Eric, so much for making plans. Margaret and Sally and I were going to Gaylord Texan to spend the night tonight and have fun. Margaret couldn't make the long drive here because of her knee, Sally had other reasons. So I got Barbie and Becky said she would go but then she backed out because of her back, so now Sally will go with me and Barbie.
Good thing I can roll with the punches! We already had reservations so someone needed to go.

The wind has been so strong here. We have 75 wind turbines going up about 3 miles from us, as the crow flies. They look like they are closer. Big deal for some. Not us though.

So...the jelly on toast thing is actually due to physics. As is the cat on feet thing. (Which really does beg for the death match of jelly-side-up-toast strapped to back of cat dropped off counter, but I digress.) So...is the back tire thing due to science? Or just randomness?

That said, and I am by no means a cyclist of any ilk other than one who grumblingly goes along with my husband because, frankly, I'm always terrified when I'm up on the thing. (What? Isn't everyone?) But I can't recall ever having a flat anywhere other than the rear tire.

Alice, I can't recall a year in which the winds have been so strong and frequent as this one. I didn't realize that north Texas was having the same experience, but it makes me feel better to know that we're not the only ones. I'm sorry to hear that your original plans fell through, but I'm sure the three of you will still have a great time.

Beth, I don't know of any studies that have been made to see if there's something about the rear tire of a bicycle that makes it more prone to flats. But if it was purely random, only 50% of the flats would be on the back tire, right? So, I'm thinking that it's due to something like the rear wheel carries more of the weight, or there's more torque on the rear wheel and that stresses the tire, or that cyclists are better able to steer the front tire around road hazards but may not notice that the rear tire doesn't track the same line.

Or, it could be that God just wants to keep us humble.

Eric, I've seen some of the on-air promos for "Swingtown" and, frankly, I'm a little underwhelmed.

Sure, there were those who lived that swinging lifestyle - always have been, always will be. But whether it was truly as pervasive as the promos suggest .... well, that I'm not too sure about.

One thing I noticed ..... they used Steeler's Wheels's "Stuck In the Middle With You" for the promos, empasizing that last (title) phrase. I noticed they don't emphasize the preceding line, the one about "clowns to the left of, jokers on the right" ..... guess they don't want to give THAT impression of the show's swinging cast members. :-)

Well, now you've gone and done it. Apparently, my flat tires make up the other 50%. Of course, now I'm doomed, but while I've had 4-5 flat tires in the last 2-3 years, all of them have been on the front tire, which I've always attributed to God's grace for an idiot who would trash his bike trying to change the rear one.

I don't get it. The world's falling apart around our ears, but I'd sort of got the feeling that we were finally getting the message that free love and promiscuity aren't the way to go. And then, a few weeks ago, I started seeing the promos for Swingtown. At first, I thought it had to be some kind of bad joke, in the vein of Leisure Suit Larry. Apparently not.

Here's hoping it's so abysmally bad that it's gone before impressionable minds get the chance to form the thought, “Hey! Wife swapping in a hot tub! Why didn't I think of that before!”

Regarding the front flats, I run about 1:3. That comes to about 3 front flats over the past 12 months.