<\/p>\n
Here I\u2019ll sit…<\/b><\/p>\n
I\u2019m sitting here on the dock, it\u2019s sunny and gorgeous and I\u2019m going to stay here till the end of October. I\u2019m writing this by hand, and when I have to go type it into the computer I\u2019ll be annoyed because I won\u2019t be able to read my own writing. But that\u2019s OK now, because EVERYTHING is OK now.<\/p>\n
I take that back. Everything is not OK. Everything is FANTASTIC.<\/p>\n
Because it\u2019s sunny and warm and gorgeous.<\/p>\n
Why, exactly, am I living in a place where it\u2019s grey and cold and miserable for many months? Late next fall, I must re-evaluate my whole life and living situation. <\/p>\n
I\u2019ll do it when I finally leave the dock.<\/p>\n
Today I did some weight-lifting, then I washed and waxed my car, then I ran for 30 minutes. As I ran home, I thought, nwo I want to take a bike ride, and maybe go for a swim\u2026but no, the lake is too chilly still, I suspect.<\/p>\n
Actually, I have to confess something \u2013 as I ran, some motorcycles passed me. And I thought, \u201cI\u2019d love to go on a motorcycle ride.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is extraordinarily strange behavior for me; I\u2019m generally fairly terrified of the entire motorcycle experience. You\u2019re way too exposed, the possibility of crashing and the motorcycle spontaneously bursting into flames seems too likely to me.<\/p>\n
I know this doesn\u2019t happen, at least not all the time. The last time I was on a motorcycle, I felt like the helmet was squashing my head. And it was awfully\u2026scary. I would have trusted the driver with my life (and I was!); I knew he wasn\u2019t going to pop any wheelies or anything. But when the ride was over, I felt like I\u2019d had a workout, from the sheer exertion of trying to will the driver not to tip over and crash all my bones under the bike.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what makes it particularly odd, this sudden desire for a motorcycle ride. Maybe it\u2019s because the cyclists that I saw were on the lake road, and they seemed to be having such a great, easygoing time. And also, I felt it would be nice to cruise along and enjoy the view without any physical exertion involved. Not that my run wasn\u2019t fine, but it\u2019d be nice to glide along on somebody else\u2019s power.<\/p>\n
Nobody\u2019s called me, though, and asked if I\u2019d like a motorcycle ride yet today, so I\u2019m perfectly content to sit here on the dock, feeling the sun on my back.<\/p>\n
Maybe if I sit here and meditate about a motorcycle ride, it will happen. Or better yet, if I sit here and let all thoughts slip out of my head, this crazy yearning for a ride will pass.<\/p>\n
Because really, although the idea of the ride is appealing, I fear that the actuality might be fraught with peril.<\/p>\n
If I get really ambitious, I could always ride my bike, coasting as much as possible.<\/p>\n
A guy in a fishing boat just floated past. We had a nice chat. And a waverunner is buzzing across the water now. That\u2019s what I\u2019ll do \u2013 my brother just bought a new waverunner, and I\u2019ll have to take it for a spin. I like waveruners because they\u2019re the same idea as a motorcycle, except if you tip over (most people don\u2019t, but I almost always do, sometimes just sitting there going nowhere), all you get is wet. And I could roar around like a maniac if I choose, or I could just putt putt putt around the lake in a leisurely fashion.<\/p>\n
Luckily, David\u2019s waverunner isn\u2019t in the water yet, so I\u2019ll continue to sit here enjoying the day. And when the waverunner does appear, I\u2019ll be first in line, ready to climb aboard.<\/p>\n
Spring, and life is mighty good.<\/p>\n
Ok then,<\/p>\n
Grace in love with warmth and sunshine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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