Well…I went into today with the idea that I wasn’t going to ride the bike at all with all of the rain and wind that was forecast but when I had a couple of cups of coffee and noticed that is was already over 50, I decided to suit up and at least take a bill over to the post office…the wind was blowing pretty hard but, being the idiot that I am, I took a right turn on 7th and decided to give a ride a try. Going out was pretty cool with the wind blowing at my back at about 15 and I was able to just fly…and for once the wind changed in my favor before I started back and swung to the south which isn’t bad since my ride back goes generally west to east so it was more of a cross wind and it was not nearly as brutal as I expected…I even entertained doing a second ride but, thankfully, it started to rain just as I was putting the bike in the garage so I didn’t do something stupid…after getting back here, I took most of the afternoon off and just made chili for dinner…oh, I think I may have seen an otter today along the shore of  Muskegon Lake…sure moved like one but it could have been a muskrat….hmmm….the leaves have started to fall finally and I can start picking them up soon…if it stops raining…yeah, I’m not bitching about rain…we really need it out here so I’ll take whatever we can get to help the lawn prepare for winter…today was surely the last day out in shorts…the temp is going to drop like a rock over the next few days so thermasuit will be necessary….tomorrow may be the day off if the rain comes in and I can use one…have lots of work to do around here and the fridge is first on the list….I’m done for the day….