"Knock on Wood"

Now just wait a minute. You mean to tell me that just two days ago I mentioned in my Friday Blog that "here we are in the middle of August and there are no storms yet this season." And here it is Sunday two days later, and guess what? Three named storms; Tropical Storm Claudette about to say hello to the Panhandle of Florida, Tropical Storm Ana just off the Leeward Islands, and Tropical Storm Bill out in the Atlantic soon to be Big Bad Bill. http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/huvsloop.htmlI guess the magic words I used were "Knock on Wood". Bamm! Three of those rain churning, wind blowing , mess everything up storms. Maybe I'm on to something here! OK, "Knock on Wood", that the Clemson Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks don't play each other next January in the BCS Championship Game in Pasadena, CA. How about this, "Knock on Wood", that Trek decides not to let me test ride a new 2010 Madone 6.9 bike for a year. Hell, while I'm at it, "Knock on Wood", that I don't win the Power Ball this week (that might take care of the Madone).

Oh well, got that "Knock on Wood" out of my system, but it sure makes me think! Had a good easy ride today. Call it a great training ride, two times on my 10 mile loop course. It was a nice 20 miles but more importantly, it was an hour + in the saddle. The temp was good, in the low 80's and the humidity was no big deal. It gave me a weekly total of 111 miles. Not bad for this Senior Rider!

Ready to start another week, do my thing, give people the protection they need and want. I just have to remember to, "Knock on Wood".