iRide.2019.09.29

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DAY OF WIND TWO

• I thought my reading of the weather forecast was probably too optimistic, or at least too early to call. The day started cool, cloudy, and windy; however, it was still a fair bicycle riding day. It was also the first day since the spring that I rode the whole ride in an upper top-layer, albeit unzipped in the sunshine and if I was in a tailwind. The pomegranate fruits split this week, which must be another seasonal indicator for those more in touch with such things than I am.


After harvesting the fruit, the seeds inside (called arils) have to be harvested. The specific gravity difference between the arils and the membrane surrounding them is your secret ally: the membrane floats in water and the arils sink. There are instructions on the Simply Recipes website. The manufactured extracts and juices of the pomegranate have no magical properties, as research summaries show, but it is a valuable fresh wholefood in the armory of a healthy plant-based diet such as the daily dozen [1] [2] developed by 'How Not to Die' author Dr Michael Greger. There's a free app (iOS and Android) for that.


 WEATHER report:
*START* 09:09, Partly Cloudy, 62°F, Feels like 62°F, Cloud: 47%, Humidity 42%, Dewpoint 39°F, Wind 8mph from ↗ (14mph gusts), UV index 1.
*END* 13:12, Mostly Cloudy, 68°F, Feels like 68°F, Cloud: 75%, Humidity 23%, Dewpoint 28°F, Wind 8mph from ↗ (14mph gusts), UV index 5.
*RIDE* feel 65°F, avg. temp. 65°F, avg. feel temp. 65°F.

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