Where's that global warming when you need it?

I had not been on the bike (save 1.5 hours on the wind trainer Saturday) since last Thursday and I needed to get out. So I met up with the gang at this morning's six-o'clock-ride-that-starts-at-5:50am. The radar looked good for the weather being dry enough to get the usual ride in before the predicted rains came. Temps were in the lower 50's but it felt pretty comfortable out there. We had barely passed the Sci-Port Discovery Center when the bottom fell out! It wasn't so bad until my socks, and subsequently my feet, got wet and I was getting increasingly concerned about riding in the dark while it's raining on roads getting new oils and grease washed up by the water. And I was on my skinny racing tires because I was too lazy to put on the training wheels, so I've got a real tiny contact patch with the road on tires aired up to 130 psi. Yeah, this is the way to ride! We didn't go far...the ride was cut short, everyone headed home, and I had to ride back into Bossier City, over the wet bridge with lightning and wind on the left of me. I don't think I've ever come down the bridge that slow before! Got home, made hot coffee...yummmm.

Jonnene went to the masters swim at LSUS, so I got home before she did. She has a job interview today which is great but would be even better if the immigration service will grant the permission to allow her to work! There's plenty of places here who are interested in her despite that little restriction and it sounds like they're willing to wait.

The purpose of my subject title is due to the sudden cold snap that showed up over the weekend. First weekend of April and it's almost close to freezing! I had planned to do some long rides and see if I was somewhat ready to do a race in Mississippi in a couple of weeks. But I woke up Saturday morning, saw the temps (below 40F) and decided I was tired of putting on all the cold weather riding gear. So I set up the wind trainer in front of the TV and put in 90 minutes while watching the morning show on Fox. Then that afternoon I did a fast little 30-minute trail run over at Stoner...it was fun and the cold weather was perfect for that. Sunday I pretty much did nothing after going to Easter services with Mom and Jim. Jonnene was down in New Iberia visiting Danielle for the weekend, taking Sophie with her, so Farley and I spent the weekend batching it and being lazy men. I did do some housework but none of the yardwork I was planning on. It was just too cold for me to deal with.