While this is not my bike, it does represent my present lifestyle... I ride a bike. Since last April, I have been riding regularly about five days a week. It's mostly commuting miles and I don't have an accurate tabulation of miles. However, more importantly, I am back on the bike after putzing around for the past 10 or so years while I was taking care of my kid and trying to raise her to be a proper young lady. While the verdict is still out about how well I did as a dad, the prospect is looking good that she's going to graduate from high school in 2009. She's also working at her first job at Mickey D's. She's reached the age where I can begin to let go and let her fly on her own. Not an easy thing to do, but it needs to happen. (I'm scared, but ready)

New Year's is just moments away and I'm wish Susan were awake to share the change of years... again for the second year in a row, she's not feeling well and we stayed home to watch a movie and turn in early... I feel like an old person, sitting sitting around watching the minutes pass until midnight. We could have gone to a party, but my desire to stay with the one I love dashed my hopes to ring in the new year with friends.

I'm not going to let that begin my new year on a sour note... the bike beckons and starting tomorrow, I will beging trying to keep track of how many miles I log in for 2009.

Let the miles begin... 0000... and counting.