Well, I THOUGHT I was gonna go riding, but I was up half the night checking to see if all the cats were inside so I could secure the cat doors... never did manage to get 'em all in the house at once, and I was up just about every hour to check and see, so I didn't get a good night's sleep. I caught SOME sleep, but when I woke up this morning I felt tired, like I was draggin' @$$, so I finally said to heck with it, I'll ride on another day. It's a nice day out there too, but that's some serious riding up in the mountains, and I don't wanna tackle it when I'm feeling tired, ya know? I'll just enjoy the day down here, and go to the mountains sometime soon... I don't like the way the saddlebags are tied to the racks, so maybe I'll work on that problem later. I want to use the bags themselves, since they work pretty well, but I have to devise a system that's safe... and also easy to use, as far as access goes. Still working on that...
The good news is that all the cats are safe and sound, but I wish they wouldn't pull that number... I get worried about 'em in the wee hours, aye? That's when the threat of lurking predators is the greatest, when human activity dies down and the critters roam. Luckily, we're not at the very edge of this rural subdivision, and most of the neighbors have dogs, so that helps to scare critters away... I've yet to see a coyote in my subdivision, I think they're more leery down here because folks will take potshots at 'em, especially folks who raise any kind of livestock. Back in Whetstone, AZ, the coyotes would roam around in the daytime, the place was THICK with 'em... very dangerous area for the cats. But since I've been here in Alamo, I have lost one cat, little Phoenix who disappeared one night and never returned. Dunno if she wandered off or was bagged by a predator, there's no tellin'... poor little girl, she should've stayed in at night.
Anyway, I'm just gonna go easy today, catch up on my rest and putter around a bit, maybe start prepping materials for these bathroom & kitchen painting jobs. Move what I need into one of the bathrooms so I can get started on it this week. I'm as motivated to do that as I was to go riding this morning while dog-tired, lol... but I won't be risking life & limb when I shift the materials. Sometimes ya gotta make the right call, even when temptation is still powerful... the way I see it, the mountains aren't going anywhere, not in my lifetime anyway, and neither is the bike, as long as I hold title to it. The ride can wait, I'll enjoy it more when I'm rested and ready to go... reaction times are slower when you're tired, so that's also a factor in my decision. Alcohol was NOT a factor in this sleep-deprivation fiasco, I only had 2 or 3 beers yesterday, I actually might have slept better if I had pounded a few more, lol. Meh, at least the fridge is full o' food & beer... Cheers!