I've thought long and hard about posting this because I know there's gonna be some forum honcho to come long and slap my wrist for not posting this is some other long forgotten thread.
Well, screw you

Last year ended up OK.
I racked up a total of 1900-some odd miles in 2008. I was shooting for 2400 in '09 (200 per month)
OK, I didn't quite do that but I did, at least, top 2008 by riding for a little more than 2K miles in '09.
Considering I still dothe 9-5 thing and spent most of December on vacation (and off the bike) I call that "good". Even better were the intangibles I began to see. Like, spending more time in bigger gears spinning the same cadence (80-95) that I used to do in smaller gears. Like, noticing how much easier things seem to be now. I'm actually beginning to develop "form". Like, how I spend more time out of the saddle climbing up short, steep hills or sprinting as far as I can on a flat or false-flat because I can. Like, being able to climb bigger, longer hills farther in bigger gears before I have to drop to the granny. Like, seeing my HR continue to drop and my cardiologist raising my limits. Like, actually beginning to see what quads looks like.

So, yeah, I'm happy. It was a good year.

This year I shoot for 2500-3000 miles. It's gonna be hard; January is off to a bad start.
I contracted another bout of bronchitis which is slowly -too slowly- clearing up and that has cut into my riding time. My boss is now making me come into the office 3 days a week so my lunch rides are history. Household and spousal duties make it hard to get in enough long weekend rides. But, the fun is all in the trying. For me, cycling is definitely all about the journey, not the destination.

And to think, just 3 years ago (or is it 4 now? I lose track) I was sitting on the couch, 30 pounds heavier, slowly killing myself. I like this alternative MUCH better