Lovely Day

In the words of the late and great Bill Withers, Monday was a Lovely Day to Draft.When I wake up on a Monday, loveAnd the sunlight hurts my eyesAnd something without warning, loveBears heavy on my mindThen I Draft with youAnd the world's alright with meJust one Draft with youAnd I know it's gonna beA lovely dayA lovely dayWhen the road that lies ahead of meSeems impossible to findWhen someone else in front of meAlways seems to know the wayThen I Draft with youAnd the world's alright with meJust one Draft with youAnd I know it's gonna beA lovely dayA lovely dayAs discovered on my recon mission last week, and revealed via Drafter GroupMe (let me know if you want to be added to that list for  f'd up direction and other construction updates), Pine Rd and Schuman Rd don't actually intersect.  "When the road that lies ahead of me  seems imposssible to find." I hear you, Bill. And I also hear Billy Boy... who wins round two of DRAFTLESS DRAFTER OF THE WEEK. Billy Boy is all too familiar with my sense of directional impairment.  Drafting on the deserted island of Sanibel, he writes, " I found Pine, which is quite near Blind Pass, a name I’ve always equated with your direction handouts.  Just ride blindly and figure it out! " It's gonna be a lovey day, a lovely day.Footer, Slinger, Duchess and Sandlot  set out a full 24 hours early, not trusting Mother Nature to deliver a lovely Monday. A few trusted Mother Nature to deliver and Drafted Monday.Yah know, we all have our strengths.  And I'd be happy to post mine.  It would be a short list (road bike, dark beer aficionado, MTB bike, dark beer taste tester, gravel bike,  fat tire bike) - and by bike I don't mean that I am a strong bikER.  I mean that I have a strong showing of bikes in my garage. It's really my weaknesses that are more plentiful and extraordinary. Here is the short list.  Directional impairment is one most familiar to the Drafters, who have "benefitted" by exploring most of Dane (and unintentially) surrounding counties .  Cooking. Math. Spelling. Wine appreciation. Singing.  I'm just getting warmed up for my marathon of shorcomings. But back to directional impairment.  There is one route that cannot have misdirection, and that is how long to Draft apart together.  A Drafter, friend and Nurse Practitioner  sent me this article, written by a cyclist and PhD in something that studies small things that kill us. It is worth reading. And directs me to continue to Draft apart together.Bicycle Club of Irvine: Riding in the Time of Covid-19 articleNext week's route will be Rock of Ages. Hills are good character builders.  All sorts of characters are built in a sequence of 4s and expressed up the climb on Bitney. The selfie challenge continues.  The photo destination is the intersection of Y and Bitney.PDF map to download: Rock of Ages 35Garmin link: Rock of Ages GPSThere is still beauty to appreciate in isolation. Enjoy the Full Pink Moon tonight.Almanac link: What the phlox?Draft responsibly,BrickO