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Despite lingering chest congestion, I biked to work this morning and it was wonderful! Longing is in excellent condition except for a remaining issue with jumping gears on occasion. Of course, it's worst in 2-5th gear which is the one I'm in most for cruising speed. I'll stop by the shop on the way home this week for adjustments. The brakes are so responsive I have to be careful not to apply them too forcefully!

https://www.strava.com/activities/2312346084

There was about as slight a drizzle as can be without a complete cessation of falling sky-water. Even after the hour's ride to work, my jeans were just mildly damp and they dried off quickly.

My uploaded activity to Strava had the wrong date at first. I Googled to figure out what was up and it sounds like it was related to a GPS system change earlier this month. By the time I read through that and found suggested ways to fix it, Strava had already done it in the background for me.

I rode once in February after doing some work on my bike (and before realizing I had to bring it to the shop), but this feels basically like my first ride of the year. Not terrible for being out of shape and still getting over the last of a cold.

Fitbit unexpectedly pulled in the data from somewhere and automagically logged the ride for me too. I don't remember it doing that and I'm not sure where that came from; maybe it's assuming based on time and heart rate now that I have a Charge? I think the last time I was biking I was using a Zip. Or maybe it's pulling stuff in from Strava? I don't remember how I had them all talking to each other. Convenient though.

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The US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that chalking the tires of parked vehicles as part of determining whether they have exceeded allowed parking times is an unconstitutional search. That's interesting. I read the decision and, though I am not a lawyer, it seems to logically follow from the established jurisprudence.

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In my head, the queen of England inviting Trump over for tea plays out like Aunts Abby and Martha inviting a lonely old gentleman into their parlor for a glass of elderberry wine. It would be doing him a service.