Yes, but how do you feel?

I burned out my internal thermostat when I was a kid.

Mom and Dad were at work, and since it was summer vacation, I was home alone. I hopped on my trusty Schwinn and took a mid-morning ride down the road to the bridge just east of our house. Going to the bridge is easy peasy, the ride back...not so much because it’s literally up hill the whole way.

Did I …