Things Go Further South

Wow, on my post last week things were looking up. This week I’m looking up to where I was at last week, but still looking up. Not wanting to go to the doctor, the typical man attitude, I figured things would improve, they always do. Wrong! The doctor told me that the pneumonia could be coming or going. Best bet, its going since I waited so long to go in. I mentioned my logic of finally making an appointment was that if I took up his and his staff time I would suddenly be better and there would be nothing to check me for. It didn’t quite work this time but he did understand the logic. He said next time I get sick, make the appointment sooner and I’ll get better sooner. Now that could go to either theory but I think he got me on that one, I was too miserable to tell at the time.

So I have been looking out the window at this lovely Colorado, November weather, mid 60’s to mid 70’s, watching the multiple groups of riders going by. Seeing the bike commuters during the week come out again in shorts. I take the couple of steps down to my garage floor and look at my lonely, reliable ride. As I think what could be I start gasping for breath that brings on the cough that reminds me of the sore ribs that all would have been gone if I would have called the doctor sooner so the symptoms would go away and there would have been nothing to diagnose. Oh, the web we sometimes weave for ourselves. There is always a bright side though, I’m half way through the 10 day medicine regiment and I’m not wheezing and coughing when I move, at least as often. I’m anxious to see just where my training has actually gone and how much I will have to make up which is actually exciting. In the mean time as I can move and breath for longer periods of time I see a good cleaning in the future, for the bike of course. Plus I figured I have 1387 miles on the chain so I may splurge and replace it now before I mess up the whole drive train.

In the meantime, I will attempt to improve my ability of understanding Windows and attempt to decide on updating to Windows 7 from XP. Yeah like that will ever make sense.

Till Next Post, Ride Safe and Stay Warm
“G”