At least there was a bus.

We’re back! And there’s a lot to catch up on since Season 1 ended a few weeks back. We got the college drop-off experience we always wanted. We traveled. We saw family. We got sunburned. We turned off the news for a little while. It was all pretty damn great.

And after Doug biked his first metric half-century, he jumped at an opportunity to ride for more than double that distance just four days later. It was a time to try something challenging and not entirely all that well thought out, because it was the Rivalry Ride, a 65-mile trek from Spartan Stadium to Michigan Stadium to raise money for ALS research. (And this was no Twinkie Run.)

We also didn’t see each other much during the time off, and returning to the mics made us realize how much we miss talking about stuff like hot dog costumes, Ann Arbor’s new Obama exhibit, how to slay with the labels, and how to talk with people who somehow still want to vote for that guy.

Other links:

1. Follow Doug on Strava

2. The second nap spot: Joe and Rosie’s Coffee and Tea

3. FitMi is a huge deal