Tied for First

TireBaby
Originally uploaded by jjactive2.

What's harder? Putting two new, out-of-the-box Continental Grand Prix 3000 tires onto my road bike or feeding, bathing, and dressing a squirmy, slippery, grabby, seven-month-old?

After a day in which I did both, I'm calling it a tie for first. Yes, squeezing the new tires onto my bike rims brutalized my thumbs. But moving Baby from Point A to B to C tested my patience and skills just as severely.

Here's a handy tip: Throw it in the dryer and heat it up to make it more compliant. I substituted time in the dryer with placing it outside in direct sunlight for a few hours and it really worked. I'm talking about the tire, not the baby.