The heat is on

October 3, and we’ve had to turn the heat on. There have been earlier years and later years, and it’s not like it’ll be in regular use, but last night’s cold snap down to 40 and the cold drizzle is just sucking all the remaining warmth out of the earth, and there’s no choice but to fire up the furnace. Plus, I’d rather do it for the first time when I can open the windows and let the ducts air out — it tends to blow a little dust the first day, though nothing like the old oil burner did. I’d had dreams the last couple of weeks of getting the canoe back on the river one last time before the season was out, but that remains to be seen. Besides, I’ve got some sexy new bike pedals — Crank Brothers Quattros — that are begging to be ridden. Haven’t dialed them in yet, but I’m liking the bigger platform, the surround on the cleats that let you walk almost normally, so I can’t wait to put some miles on them.