reflections

so i passed the milestone birthday, and i can say this much: it was pretty much like any birthday i've had. i've come to the conclusion that we become 'old' when we begin to look at the past more than we look to the future. so i'm looking ahead...

i have a mountain bike race this weekend - one of those crazy 24-hour relay races. There are 9 other really fast dudes on my team, so I'll probably only do 2 laps. still, it's a fun event. mountain biking is a funny sport. i love it, but i'm finding that most people at these events are male (probably 3/4 of them are), and most of them are between the ages 30 and 50. so i'm right in the middle of that. on my team for this race, i'll be among the older guys, but it will still be fun. i hope i don't slow the team down too much. send me your good weather hopes, and send me a guiding light for the racing i'll be doing in the middle of the night.

for my birthday, i got a few books, a lovely journal book, some music, some biking garb. stuff i need and want. one of the books is by rumi, whom i've wanted to read for quite some time. look for me to add some rumi quotes in this journal some time, just not tonight. i also visited the library on the weekend, and i picked up some cds there - some tom waits, rufus, otis and johnny. i'm listening to thom yorke's solo CD which i bought. it has a very radiohead sound, which isn't a surprise, considering he's the voice of radiohead.

my core strengthening class resumed tonight after a few weeks off. my instructor ran an ironman triathlon! nothing like swimming a few miles, riding a bike for over a hundred miles and THEN running a marathon in under 10 hours. these triathletes are sick folks i tell you...

keep smiling!