|
31 Dec |
One year, accident free Cycling, Thoughts
|
Well with everything else that has occurred this year, I managed to make it through 6,220 miles (10,000 kilometers) and 115,000 feet (35,000 meters) of climbing, without falling off or crashing my bike.
It seems I have had a crash, of varying degrees of severity, every year for the last 3 years, so this accomplishment comes as quite an accomplishment.
Now if I can only get my weight back down to 145 pounds, like I was prior to our trip to France in 2003, I will have accomplished another seemingly unattainable goal in 2007.
|
29 Dec |
I’m a terrible person Anxietys, Pet Peeves
|
Just after posting Tuesday, on my other blog, Can’t we just all get along?, today I yelled at Sylvia.
Even if I had good reason (which I didn’t), I didn’t need to yell at her. I actually think it caused me as much stress as it did Sylvia. It’s just that sometimes she gets on my nerves, and while I normally am able to walk away, this time I didn’t.
Edie and I asked Sylvia to come live with us, because we didn’t think she was happy living alone, and thought she would be better off with us. Her sister, who was nearby in Florida had moved back to New York, because of medical problems, about a year prior to her moving in with us.
And as it turned we were right. She wasn’t taking good care of herself, nor was she getting very good care.
Initially she didn’t want to come live with us (we first tried to convince her to come, right after her sister left), because she thought she would be a burden on us.
That isn’t the case, but I admit it hasn’t been terribly easy for me, (Edie is much better at this than I am), but this outburst certainly might have given credence to that belief.
I did apologize, but I’m not sure how much good that did if any. 
Hopefully she’ll forget what happened (she is 85 years old), or at least get over it soon.
In the mean time, I better start practicing what I preach.
|
28 Dec |
Talk about inexact sciences! Thoughts
|
Predicting the weather has to be either the most difficult thing to understand, ahead of medicine and metallurgy, or there just aren’t any competent people in the field.
This morning, I went out, for my bike ride, about an hour earlier than I intended. All the weather forecasts were predicting high winds like yesterday, and I sure didn’t want to get caught in such awful conditions.
So at 7:30 AM, with the winds still calm and the temperature at 40oF, I headed north hoping to beat the wind. I went north because the predicted wind direction was supposed to be from the north, and should the wind pick up, I wanted to have an easy ride back.
Well, as it turned out the winds never picked up, but it sure was cold for most of the ride. Even now, about an hour and a half since finishing my ride, the winds are still calm, and it’s a balmy 60oF. Nothing at all like the conditions yesterday at the same time.
I could have waited!
Now though, it does appear that the winds are starting to pick up slightly. I guess that’s not so bad, huh? The weather man was only off by about 4 hours in timing, and 10 mph in wind speed.
I sure wish I had as much latitude in doing my job as the weather man.
|
27 Dec |
Had a great wine tonight! Thoughts, Wine
|
Well it wasn’t really great, except when you consider the price.
It was a 2005 Pepperwood Grove Pinot Noir from Chile. Edie got it for free, but you can get it at Trader Joe’s for around $7.
While it wasn’t complex, by any stretch of the imagination, it was fruity, without being overwhelming, and as an everyday wine, especially for the price, it is perfect.
I’ve heard it said that Chile is an up and coming wine region, with identical growing conditions as that of California’s wine regions.
I think we can expect a lot from Chile, in the future, as they mature in their wine making abilities.
Lymphoma News |
A word from Bob Dylan |
Search Healia & WebMD
Custom Search
|
Some Google Ads |