Ice-Ice Baby...

it's a freakin'-freezin' deep freeze around the 'burgh these days... i think my own brain is snowed in as well. where's my motivation? i think it's directly hard wired to riding bicycles. when i ride, i function properly. really well, actually. no riding = no functioning. it's a simple, sad equation. sad because i don't get to ride often enough. not sad from the standpoint of how much joy a simple ride brings me. it could be my massive 6-mile commute to work (and then i get to anticipate my ride home all day long), a sunday morning spent with buddies hitting the trails at bavington state game land or a rail-trail cruise with my wonderful wife.
i do realize it's winter and winter has finally come. i actually am gratefull for the snow; it's supposed to happen after all and that guarantees us a good summer with flowing rivers and streams and full lakes in which to take a dip. and plentiful water supplies, too.
winter is more of a time to reflect and take care of those projects we put off when the weather is "too good not to be out ridin'" and "i'll get to that this winter."
you see, my mood is already swinging for the better, just talking about cycling and reflecting on good times past and those yet to come. plus, our store in the south hills is really looking awesome thanks to all of rick's renovations and handywork. we have more space for bikes and this will really rock when the tune-ups start arriving to get some love from the professor's (aka rick) guilded hands. bikes will all have a place to comfortably rest while awaiting the trusty wrench or the return of their loving owners.
speaking of winter and things to look forward to... our 17th (or thereabouts) annual warehouse sale is coming up sunday the 25th of this month! woo-hoo! this is going to be amazing for everyone involved. customers can't afford to miss out on all the schwag and bikes that are at their lowest prices of the year. and there's no other time that all of our employees work together, side-by-side for an entire day for a united cause. that's pretty cool, especially now that we have four stores and lots of great teammates on board.
well, thanks for reading and letting me write my way to a better mindset. i am looking forward to seeing you at the sale and making plans for our next great ride.
stay safe and warm out there!
over and out- adam (bloomy)