Gut Check Time

My fundraiser goal is clearly in sight now, 78 percent complete! I'm constantly checking up to see how close I am. I feel so lucky to have family and friends supporting me like this.

With the heat dropping into the 80s and humidity down to the 60s it was a perfect day for a ride. I even busted out a dorky bike jersey. Thanks to it's form fitting design it was pretty clear I could shed a few pounds before the Booty rolls around at the end of the month. I need to look trim for all the ladies. I love reading bike magazines and message boards about the best $2,300 "entry level" bike out there. A lot of that money goes into making the biker super light. It seems like the cheapest way to get faster is to get in better shape. You don't have to pay anything to make yourself lighter.

My most common ride follows a bike route in my neighborhood and I pass this crazy tree. It's been trimmed so that the branches grow around the power lines. Check it out, isn't it goofy looking?