Fri 26 Jun

Oh my, took a small fall from my new bike yesterday. An overly-courteous semi driver insisted on waiting at Clark and Illinois for us to cross the street. There was a cop having pulled someone over just beyond him and I was stressed as it is always hard for me to start up from the ground. I managed to get on and start pedaling, then realized that Bob had pulled in front of me just where I needed to go and I didn't yet have sufficient control to swerve completely around him. I caught the back of his bike and went down, albeit slowly. Unfortunately I landed on my right knee and jammed the thumb of my right hand. After a short rest and getting Bob to pull the bikes clear, I was able to get back on and ride home, but my knee did not want to bend much. I was grateful for the power assist. At home, I iced the knee and had Bob tend to a scrape on my right calf. After about an hour of reading quietly in my chair, I hobbled upstairs one step at a time, took ibuprofen, and slathered the stuff from the Spain market guy on my thumb and knee. I read for a bit in bed. I took another dose of ibuprofen midway, and am a bit more mobile this morning in both the thumb and the knee, but there is still soreness and not much strength. Food: 7:55 am 107 g frosted cinnamon roll, 105 g blackberries, coffee, collagen powder