Slang Editorial :: Never Underestimate The Value Of A Holla'

Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Autumnal Grace: 2504 And Counting

Richard Serra, "Schunnemunk Fork (Part II of four)", from Storm King Arts Center

The last day of summer concluded last night with the setting of the sun and it's now autumn. My goal of biking 2500 miles by the end of summer, set out in March, is so very nearly complete: I'm at 2475 miles now. With another 15-20 to do tonight, I should be able to wrap things up by the end of the week. It would have been nice to have hit 2500 before yesterday, but also entirely meaningless... just at the actually "2500" number is meaningless too, really. Because the point is that I set out to work hard at a goal I thought would be fun and exciting to achieve.

And now, finally, after riding 35 miles today I have reached and passed my goal of riding 2500 miles by the end of summer (more or less). All it took was 115 bike rides (to and from work counting as one "ride") since March

The best part, honestly, is that I'm not suddenly "done" now either--nothing, in fact, is any different for me tomorrow than it was today or last week: just keep on rolling them tires until winter makes me housebound. I guess I'll just have to see where I am at then too on the mileage front.

But, for a man who most of his life has lacked profoundly any internal drive resembling the term "discipline", this feels like a pretty solid life victory.

HOLLA!

Labels: BEAUMONT, biking, Hyperliving, plans, VICTORY, YEZZIR

posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 9/23/2009 11:37:00 PM 1 comments

1 Comments:

jayson said...: Excellent work, my friend.; 9/25/2009 12:00:00 PM