Saturday PM

My commute home Thursday night.

A bit zonked today. Long day in the office (shop) and some really good customers with stories to tell. No riding today. Needed to play catch up with sleep and my body needed a day off. Now the evening consists of making some PB&J sandwiches and then getting in bed with a good book.

Tomorrow is an early morning road ride before a somewhat early ride with customers out of the State Park. I am still enjoying the shop and everything new it brings. I hope you do too... believe in what you do as much as I.

Friday AM

No gym this morning. My body woke up 10 minutes before the alarm but standing up took effort. No muscles are too sore, my body is just adjusting to routine, working out and commuting daily.

Quickly I reset my alarm before it went off and hopped into bed with the pup.

Arrived at the bus on time. Talkative bus driver makes up for the missed cup of early coffee.

Do you spy my latest gismo on the bike?

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Thursday AM

Dreary and foggy in the Queen City today. quick meander thru a park of graves and I am at my bus stop. Motivation is not lacking today. 530am wake up call by a beautiful voice. Quick hop to the gym. Home, shower, dog walk...back on the bike to the bus stop. Go to the top to finish the story.

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Wednesday

Bike rides around town, coffee sips, jaunt with pup and catching up on daily duties I haven't done in a weeks time. Opps. The rain we have been receiving has put parts of Charlotte many feet under water. Bill will have photos tomorrow proving cars being submerged!

Tuesday PM

Took the afternoon as a relaxing, do nothing, day. I read my book for class, worked on my bicycle and just chilled out. Quickly recreated RideCharlotte.com into Arleigh's cycling blog. Trying to keep too much bike lingo off this Arsbars blog as many friends & family members read it. Just simply don't get it.

Last night I guess Fay finally really hit us. Riding to and from class and the gym was rather exciting and cleansing. I quickly got lectures from family members that were worried but I couldn't of resisted if I tried. Rain and cycling is something I have always enjoyed. As a kid I would hop on my bike with no questions when it was pouring out. The streets, last night, in Charlotte were flooded, the wind was high and my visibility was low. I wouldn't of traded those minutes in for anything. The rain seemed to wash many stresses and thoughts away. Leaving me with just me, my bike and a headlight.

Tuesday AM

Sleeping in till noon, being woken up by Fedex delivery a package of a new bag. Pouring rain for the past 24 hours led to no road ride, but instead a quick skip over to a coffee shop for stories from a man and Napa. With new bike and bag in hand it was a joyful trip. Now to go tweak that bike before my ride to schoolage tonight.

breath in breathe out
tell me all of your doubt
everybody leads this way
just the same
breath in breathe out
move on and break down
everyone goes away
I will stay
We push and pull, and fall down sometimes
I'm not letting go, you hold the other line
Cause there is a light
In your eyes,...in your eyes
Hold on hold tight
From out of your sight
Everything keeps moving on, moving on,
Hold on hold tight
Make it throught another night
Everyday there comes the sun with the dawn
We push and pull, and fall down sometimes
I'm not letting go, you hold the other line
Cause there is a light

In your eyes,...in your eyes
There is a light
In your eyes,...in your eyes
Breath in and breath out
Breath in and breath out
Breath in and breath out
Breath in and breath out
Look back and look right
Into the moon at night
Everything looks like the stars in your arms
There is a light
In your eyes,... in your eyes
There is a light
In your eyes,... in your eyes
There is a light
In your eyes,... in your eyes
There is a light
In your eyes,... in your eyes
Breathe In Breathe Out (Mat Kearney)

Monday AM

Two days off, two days on and tomorrow kicks off another two days off. Can't beat that! Then my schedule is "fairly" normal for a couple weeks before September travels kick off on September 12th. I'll be in MD, Ohio and Las Vegas before the end of the month comes through. Schedule is packing up. Gym, commute and rides are being plotted out.

This past week it has started to cool off. Early mornings are chilly and the A/C has been able to be raised a bit thanks to these temps. Knee warmers and vest are my favorite riding attire. This could be why I am never tan but something is comforting about pulling on your favorite knee warmers and throwing on a vest to go on your morning ride. Fall is coming and it is (probably) my favorite time of year.

Save travels to all returning from Napa, CA and the Single Speed World Championships. I look forward to reading some stories.