I have unfortunately managed to never do this 70 mile ride on the day after Tday.   It starts at the crack of dawn, across National, up canals through the city to T100 coast-to-coast, then back through the city to Tempe and a party.

Getting up burdened by a hangover and tryptophan would suck, but i’d get over it by the time we reached the Waterfall.   Spending all day with some great friends on the bike would be worth it.   But mostly Tday has for as long as I can remember been a pretty special family day for us, and ditching everyone from pre-dawn til late late at night didn’t seem fun.

Last year we spent Tday with our neighbors then the day after around the house.   Two years ago we went to Rocky Point and G and I danced to “Kiss Me I’m Shitfaced” while we spent all weekend cooking and eating in the great room.   3 years ago my sister and parents all came to visit, the last time we’d all been together until a wedding last month.   Trips to Florida, hikes in the Catalinas, long rides of 40 miles from Scottsdale out National to Telegraph and back on Classic,   friends from out of town, friends who have since passed, and once a random Ultimate player on a business trip who I had actually played with at Princeton 10 years earlier…

Bummed I’ll be missing it again this year, especially with the Hei Hei being such a suitable bike.   But not that bummed.