Test 2

Dad. Why did you need SOOO MANY drill bits? These are only the ones that I kept!

Upside: I now have a working table saw, drill press, belt sander, and a ton of other stuff. WHO WANTS TO BUILD A BAR?! This guy does!

Dad. Why did you need SOOO MANY drill bits? These are only the ones that I kept!

Upside: I now have a working table saw, drill press, belt sander, and a ton of other stuff. WHO WANTS TO BUILD A BAR?! This guy does!

A peek inside of an Instant Message conversation between The Wife and I had recently:

The Wife 2:23 pm: phew The Boy got a 91.38% on his math test today

Admissions Dude 2:23 pm: NICE. Attaboy!

The Wife 2:23 pm: this access [to his academic record via an online portal] is addicting

Admissions Dude 2:23 pm: haha... *thump, thump, thump*

Admissions Dude 2:24 pm: that’s the sound of your helicopter blades

The Wife 2:24 pm: he’s 12

The Wife 2:26 pm: it’s going to go like this:

• 12 years old = helicopter,
• 13 = toy heliopter,
• 14 = paper airplane,
• 15 = occasional snowflakes,
• 16 = sprinkles, and
• 17+ = special ops helicopters that only come when called upon

Admissions Dude 2:24 pm: hahahahaha
"special ops"
BRILLIANT

The Wife 2:24 pm: well thank you

She’s awesome. And I’m not worried about helicopterizing my kids – given all of the helicopter parents that both The Wife and I have experienced in our work in higher education. We have made vows to each other that we won’t be like THAT. Hopefully.

So yeah. This happened.
100 miles were DESTROYED today in the Tour de Chocolatetown (http://tourdechocolatetown.com). Actually, because I took a wrong turn and went a few miles out of the way, my total distance was just under 104 miles.

When I woke up this morning and was prepping for the ride, I could not eat much breakfast because I was so nervous. I have never gone this distance (my previous personal best was 60 miles). Would I get leg cramps? Would I be able to finish?

The answers to those questions are a resounding ‘no’ and 'damn right’.

Made some repairs to my cycling shoes prior to the big ride on Sunday. I hope that the “crazy glue” holds the toes…