I sleep well on Tuesday night and into Wednesday (New Year's day) because I'm a bit sick with the sniffles and I've put in ear plugs to not hear the gunshot and fireworks celebrations of new years eve. I get on the mountain bicycle and ride to the end of the ocean trail and turn back for home. When I'm getting close to home my neighbor Russ yells at me so I turn and ride with his small group back to the tree at the end of the Los Angeles river. One of the riders has my 1984 Ciocc bicycle in gray and white in almost perfect condition! I talk with him and tell him that mine is rusted badly but I'm still trying to get rid of it. The group is heading down to Newport Beach but since I'm sick and on the mountain bicycle, I turn around at the tree and head for home. Today is a quiet day as I just watch some football and relax and fix some gutters. Later in the afternoon when Person Ti_Ca goes to work I get into the garage to workout with the weights. I've taken two full weeks off and now it is time to start back up with light weights and high repetitions. It feels good to lift again! And later in the evening I get a call from a co-worker and he needs some help reducing, parsin, and examining data so I agree to work some magic for him.
On Saturday I am tired from everything but I get out on the road bicycle and crank out 40 miles before calling it quits. I have ridden 15 of the last 16 days and I am (almost) looking forward to going back to work so that I can get some rest. After the ride and a shower I clean up and wax the mountain bicycle and adjust the brakes and gears for its next ride. And then I veg out with football playoff games.
I hit the ground running on Monday and have a fairly productive day. There are many conversations with people about their holidays, but I use my other time efficiently to make progress. By the end of the day it has been a satisfying effort. When I get home I workout with the weights using light weights and high repetitions to get back into the routine.