5 more weeks till biking

03-08-2005, 04:53 AM

Elbow surgery is over and supposedly went well. Only 5 more weeks
until I can resume commuting by bike. Already I put away the halogen
light. It was barely necessary the last few days before surgery and
certainly won't be needed when I'm back. I have to remember to charge
the battery every month or so since it's lead-acid.

I have made one (1) successful visit to the gym. They have TVs on the
NorticTrak things now. Just bring your own headphones. That almost
makes it usable. Still a waste of time compared to commuting by bike.
The whole idea of moving your feet and ending up in the same spot is a
bit odd. So is the concept of swimming back and forth in a pool. You
end up the same place that you started! How absurd.

My pre-op physical showed an HDL of 61. That is about 20 points higher
than when I started bike commuting. Stunning. It lowered my cornonary
risk down to below normal from a previous high risk level. That can
only be the biking. Only 5 more weeks.