23.9 Miles, 14.8 Mph

(Mike) Knock, Knock, Knock.

(Kelly)Yeeeees?

(Mike) Kelly, you just got your iPod. It came FedEx.

He handed me the large FedEx envelope, which had no padding. I opened it, hoping to see some sort of protection for the iPod. “Oh good, there it is. A NORMAL WHITE ENVELOPE IS THE PROTECTION FOR MY IPOD??? Oh well, I’ll take care of this when I get back from my bike ride.”

So I hopped on my bike and did “Dad’s Loop”. As I write, my hybino leopard gecko is peeping its head out of the humidity shelter. I set up a 10 gallon tank on my workbench so that I watch something interesting while I do my school. Anyway, I did “Dad’s Loop”. My derailleur has been giving me problems ever since we stuck my bike in the trunk of the Lexus. I ended up doing some work on it and just set the chain up on the bigger disk. This proved to be a lot more work, but I could really fly once I got going. I took some of the hills and downhill stretches at like 25 mph. Some parts of this path are crushed limestone, so tiny, tiny gravel. When I begin to hit 24-25 mph down the hills with gravel paths, I start to wonder if it might be a good idea to wear a helmet. I want to do some more work on my derailleur so that I can get both disks to work, because then I can really keep the momentum going. I’m seriously contemplating going down to Grandma’s house in about 2 weeks, right after I finish up math. I think I’m going to do it in 2 days, and then maybe later on in the season do it in 1 day. The iPod business is beginning to gather speed, and I can’t help but think that God is blessing my efforts. Right now I’m working with some of the older generation iPod’s because it’s cheaper, but I’m hoping to start working with some of the newer models. Once I can start working with iPod videos in large volumes, I’ll be doing quite well.