how wet did i get on this morning's ride? so wet that i baggied my feet before i put them back in those shoes 9 hours later it was that really wild, crazy, halloween's a-comin', lost-at-sea kind of weather, with raindrops like bullets and a wind with muscles and the air so full of water in general it's like you're just in your own little travelling time-pod, you and your bike. it was a rush.

and then the ride home was calm and cool and tranquil. and those baggies worked great.

songs: abide with me; and the band played waltzing matilda, eric bogle; tonight i fancy myself, the beautiful south.