A nice ski

Ok, so skiing wasn't as warm as I thought. I had hoped for mid 20's and got mid teens. I took it easy with a few hard efforts. As I told Neil, I just didn't have that fire to work really hard. At one time Neil was about to propose some type of handicapped race for us. I cut him off and said, "Can't we just ski?" It worked out well. We skiied a lot side-by-side and just enjoyed the night. Nice to be out before it gets cold again this weekend. Darn.

I'm reading and enjoying A Dog in a Hat. It has a genuine and down-to-earth quality missing from most of the cycling books I've read. And it's funny. My favorite quote so far:

"De Vlaeminck smiled at me in such a way that I felt a need to check my pocket to make sure my wallet wasn't missing."

(De Vlaeminck has just found out Joe is doing Paris-Roubaix for the first time the next day)