Party at Zane's

Zane had a party to celebrate various things: Rodger successfully defending his dissertation, the end of the semester, what have you, etc. I decided to use the party as an excuse to take a long bike ride. The party started at 4pm, so I left at 1:30. I don't ride particularly fast and I expected it to be 14 or 15 miles and I expected to stop a few times along the way. But it was quite a bit hotter than I had expected. I took lots of water and two cans of soda and made a point of drinking a lot at every stop, but by the time I got to Northampton, I was already feeling tired. Then I saw that a storm was brewing, so I started to hurry. By the time I got to the middle of Easthampton, I was nearly exhausted and was seriously overheated. I felt rather faint in the middle of town -- enough so that I got off my bike and walked through downtown: the roads are very narrow and I was worried I'd get squished by cars going by. Eventually I got on my bike and arrived right on time for the party just before the storm hit. I was sitting with a beer in my hand when the wind and rain began lashing the trees. We had a wonderful time and, when it was time to leave, I got Robbie to give me a ride home. It was wonderful to not have to ride all the way back. A perfect end to a great day.