Today was the first day that I didn't get up early to repack my panier bags and mount them on my bike.  Instead, I got up and put business clothing on and went to my office.  I drove a car, something I hadn't done in 65 days.  Fortunately for those other drivers and pedestrians, I remembered how to drive (it's like riding a bicycle...once you learn, you never forget).  I arrived safely at the office and was reassured when I saw that they hadn't moved and had forgotten to tell me.  My office was in the same spot and my stacks of files were exactly as I had left them...they seemed to beckon me to get busy.

I learned that I was now sharing my office. I have a roommate who just happens to be the new Managing Partner of the office.  I was told that he liked my location...hummm?  I haven't had a roommate since college.  I hope he isn't noisy and does his own dishes.

I forgot how to log on to my work computer and needed to ask Chris to help me.  When at first I counldn't log on, I began wondering if there was something else they hadn't told me while I was away but Chris reminded  me of the log on sequence and I was in...phew!  I think I broke into a sweat thinking about not riding today...I had a new "point A to point B" routine to get back into.  Somebody suggested that I could put a stationary bike behind my desk and duct tape the keyboard on the handlebars if it would make me feel more at home.  I actually thought they were serious.  Maybe this is like coming back from a serious illness...I shouldn't work a whole day but gradually work up my stamina.

The folks at work had been printing out my blogs and taping them to a file cabinet.  Everybody I ran into had questions about the ride and how I was feeling.  It was good to be back among work friends. While I was away, my friend Brian married the women he has been dating for 20 years...I thought the world was coming to an end. Run, and tell the others.

Tomorrow after work I will go to see my personal fitness trainer.  He will not be happy with me because my body has been busy consuming the muscle he help me build before I left on the trip.  I think we will be starting all over again.  He will call me names like girly man and junior high swimmer boy.  He really knows how to motivate.

My week now has work days and weekends.  While on the ride, I just had days.  This is no small differentiation but I'm not sure how I feel about that yet.

Last night there was a women sleeping in my bed! And I fed a dog this morning and took out the trash.  Hummm...I remember this stuff from before. What's this...no convenience store breakfast burrito in the morning?   You call this normal?