2018 mileage: 2701.1
Left at 8:00 a.m. today and rode again to Baker Rd. (Dexter), and then on the way back home I stopped by our church to practice piano, since Michelle is away with the car. This gave me a total ride of 20.5 miles in a somewhat slow 2:47. It was a brisk 38° when I started, but up to 52° at the end.
I'm playing in church on Dec. 23 an absolutely gorgeous Meditation on Silent Night (that has long been my favorite carol, and this year it has special significance since it was first heard Christmas Eve 1818—200 years ago). It is my hope and belief that I can play it from memory, so I'm trying hard not to miss a day of practice.
I'm playing in church on Dec. 23 an absolutely gorgeous Meditation on Silent Night (that has long been my favorite carol, and this year it has special significance since it was first heard Christmas Eve 1818—200 years ago). It is my hope and belief that I can play it from memory, so I'm trying hard not to miss a day of practice.
I hit another mileage milestone for the year, too (2700).
And best of all, I connected with a friend! While riding the sidewalk alongside Jackson Rd. (between Wagner and Zeeb) on the outbound leg (to Dexter), I encountered Paul Smith! Fortunately he looked carefully at me and then spoke my name, because I would not have recognized him. He became friends several years ago when we were fellow team members on a Mission Trip from Westminster Presbyterian Church (my former church) to Mexico in 2009. Paul is the man on the right end of the top row in this picture of our team (it also shows some of the local children).
I had not seen him since then, although we have exchanged some greetings over the Internet. (It was funny—when we met on the trip, I asked if he was any relation to Paul W. Smith, a well known Detroit radio personality. Paul laughed, having heard that question before, and corrected me—"No, I'm Paul H. Smith!"
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