Yesterday’s ride: 47.92 miles, mostly flat, mostly uneventful. And then there was the bee, near the end of the ride. We were pedaling along at a pretty high intensity into a headwind, when suddenly it felt like someone had stabbed my leg. I looked down; a very large bee (about an inch long) had landed on my leg, and was industriously injecting poison directly into my hard-working quadricep, right through my bike shorts. Bummer, dude. Stopped as quickly as possible and brushed it off, leaving the stinger hanging from my leg. Ew. I’m not allergic to bee venom, but today this sting looks like the world’s worst mosquito bite, and itches like it too. Anyway. Today’s ride: 40.76 miles, trying not to scratch the world’s worst mosquito bite all day. I think the bees are evolving more efficient poisons.