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I had a great ride last night. I'll post pretty pictures later. For now, the important thing is to remember that it's tick season! I found two on my leg when I got home last night. One just kind of washed off in the shower, and I burned the other off with a lighter. Which was wrong, wrong, wrong!

The correct method of tick removal (DMG copy) is to grasp the tick with tweezers and pull gently and consistently until the tick is extracted. Burning stresses the tick, with unknown results. And it's a good idea to keep the tick in a sealed container in the freezer for a month: if you do develop symptoms, having the tick will help with diagnosis.

So, I did everything wrong. Burned the tick, then threw it in the garbage. Next time I'll know.