My ambition is gone, completely disappeared. It seems to have left for a long tour and forgot to come back.

I have the bikes, oh Lordy do I have the bikes. I’ve got every style, shape and color imaginable. I can race, go on a road trip, go touring or off-road…well I’ve got the bikes to do all that stuff anyway. I just don’t really feel like it right now. The desire just doesn’t seem to be there.

I get excited when I see weather predictions of 50+ degree days, but of course living so near the lake those temperatures are but mere pipe-dreams. The cold air comes rushing in off that water like a freaking freight train! So regardless of how excited and ready to ride I may have been when I went to bed, the next morning is a whole different story. I end up just lazying around the house bellyaching about being cold. I am so tired of being cold. It’s cold out side, it’s cold in my garage, it’s cold in my basement, and it’s cold at work. Did I mention that I’m tired of the cold?

I made it through most of the Winter pretty well and I’ve managed to cycle about 300 miles so far this year, but I fear the flame is finally flickering out. Tomorrow’s commute is supposed to be through thunderstorms with strong winds and I have to swing by the pharmacy on the way home so it looks like it’ll be easier to drive tomorrow. We’ll see how the rest of the week pans out, though commuting has not been so much of a problem as I have to go to work anyway. It’s the leisure rides that I’m lacking the spunk for these days. I'm even having a difficult time staying interested in this and other cycling forums!

I’ve had these spells in the past and they often lead to my eventually becoming engrossed in one of my other, dormant hobbies. So later this Spring when I finally get out of my funk…I’ll either be cycling, working on my model railroad, or detailing and tuning up the old MG. Or maybe we'll just spend the Summer finally doing all the outdoor chores we've been trying to do the last two years...of course if it rains every other day like it did last year, we won't be able stain and paint this year either. Anyway, right now it's a struggle just to crawl out of my nice warm bed.

I am so tired of being cold!!!