Nice bike ride *to* work today, but........ I had a flat tire when I got to the bike this afternoon. Not sure what happened yet. But, as this was the first flat tire I had had on this bike, I wasn't used to removing it to fix. I managed to pinch the tube in *several* places, and ran out of patches in my kit to be able to ride home. Grrrrrrrrr....

Luckily, after calling home and calling Beth (my daughter) on her cell phone with no results, I ran into Elaine, at work, who very kindly offered to bring me home. Let the world (or whoever views this site) know that Elaine is a wonderful person to have done this for me!!

I have since gone to the bike shop, Tony's in Dover, and purchased a couple of tubes and a new patch kit.

Hot day, but supposed to be a bit cooler tomorrow.

Beth's off to France tomorrow for 10 days. Hopefully world events won't cause undo concerns about her safety while she's away.

By the way -- nobody has come forward with offers to sponsor her college costs (at tuition@mherlihy.org). Don't let me down!