another slow day

Today I learned not to go into hardware stores three days in a row. That would have been a no-brainer a few months ago, but with a bunch of new-found abilities, I'm just never sure what I can get away with. Also, it could just be that I've been going out in the afternoons, when the air quality has been lousy, so it's not actually clear that I learned anything. Never mind.

In other news, I found a topo map of Tucson online, so now I can see the ridge I have to ride over to get into less polluted air. After this morning's experiment, I'm pretty sure I should do that part of the riding in the car, thus contributing to the problem.