I'm on wifi at the Lower Macungie Township Library, getting oriented in Lehigh Valley. On my list are the national velodrome and a trip to the grocery store. I should have gotten this stuff out of the way earlier and arrived prepared, but somehow I had forgotten what a pain it is to move to a totally new city (or in this case, a totally new cluster of small towns).
The new apartment is what it is... I miss my furniture, walls, kitchen, and concrete floors already but 312 is going to be fine for the summer and it is free. Choosing not to move my stuff the 572 miles from Ann Arbor was an easy decision and I'm already looking forward to parking on the couch in August and reading a book.
Since posting last I've also been to the UP for a day of 'working' around the house with Dad, a canoe trip down the Cedar River with Mom and seven eagles, and a 30-mile bike ride on a carbon-stayed Lemond with the gang from Mr. Bike. The later of these proved what I thought: cycling can be fun and social. The crew at the front - four other guys - were interested in my presence and were hopeful that I'd be back next Tuesday. I've ridden thousands of miles on hundreds of trips and this is the first time somebody has asked me to come back.
We also went to a Tiger's game. It was really fun. They won, handily, and it was just a great thing to be at the park, to see people out and about in big D, and to spend time with friends. Baseball kinda passed me by while I was growing up and I'm still not nuts about it, but I think I'll always be a little more open-minded about taking in a game after our experience last Sunday.
Saturday, May 06, 2006