-year-old car, but his stoke level is off the charts and he/we are very appreciative of his grandfather’s generosity.
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Then this past Valentine’s Day weekend, Wifey and I spent the weekend at a sweet rented vacation home near Lake Ann, Michigan, with two other couples we’re friends with. It was one of the best weekends I’ve had in a long time, and I don’t remember the last time I laughed so much. There was good food, good drinks, late nights, and Wifey and I snuck out for a snowshoe on the Lake Ann Pathway followed by a beer at the Lake Ann Brewing Comapany. I missed my comfy chair and watching the Premier League, but it was nice to be in a part of Michigan that still gets a “real” winter (for now), and I think it may have been worth it.
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As the year started, I hoped that it would have me more motivated to write, and may still, but too often, I have opted to just post photos on the I.G. and save the masses from the unneeded and poorly written prose I puke up on this blog. It just be like that.
Later.