TTD Part 2: Stubborn Refusal to Yield

The first thing you get taught in therapy is that the best way to make yourself do something difficult is to tell a whole bunch of people you're going to do it so you'll be motivated by not failing and looking like an asshole in front of all your friends (read: my Masters' Thesis...). Well, last week I promised biking within the week, no matter what the conditions, and today I bring you my journey of stubborn refusal to yield.

In case you haven't noticed, winter is in full force out here in New-England town--there hasn't been a day above freezing in at least ten--and today's temperature was, well, I don't really know. It's too cold in my kitchen for the batteries in the little weather gadget to work-->

...but if the weather is tame enough for the mailman to take to the sidewalks, we must to the woods! Besides, the dog was going to be a pain in the ass all day if I didn't tire him out a little. And so, my morning...

(Thanks to the joy of copyright, the original soundtrack was not allowed by youtube, but you can do the old volume switcharoo with the intended track HERE Edit: though the replacement track ain't so bad either...)