"You have a break coming up, Jim?"
No. After getting the cat crew taken care of this morning, I decided to get out on one of the bikes - today, it was the CTX. When I got up this morning around 6:00am, it was 80º outside. 80º is almost refreshingly cool. The high for today is predicted to be 113º.
It takes a while to get 4 cats fed, 1 gets his meds, and take Murphy outside for bit. It was 84º when I started gearing up to head out on the bike around 7:00. There is road construction at one intersection along the way, and they are stopping traffic all 4 ways, then allowing one lane at a time to pass. You feel 10 minutes of just sitting in the sun while you wait your turn.
With the backup at that intersection, the next couple 4-way stops are usually crowded. But, once clear of that, the traffic was in my rear view mirror. Unusually quiet on the mountain... 2 bicyclists, 2 cars, and 1 pickup in 15 miles of twisty roads. I stopped at the top to rehydrate. I would say the ride is a refreshing way to start the day, but the heat was quickly rising.
It was 94º when I got home just after 8:30. This week is going to be a hot one, with temperatures climbing each day until Thursday, when the predicted high is supposed to be 118º. Yes, that will be a record. Looking at those temps, this will be the only day this week that I'll get out for a morning ride.
So, those "days off" will be from riding. Otherwise, it is a typically busy week. HOA stuff scheduled today and Thursday, music on Wednesday and Friday. And cat-palooza every day.
We have been spending evenings at Steph and Dan's house so the cats get some human interaction besides meal times. Last night, Alfie and Tango took turns sitting on my lap. Murphy watched them from a few feet away... I could tell he was thinking: "Suckups!" (Murph isn't keen on lap-sitting.)
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