Pardon my lack of recent blogging. Two things conspire against me right now - fairly crushing burdens at work, and a lack of riding inspiration due to a lack of riding. Nothing is going badly at work, it's just that there's far, far too much of it and it's about to get worse. I haven't been riding since my foot/ankle tendinitis is flaring up pretty badly and that brings with it some severe pain that precludes anything other than sitting around on the sofa, and complaining about not riding. While complaining is definitely a satisfying past time, I need something to complain about, and lacking my mediocre riding and irritating / interesting encounters on the road, it doesn't leave me with a lot of material to fuel this here bike blog.
I'm also having a bit of a crisis of confidence and wondering if I shouldn't just STFU and ride my bike for a while, and concentrate on that and work and keeping my family happy. I can write prodigiously but in an extra 4-5 hours/week, I could do a lot more situps, make a few cups of espresso for my wife, tickle my kid twice more, and donate another hour or two to work (which ultimately is a keeping-the-family-happy issue; work = providing for the family). No, all that isn't a going-out-of-business sale sign going up on the blog or me trying to solicit "please don't stop blogging" comments, just an explanation, or maybe an excuse, about where I am in the doldrums of January and why you haven't heard more from me recently.
8 comments:
Hey Jim, maybe you need some custom orthotics! Tell me about your foot/ankle tendinitis.
come on dude...its f***ing january.... a change is comin
Blogs and cycling go through phases just like anything else in life. Stop beating yourself up and just ride it out (no pun intended). I'll bet that inspiration will hit you upside the head one of these days when you least expect it.
Ultimately time spent with the family, on the bike, (or if you are truly desperate) at work is better than racking your brain to come up with witty blog posts when the creative juices aren't exactly flowing.
But then again you're a smart guy -- I'm sure you knew that.
Jim-
Can I just copy this post to my site as well? Because you've covered my issues pretty soundly. Appropriate credit given, of course.
-Ryan
It's just that time of year when you question the purpose of your existence.....and you're injured, so take that and multiply it x2. I'm with ya. I was supposed to go step outside for a run two hours ago, but I'm just not feeling it. Another few weeks, a few warm days, and it will be another winter in the books.
So let me get this straight, you a competitive guy has too much work and is injured so you can't post.
Doesn't that take you off the competitive guy list??
-B
sometimes you just have to give in to the bacon. Here's a recipe for you...will let you know how it turns out:
http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion
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