That was the thing I was noticing last night into today after that vacation that was and involved a lot of pot smoking. And the general decline in wide angle perception and the magical nature of the landscape. Even the Grateful Dead seemed less inspiring.

The lows after the high. 😔 The cruel nature of returning to reality after ten days floating 🛟 in the land of ice cream 🍦 and cattle. 🐮 Rainy day ahead today, though I’m busing it in 🚍 which ensures no rain for either the morning or evening commute. 🌧️ I mean, the colors weren’t that psychedelic on vacation 🌈 but they were certainly enhanced and more saturated. Or maybe that was the rural, agricultural landscape of the Finger Lakes with all the natural greenery. 💚

Washed Big Red 🛻, and my clothes 👕 and got groceries at Wally World. 🛒 I wanted to get the mud off Red to keep as much moisture off the sheet metal which as it turns 13 in October and going into it’s 14th winter is flaking off right and left. 🪱🥫A bunch of weather stripping fell off my apartment door🚪 and my bike chain 🔗 was clanking maybe due to the need for oil or mud, or maybe because it’s due for replacement. 🔧

One good thing was after all that ice cream on vacation, only ended up putting on a few pounds — 209 lb according to my doctor. Of course if she is to be believed I am only 6 feet and 2 inches tall, which is absurb when you see that on my driver’s license I am 6 feet and 5 inches, but maybe they want to increase my BMI so they can sell me more medication. Even though they measure me with my boots off at the doctor’s office I can’t imagine I loose 3 inches with the boots off, as I’m not that short. Plus everybody tells me I’m tall. Last time I was weighted at the doctor’s office I was 207 lb, so it’s not a big gain, and the plan is to burn it off, though not today as I’m not riding to work.

At least I’m eating healthier again — big thing of carrot pancakes for breakfast with lots of carrots, shredded oatmeal, whole-wheat flower, egg, sugar-free syrup and lots of fresh fruit. No more beer or getting high until I go camping again. And it’s not going to happen this weekend with the weather forecast. That said, with the weeks’ forecast riding to work may be difficult many of the days. I’ll have to try to get the Plaza early to walk more days.