So, it's been raining since Thursday, with expectations of more of the same Monday and Tuesday. Lots of wind, too. The local news said that there was at least one gust of 69 mph recorded somewhere in the area. One more mph and we'd have had a hurricane ( Read more... )

So, I am one tired turnip today. Did eighteen miles last night, bringing the week's total to 95 miles. It was the sixth day in a row that I rode, and I think that should be quite sufficient. Tonight I will R&R. My legs were actually pretty good last night, and I was seriously considering going for one hundred miles, except that I ran out of ( Read more... )

So, the weekend. Didn't do anything other than my best impression of a turnip. This involved sitting in front of the computer playing crappy games, and watching the Dodgers take two of three from the Padres. I had hoped to go for at least one ride, but the weather was chilly and wet. So it goes ( Read more... )

Vacation, such as it was, is done. Back to my usual drab, wretched existence tomorrow. Not that this week was particularly exciting. I did take a trip down to NYC last Saturday to watch the Dodgers lose to the Mets, and got to see Tom Scola and msbelle in the process. That was fun, except for the Dodgers losing. However, the rest of the week mostly ( Read more... )