Rode about 70 miles today, first to a court case involving a cyclist who was hit by a car while in a crosswalk. He was suing the motorist for damages. He lost, mostly because of a very unprepared and rather scatterbrained lawyer.

Then rode downtown to the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Impressionists works from their permanent collection were on display. Most gallerys in DC are preparing for new, Fall shows, so there aren't many good shows to view. Spent a little time drawing from the sculpture The Sun Vow by Herman MacNeil. It's depicts an older Native American helping an adolescent boy shoot an arrow. The human forms are beautiful.

Then rode by the the music store that is buying my lp's. Their hours are posted on the window but they are only a suggestion of when they might be open, and today they were closed. Since they don't answer their phone, it's kind of hard to figure out when to make the 20 mile trip.

Returned home at a fast pace and couldn't help trying to keep up with some of the hotshots on road bikes, despite the fact that I was on my modified mountain bike with panniers and about 20 lbs. of stuff. Will probably have sore knees tomorrow.
posted by Bruce Wright at 6:09 PM #