I rode my bike for a beer today.

It was really hot out - like pea soup air-hot.

I was going to sit outside on the patio but I couldn't 

watch my beer perspire and get warm. 

I went into the coolness of the bar 

and sat underneath a ceiling fan and 

read Newsweek on my iPad.

There was a biker poker run going on. 

All of these bikers were there and then they had

a drawing and someone won a gift certificate for that bar

and then they all left and went to another bar

about three miles down the road.

It was weird how quiet and empty the bar was after they left.

The bar maiden said not to worry, though - 

another group was on their way.

I left just in time to ride in the middle 

of a thunderstorm.

It was a good beer outing.