Well I can ride in if I want 🚲

Patched the leak on the rear tire once again with some rubber cement and old bike tube, told myself I am going to get new tires for my bike soon, remounted things and I’m ready to go. The morning commute doesn’t look that awful, I could listen to more of Edward Abbey’s the Fools Progress, as I ride my bike to work like, well, Doc Sarvis. And Pete Buttieg apparently. Yes, somebody should blow up Glen Canyon dam, but I’m more interested in making fucking money so I can have that off-grid cabin with ATVs, guns, hogs, and of course a burn barrel out and watch the plastic melt and burn. But don’t tell a liberal that.

The thing that gives me pause about riding in today is not the morning commute, as much as the wind that is expected by mid-afternoon. Temperatures in the 20s and a wind higher then that from the west could make Erie Boulevard not only very dark but also very cold. And it’s still thte same late local bus home if I ride in or take the yokel local bus to work. I don’t know, I’ll think about it but the bike tire is re-inflated. There is too much snow and probably ice on the Rail Trail to ride that, but I can either do Corning’s Hill or Delaware down to Morton. They did recently repave South Pearl so that shouldn’t be a bad ride plus they have the stop light at the bottom of the hill. But also it’s going to be so cold by evening. And who knows how well that patch will hold.

Actually, I will bus it in. It’s not that bad riding the local, and it’s not like I can’t ride home in the dark beyond downtown and it will be same local bus. Maybe I’ll get lucky and earlier local will be running late and I’ll get home early. Otherwise I’ll walk laps in the Plaza, where it’s warm and all the homeless people hang out. And then I can read some more E-Books on the bus ride home, heat up more of the 16-bean soup and bread. Kind of wnat to make more bread up tonight, not because I actually need bread but it would be nice with tomorrow’s morning being so cold, having the oven on. And maybe some spaghetti squash, the last I got from Shauls in November. Although, when it’s so cold the heat runs more in my apartment and tends to be warmer then in mild weather. The nice thing is if I do that and get my steps in after work on the Plaza, once I get home, I can have dinner and then head to bed and eiher watch a Youtube or read an e-book. Assuming the patch holds good on the bike tire, then I’ll be good to ride on Saturday out to Five Rivers or wherever I choose – I think Friday will be kind of cold and not great for riding.

Saturday might be good enough for riding out to Five Rivers, but other then that I’ll probably stay home and read. There are just so many good books I’m discovering at the library, and I just want to learn as much as I can over the winter and take in as much as I can imagination. Maybe make split pea soup. I think for now I’m good on groceries and supplies, next week one of days I can drive to work.