I got up at 5:30 and worked out for an hour. Seeing as how it was still too cold out to ride, I showered, checked Ebay, and set my alarm to get up an hour later. First nap-9 AM. At 9, it still looked cold out, and I still felt sleepy, so I fell asleep again. At 10:30, I woke up and it looked nice out. After a quick trip to the Harley shop to assess the weather and get a new tool bag, I came home, attached and filled the bag, dressed in my leathers and took off. At 2:something I was parked on the Ohio River, eating lunch at Mumbles BBQ. I wandered around Madison, IN for an hour or so, taking pictures of old buildings and neat gardens and backyards. Daydreaming about what the ideal backyard would be like, I walked at no faster than an amicable amble and soaked up on of the oldest towns in Indiana.
Then, I jumped back on the scoot, hauled ass back to Carmel, and was chilling out in the garage, having a beer and a smoke while I talked to my dad about hanging out this weekend. Then my friend from elementary school through high school called, so I drove over to a local bar to watch the first half of the Colts game and have a pretty good breaded tenderloin and a 6 dollar pitcher of Bud.
On the way home, I thought to myself, "This is exactly the kind of day I left Iraq to enjoy."
What a great day off!
