Journal: 9/18/05

Yesterday, since my car is in the repair shop, I rode my bike over to school to do some work. It was good to be back into that routine, cruising over roads I’m so familiar with, feeling strength in both my legs and my thoughts. I rode hard almost all the way, both to school and back. Once again I enjoyed the silence of the school on a Saturday morning. It was a moist, overcast day outside, but a good-natured breeze blew in through the window and across my desk as I worked. While planning my lessons and reading student essays, I listened to some Haydn quartets, which only strengthened the sense of peacefulness I was feeling.