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Friday, August 26, 2011

Driving, Riding and it better be a tractor man...

Traffic this week ahs been terrible. I have managed to knock my MPG down to 13 miles per gallon due to the absurd traffic jams! I now know the reason for “Take a Back Road” by Rodney Atkins. I liked it anyway but the line about knowing what a field of corn and cotton looks like and if there’s a jam it better be a tractor man! I have actually created a tracker in excel to measure my routes and such.


I am limited to three anyway. Distance varies from only 28 miles to 34 miles. There are only four ways across the Fox River:

1. Interstate 90 – the most traveled and also under construction

2. Algonquin road – the next most traveled, mostly two lanes and constant back-ups

3. IL 14 – Not as many back-ups but traffic is sporadic and you never know when it will be backed up ridiculous and where

4. Down 31 and onto Higgins – also under construction and backed up due to folks jumping off the interstate to avoid back-ups

So this is definitely a quandary for me but, I like driving and I like the country side. I also like the opportunity to sing and work on my voice again as I haven’t done it in so long I get some practice. Now I said I like driving. Driving; not sitting still. Yesterday it took me 30 minutes to get from the Cary Metra station to the Fox River Grove Metra Station. Crazy. Done harping.

My wife is awesome!  I got a new bike. It’s awesome and I can’t wait to start riding. I plan on riding every morning for 30 minutes in order to get my self back into shape and start doing some longer distances and speeds. I plan on doing it before showering in the a.m. before work and then expanding to a weekend ride. There is a trail here that is about 26 miles long and goes from Algonquin to Wisconsin. I plan on riding it and logging my trek. There is a web site that has some major pictures of it and how it links to other trails. Its pretty neat. The trail connects to over a 100 miles of other trails as well. I am very excited about this and cant wait to get to work on it!







And now back to work. Had a short break for a moment to clear my mind before starting on another avenue to work on.

ILY XO YM

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