On Sunday, July 3, I was finishing a mountain bike ride when my front tire got off the singletrack and into some loose dirt at the edge of the trail. The front end washed out and I went down fairly hard. Got up and was bleeding from the knee and hurting in a few other places, but seemed otherwise OK. Went on a road ride on the 4th and to a BBQ that night, then to work on Tuesday.

It was when I tried to get out of bed on Wednesday that I noticed my right side was really hurting. Went to the doc and for x-rays. Diagnosis: two fractured ribs.

So, it's been a lot of laying in the recliner and taking pills the past three weeks. Went on a short road ride on Sunday and felt better. Tomorrow I'm going to see about going back to work. BF has been a big help in trying to pass the time these past weeks.

This stuff sure was easier to bounce back from when I was 25.