Last night I was prowling around on my bike. Watching the moon come up. Racing the fire flies and sweating out the day. I’ve been feeling more confident on two wheels lately. Cruising the back streets I finally did it. I stretched out my arms and flew down the road, hands free! Queen of the world! I know this seems like something I might have mastered in childhood but truth is I have been heavily bike-afraid since I was 10. I had an accident that resulted in a month long hospital stay, major emergency surgery and 187 stitches on the right side of my head. Riding at all feels fairly heroic to my inner child. So a hands free cruise is kind of a huge deal. I was scared but it was great! …She said repeatedly throughout her life… I am totally going to do it again. I never thought that this is what crowding 40 would look like. That this is the kind of thing that’s got me still surprising myself. I’m not sure I ever imagined it all that well. I feel like my mind drew a long gray blank between 35 and 50. Some kind of dead zone. Like the actual place where the side walk ends or the closet door opens only to reveal a desert full of hungry two headed Saturnian sandworms.. you know, a decade (and change) long bummer. I’m grateful to be feeling well balanced and optimistic about whatever is ahead.
Day 130: Hot Salad for life! Six minute egg, kale, Hungarian wax peppers, crispy leeks, seared golden tomatoes, tahini, feta, dukkah and.. blueberries. I’ve decided that blueberries are a fine addition to anything at all. Full of antioxidants, vitamin C, K and Manganese plus they are about 85% water. They help repair your DNA that has been damaged by free radicals (a thing I feel has yet to earn its ultra fun title). Plus, studies show that blueberries can delay the aging of your brain. Keeping you sharp for whatever happens in the dead zone and beyond.