Indigo Incarnates

This was my first extended bike ride of the summer. Usually I build up to doing a full 42 miles. Today I started with 30 miles. Whooo-hoo!

One of the perks of not being human is being able to push this body beyond the usual limitations. It helps that it was sunny and Thistle was able to fly.

I had a really nice ride. Although there were lots of people in the first few miles, the crowds thinned out a lot after mile 7. The trees are very green now and the trail was dotted with little white flowers. I saw several chipmonks and other tiny rodents. I also saw a few cardinals.

I'm hoping I'll be able to work up to 42 miles soon. That's the distance between Cockeyesville and the Pennsylvania line and back.

All in all, it was a fun ride. I'm kinda tired now.

I talked to me friend Ed today and he's pissed off at his church. He's a part time assistant pastor at an Assemblies of God church. He got told this week by his head pastor that unless he starts including anti-gay messages in his sermons, he'll have to find a different church. The head pastor also wants Ed to register as a Republican since he feels that Democrats can't be "real" Christians.

Ed's a real Christian -- and one of the few. He doesn't hate gays and he thinks that the Bible is an interpreted document and not a literal one. I'm afraid his days at the Assemblies of God are numbered. He should consider becoming an Episcopal priest.