152nd ride - 11/15/2015

Today I decided again to wait and ride in the afternoon, particularly since I would have had to squeeze in a ride before church. And I thought my rides in a t-shirt were all done for 2015—but going out at 2:45, and riding in beautiful 67° fall sunshine, I was extremely comfortable dressed that way.

I rode a round trip to Saline, going to the intersection of Woodland Dr. and Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., and had originally intended to do two consecutive round trips of that route. But since I have been making very good progress on the Requiem I am composing lately, I became convinced that I should pour the second hour into composition, even though I hated to keep the ride short, given the gorgeous weather. I did this 11.5-mile route in 1 hour and 2 minutes.

                                    

Additionally, by leaving at halftime of the Lions' game, I though I would spare myself some heartache, as they were playing Green Bay, where they hadn't won since 1991 ("Bush I," as various witty commentators have noted). But when I got home from the ride, to my surprise, they were up late in the game, and managed somehow to hang on for an 18-16 win, despite a last-minute Green Bay surge that almost provided them with the victory.