Well not an ode in the true poetic sense, so all of you english majors out there please be kind. This is really just a rhapsody (well not really a rhapsody in the musical sense (so all of you music majors and musicians please be kind) on the twists and turns of life.
This has to do with our moving house last week. We had lived in the same building for 17 years, and 11 years in the same apartment. We were 5 or 6 blocks from the lake including the main tri swim beach, and 10 minutes walk from the gym. I was 10 minutes walk away from work and if it was raining I could actually get most of the way to work underground. In short, I had it good. But "she who must be obeyed" wanted to go and I have to admit that I had grown tired of the noise and chaos of Michigan Avenue not to mention the detriorating state of the building. It was time to go.
So what does this have to do with OLN. First, we didn't have access to it in our old building. Second, after a fairly painless move (except for the usual bleeding ulcer one gets over these type of things) we are now happily in our much larger, much newer place. The view is gorgeous and... (cue the Hallaluah Chorus) I've got OLN.
I have not had the chance to watch it much yet but it's there if I want it. I will not now spend countless hours (minutes?) of my employer's time online trying to get the latest Tour news. Instead I'll be playing hooky watching it on TV. And just think of all the countless good training hours I can now spend in front of the TV watching triathlon rather than participating. At least I'll have a good excuse.
Life is good!! Now if I could just find the box with my bike shoes so I can go take a ride.
(Any misspellings, incorrect punctuation or bad grammar is purely intentional.)
This has to do with our moving house last week. We had lived in the same building for 17 years, and 11 years in the same apartment. We were 5 or 6 blocks from the lake including the main tri swim beach, and 10 minutes walk from the gym. I was 10 minutes walk away from work and if it was raining I could actually get most of the way to work underground. In short, I had it good. But "she who must be obeyed" wanted to go and I have to admit that I had grown tired of the noise and chaos of Michigan Avenue not to mention the detriorating state of the building. It was time to go.
So what does this have to do with OLN. First, we didn't have access to it in our old building. Second, after a fairly painless move (except for the usual bleeding ulcer one gets over these type of things) we are now happily in our much larger, much newer place. The view is gorgeous and... (cue the Hallaluah Chorus) I've got OLN.
I have not had the chance to watch it much yet but it's there if I want it. I will not now spend countless hours (minutes?) of my employer's time online trying to get the latest Tour news. Instead I'll be playing hooky watching it on TV. And just think of all the countless good training hours I can now spend in front of the TV watching triathlon rather than participating. At least I'll have a good excuse.
Life is good!! Now if I could just find the box with my bike shoes so I can go take a ride.
(Any misspellings, incorrect punctuation or bad grammar is purely intentional.)