I forgot to mention the bee incident

Also on Sunday, a few miles prior to the broken shift cable incident, I had a bee (or yellowjacket) incident.

I was riding along on Aebischer Rd. when I saw this flying insect slam into my neck area and the next thing I feel is an intense pain in the same spot. Apparently I had collided into a bee or a yellowjacket, and he/she was not at all happy about the fact and let me know it. And let me tell you, I wasn't at all pleased about it either.

I almost called the ride quits then, but I suppose in hindsight, it was a good thing I continued on to have the broken shift cable incident, because otherwise I would have discovered the bad cable on my next ride. Two bad experiences in a single ride seems better than two bad experiences spread over two rides.

So today, I'm suffering from very itchy discomfort. It kept me awake last night, and I'm pretty sure it won't change tonight.

- Mark