fat cyclist jim

In other news, Chris (who led the Sunday ride) forwarded my this picture he took of me at a ride last month. In his sometimes-terse fashion, the email contained only the subject line "you" and the pic below:

I've saved it on my hard drive with the filename "fat cyclist jim.jpg" and I'm using it as motivation to lose a few pounds. Having to buy new pants didn't persuade me, but that gray jacket was hard to find, and I don't want to have to retire it after only one wearing.