It was another night on the stationary bike. I was fine with one night of sitting on a bike, but when I figured there was no way I was going to be able to get to a gym for a second night it was hard to not get weighed down in wishes that I still lived in Arizona. Good ol' Arizona where the coldest days were in the 30's at night. Sigh. I knew I loved you then, but I love you even more now that you are gone. On the positive side, I got some more reading in on the bike. I feel like I'm completely maximizing my free time by exercising and reading at the same time. I had to read the same five pages twice to really understand what was being said. I've always wished that I was smart and that I could retain the things that I read. I'm finding that if I read things twice, I more than double my comprehension. So I guess I might slow down a little bit in what I'm digesting and figure it is better to read and retain than to read more. Hamilton was making all sorts of references to Roman government last night that my brain kept straying away from. The only thing I really remember about the Romans is that they fell to Hannibal who came into Rome on an elephant. I don't know where in my many years of education I was told that Hannibal conquered the Empire on an elephant but it really stuck. I guess because I'd love to conquer anything on an elephant. I wonder how fast they run 26.2? |