I found out last night that the ff's are not so good around here when summer's over. Acorns hurt like hell and when it's only 48*, me toes get cooold. Ouch!

 

Carol - Love your comment re the first transition.

Arla - Congrats on the 5k PR.  It IS nice to look at those things and realize just how far you've come.

Cindy - I'll echo Joe's questions re the snow.

Hey Ev and Jewels!

Came back to work with people dropping like flies.  Ugh!  Two are out with what the local med authorities are calling the swine flu (it's all upper respiratory, comes on "all of a sudden," fever over 102, and you feel like you've been run over multiple times by a steam roller), 2 or 3 with bad colds, and the fever and puking are running rampant at my boss' house.  She just came in and said she's starting to feel crappy.  I gave her the X sign and told her to get out.   I'm keeping my head down, washing my hands like crazy, and refraining from all nose picking.

Carol - wow you placed pretty well there for a tri newbie, especially considering your - ahem - less-than-silky-smooth first transition.  I hear you on the MTB with skinny tires to start, have you looked at the price of bicycles lately? YEOW! Might want to look for a used one...

Leslie - hope you're feeling rested, and hope you don't get the crud! My office happens to be in the child development center on our campus (day school + training ground for child development majors), and last week they hung up signs telling people that H1N1 had definitely been in the building (don't know what proof they had...). Dang. If this messes up my 2000 mi quest this year, I'm gonna be one ticked off chickie.

Joe - -  ff + cold + acorns = OWIE! I've discovered here that the lovely smooth sidewalk concrete is some hella slippery when it's wet! Gonna be a whole new learning experience this winter.

Cindy - it's been blowing like crazy here for over 12 hours, definitely a big weather event is coming your way. Not a lot of moisture coming with it, at least not enough to give us any rain around here. 

Rest day today, just how it worked out, but hadn't had one in awhile so it's a good thing. Cool weather means beer brewing time, so my new batch of cherry stout is bubbling away in the fermenter...

Arla

Leslie - My Garmin's battery life seemed to shorten over time. However, I've had it since the fall of '06 so it's been through a lot of charging cycles.

OK a growler for Ev, a mystery admirer - this beer-making thing sure draws a crowd!   We'll see how it goes. Planning to start a batch of strawberry wine on Friday, too, with strawberries from the farm across the street from campus - how's that for local?

Fall has finally come to Fresneck. 46* this am -  which for us heat-lovers means bundle up in two layers and grab the gloves. Brr!

Happy hump day!

Arla

5 in the rain and drizzle, handed off Dessie midway to Lynda on her way back.

LOL at the nose picking exchange, what a hoot.

Winter Storm warning for the next two days here, hope it misses.

Yep, heckuva pile of snow here! 20+" in our yard...lots more nearby..some of the foothills have about 40"  & Nope, not gonna miss Jim...although, maybe he won't get quite as much snow, it is becoming a blizzard warning as it moves East!  

Hmmm, brewing sounds like an excellent Winter/indoor activity.....