Riding or Writing? That is the Question!

When I don't ride, I don't write. I'm not sure what happened, but due to a smoky summer and working I just haven't been able to get on my bike much UNTIL November! I say in all seriousness - THANK YOU GOD! I only worked 2 days a week and the weather was wonderful and I was able to ride at least 3 days a week or so. Awesome. I feel refreshed. So I will write.

Scientific Experiments
I did a scientific experiment this summer. A very controlled study. The results were stunning. While cleaning out a hutch at our cabin, I came across a huge stack of Father's Day cards that my brother and I had sent my father while he was alive. I thought it would be fun to go through them. It was! Once I started through the stack, I noticed something and thought, "Wait a minute!" I decided to start all over (here's where the "experiment" comes in) again. This time I divided them according to who gave which card. That would mean two stacks - Stack 1 = Brother, Stack 2 = Sister. What I ended up with gave me a very clear result to the study. Stack 1 cards were all, every single one, serious in nature. To my wonderful father... Stack 2 were all, every single one, humorous in nature. To the King ... of the remote. Etc. You get the point. So, I think the results of the study showed me something very significant. My brother was able to pinpoint it best I think. I showed him the stacks of cards and how I conducted my study and asked point blank, "What do you think this means?" His response came quickly, "Well, that you are funnier than me."

Now, there was a time many years ago, when he would not have seen the humor in all of this, but God has done great things in his life and he now has a great sense of humor. But he is still the more serious of the two of us and I guess you could say that my father had a balance in his children. Both sides of the coin. Two great kids all in all.