Wheels on the Bike

The wheels on the bike go round and round...round and round....round and round.  As I was driving out to meet Geni for our long ride, I found Heidi biking alone so I stopped and picked her up so she could ride with us.  We rode out Parmer today from 1431 and went out past 2338 where the new road construction has no car traffic.  10 miles (five each direction) of road with no traffic and beautiful texas countryside.  We saw a road runner, cows with calves, blue bonnets, a number of really cool shaped trees and beautiful ride conditions.  We had a little more breeze on the return trip, but nothing like the 17-19 mph winds of recent rides.

The wheels on the bike go round and round....round and round....until you get a flat....while you're ride partners disappear up and over a hill.  Remember when I said texting is a good thing.  Well, after waiting at the top of the hill for too long, I finally checked my phone.  Geni's text: FLAT TIRE.  Feeling like a bad ride partner, I turned around to find Geni installing tube number 2 that a couple of nice cyclists donated to the cause.  Heidi helped out with another cartridge and we were back in action in no time.  The price Heidi and I had to pay for not being with Geni when she flatted was we had to ride that hill twice today.  

I forgot to restart my bike computer for a while after the flat stop, but I'm thinking total ride distance was around 45 miles.  Officially the longest ride for me for a while.
 
The wheels on the bus go round and round...round and round.  Keith took Greyhound to UT Dallas on Friday so he could be back for rehearsals for his musical theater class's upcoming production "Red Hot and Cole."  Elise, Ben and I are heading up to Dallas on Friday to catch the show plus let Elise visit the campus.

I'm still waiting to hear details, but a very excited Elise got to work the Perez Hilton SXSW event yesterday.  She got in really late and was still asleep when I left for my bike ride.  She's off working now so I guess I'll have to wait to hear her stories. 
 
We even managed to get to a SXSW event ourselves the other night.  Ben and I joined Paul and Ruthellen at the Saxon Pub to enjoy some live music.  We primarily went there to support Keith's former Musicale partner - Rachel Thompson- as she was performing with Edison Chair.  Rachel is so talented!  It was a fun night.