Reprieve

The reason I was able to ride today owed to the cancellation of a visit by my in-laws. Jim has been sick for three days but he was determined to go ahead with the visit, even though he hadn't been able to eat and couldn't stand upright for more than 20 minutes (nor awake for more than two hours). This morning I took matters into my own hands and e-mailed his brother and told him, if he didn't know already, that Jim was sick and asked if they could come another day. I told Jim about it, and at first he acted miffed. I didn't care. At least it forced Jim to tell his brother the truth (which he hadn't) and of course his brother said they could come another day. (Turns out they couldn't, but that's another story for another day.)

Even Jim felt relieved. For about 30 minutes he felt better and seemed almost chipper. But then the fatigue set in and he flopped back into reality--which was a good thing, because he certainly doesn't need to overdo. As for me, it opened the prospect of getting in a good bike ride on a sunny afternoon.