A friend asked me the other day if I was ready for winter. I said, “No, I’m still waiting for summer and fall to arrive.”
This summer was a disappointment. Whenever I wanted to go for a ride or swim, it was either too rainy or too cold. I might get in a week of frequent exercise, only to have it squashed by many more weeks of bad weather.
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