I'm back in the saddle, going easy but loving it. Every day is a gift.

One of the things I realized happened while I was laid up is I kicked off caffeine. The overall miserableness of the whole scene covered up any withdrawl symptoms, so now I'm pleasently free of the driving need to consume coffee in quantity on a regular schedule. I had one small cup today and it was quite a pleasure.

It was a good weekend. I got a fair amount of work done, caught up with some old friends, drank some great beers, remembered what it is to be attracted to a girl, and got back up on my bike for the first time since the crash.

That's just more than a week ago but already it feels distant. Things don't slow down just because you're banged up. It's May, baby, and the attitude is coming 'roung again. Spring is in the air.