Went for a ride this morning. Drove home after dropping the Biscuit off at her Marine Corps weekend drill and decided that the weather for riding just wasn't going to get any better. I'm still coughing and congested--there didn't seem much point on going out if I was just going to be hacking and gasping after a few minutes out--but after a few tuberculous hacking coughs the lungs felt pretty good. Certainly the lungs were good enough to put the legs in a hole and I was able to put some burn in these new flabby legs. It actually felt great. Cool weather, empty roads, and a nice steady slope that required work, but wasn't agonizing. Finished off with a brief grunting climb up a short hill and then coasted home. Want to put in a quick plug for my bike: Scattante CFR. Scattante is the SuperGo house brand and the rumor is that the S-CFR frame is just the Kestrel 3000 frame in mufti. Regardless, it's light and rigid and responsive. I've got almost 3,000 miles on it in 2 years and it's been rock solid for me. Sure, I baby it, but God Damn it's a good bike! At work--well, I haven't been working. I've been studying for Boards. Ah, misery......I alternate between feeling anxious about the coming Boards and feeling apathetic. Fortunately its interesting stuff to study, but I just can't bring forth that superb endurance for eight hour studying marathons that got me through college and into med school to start with. The Biscuit really had a phenomenal day yesterday. She does what other people just talk about and wish they had the courage to do. She's remarkable. Something about her is magical. Ride: 17.3mph 22.7mi 1:18 U-561