2022 mileage: 3860.1
With the hubbub of Election Day yesterday, plus having arisen early (5 a.m.) in order to see the lunar eclipse, I allowed myself to take the day off from riding. Today ,though, I was happy to get back to it, on a simply glorious fall afternoon (brightly sunny and 62*), and rode the 13.5-miles Platt/Packard Square in 1:46.
My listening today was special. I was recently asked if I would be willing to accompany the seventh-grade choir of my granddaughter Izzy in their end-of-term concert on December 15. I am now practicing the music, and one piece is incredibly special—a 2019 composition by Jacob Narverud. The text is both Latin and English, and the Latin translates as, "To the stars through difficulties, look upward, move forward, leave all care behind." The piano part that I get to play is a demanding, virtuosic scramble, but I am already off to a good beginning in the early stages of getting it into my fingers, and am tremendously excited about this opportunity. During my ride today, I called up a recording of it on Spotify on my phone, and put it on repeat, just marinating in the beautiful and thrilling music all during my ride.
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