Ok...so yesterday I was a little bitter. Let's balance that with a bit of snow fun!
The D.C. area got socked with about ten inches of snow the other day. Truth be told, it's the first serious snow storm in these parts in about two years.
All of us in the neighborhood have been laughing at Dr.P for having bought a snow blower three seasons ago.
Today Dr.P got the last laugh.
He's been waiting for this day for years. After giving me the business for a few minutes he let me borrow the blower and the two of us proceeded to clear the driveways of about six of our neighbors and friends.
While everyone gathered in the street to sip hot chocolate, the good doctor and I began tooling around on our bikes (hey Dr.P, how old is that Jets jacket?). After fishtailing a couple of times I grabbed my helmet to set out on a longer expedition. I tried to rally the group (there 
are four of us in the neighborhood that ride) to head to the local trail network, but no one wanted to load up the cars, etc. Dr.P decided he would rather do his taxes then play in the snow so Jim (that's him slogging through the snow) and I headed out on the paved trails in the neighborhood (we have nine solid miles of connected paved trail).
Turned out riding on the paved path provided a singletrack like experience. It was actually easier to push through the fresh snow areas then to ride on the portion of the path where people had walked. Every once in a while I'd catch the edge of the path and slide out and have to throw the foot down. All in all it was a fun day playing in the snow like a kid again.
Speaking of kids...here's mine...Jack and Claire...hey...I'm a proud papa and it's my blog!
