Two days, two board exams, two bike rides

What a crazy couple days it has been.  Board exam time is here, and maybe, just maybe, I can become a certified prosthetist.  And I am two thirds of the way to finding out if they will let me.  Yesterday was the "written" test, which these days is all computerized.  One hundred and sixty five multiple choice questions.  I am not really a fan of multiple choice because you never have a chance to explain your thinking.  At one time I thought essay exams were my mortal enemy, but as it turns out I don't mind them so much because, as long as you provide a good argument, there is more than one right answer.  Today was the written simulation which is a little better as it allows for more than one right answer, though the answer you might want is not always one of the choices.  Anyway, they are done!  And with a little luck I will even pass them both.

My employer was kind enough to give me both days off which probably benefited them as much as me.  After taking those tests the prosthetic center of my brain was pretty well drained.  Wouldn't want to be interacting with patients in that state!  So I went for a bike ride each day instead.  The city loop called, and I answered.

Yesterday I called my friend, John, who is luxuriously unemployed right now and likely to be available for a weekday ride, gave blood on Monday and was feeling a little spacey in the head.  He figured he might be better off lying low and trying to rehydrate a little more.  So out I went to tour the local trails on my own.   By the time I got home my brains were feeling completely relaxed after the rigors of the morning.

Today John was feeling more normal and was ready to go when I called.  We met up at Mitchell Field as usual and hit the trails for a relaxing Fall ride.  Three hours later I got home and it was liberating to be out for that long without feeling like I should be studying.

We stopped at one point near Black Pond and were noticing how rugged the terrain is there.  With the leaves off the trees the lay of the land can be seen, and I have to say, the glaciers really tore things up when they were here last time!  There is no flat land in those woods, and where we stopped some of the hills were so steep they would be hard to walk straight up.  One of these days I need to dedicate an entry here just on the city loop, as it is truly impressive to have such a trail system throughout town.