"Went Riding, Got a Flat, Came home"

Will try again tomorrow. I was at about 75 k when it happened and I actually felt a sense of relief. I think my ride was too soon after my long run two days ago. In the future I will try to leave at least 2 days between long endeavours. I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow. it's supposed to be a great day.

I also never made it to the pool tonite, because I got into this little project to make my own network cable, and after several hours and several attempts I was still unsuccessful. I am totally baffled, so if someone knows how to do this(put the ends on) I would love to get some instructions. I swear to god I'm doing it correctly but I can't get a cable to work??

I had an interesting conversation today with a lady named Janine Grenspan. Janine was the long time news anchor for CTV Southwestern Ontario, until she was diagnosed with tonsilar cancer in september of 2007. Sister Teresa had sent me a story about her from the KW newspaper, and it was freakin wierd! Her story parallels mine in almost every regard. Same cancer(the other tonsil) same time frame, same doctors, same treatment, same hospitilization etc. So I sent her a note just to say hello, how are you and we subsequently traded a few e-mails. So yesterday I get another note from her asking that I give her a call. So I did so today, and guess what, she is back to work and she wants to produce a 3 part series on the incredible escelation of head and neck cancers over the last several years. And she's thinking that maybe she'd like to put me(among a few others) on TV, using the angle of my Ironman ambitions. I was a little sceptical at first but after talking to her I agreed to participate. She is persuasive, but she also seems very down to earth, and is definitely passionate. Lets see what happens eh.

I wish to dedicate day 43 to our Amanda, who seems like part of the family.

"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race."
H. G. Wells (1904)

And....bacause I like this one too...

"The hardest part of raising a child is teaching them to ride bicycles. A shaky child on a bicycle for the first time needs both support and freedom. The realization that this is what the child will always need can hit hard." — Sloan Wilson

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