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I'm not a terribly thin-skinned person, but I'd like to send these Gram Parsons lyrics out to the 70 or 80 cyclists I tried to give a little friendly nod or wave to on the lakefront path today.

Do You Know How it Feel (to be Lonesome)

Do you know how it feels to be lonesome
When there's just no one left that really cares
Did you ever try to smile at some people
And all they ever seem to do is stare

And you remember how it feels to be cold again
When the happiness of love has gone away
And you never want to go out on the street again
And you only seem to live from day to day

Do you know how it feels to be lonesome
When there's just no one left who really cares
Did you ever try to smile at some people
Yes, and all they ever seem to do is stare
Yes, and all they ever seem to do is stare



It's true, all they ever seem to do is stare. Is it a sign of weakness to give a little human acknowledgement?! Must be discouraged in the Chris Carmichael book or something. Anyway, if you see some old dude trying to give you a little flick of the hand or nod of the head, it may be me, though I just give up after a while.

Rode 38 miles today. More good wind "training" for the MS150, pretty stiff headwind out of the south around the lake today. Nice quick ride back up though.

In other big news, I'm switching to "normal" type size. I realized my "small" type selection seems to be an outlier among the bloggerati.

Big props to Fabian Cancellara for just crushing all comers at the RVF Sunday. Damn!

Cycling TV/internet time is officially on. The Tour of the Basque Country is on Universal Sports about 3 times a day now too. Good inspirado. Stage 1: Alejandro Valverde, get a life. You were not squeezed. Bad call. Must feel kind of lame to stand up on the podium and put the funny hat on when you just whined your way up there.