14
Jun

Saturday 6/14   

at 6:32 am categories Thoughts     Comments (0)                

As if Friday wasn’t bad enough, chasing Rocky up the first significant hills I’ve done in two weeks, Saturday comes along.

Of course we all know, that is the natural progression of days, i.e. Saturday comes after Friday, but somehow I wish we could have an Nonday, in between some of those days.

Again, as usual, I don’t want to ride, but Saturday is my favorite ride of the week, so I’m going to ride.  Plus I know I’ll feel even worse later on if I don’t.

It’s just that things aren’t getting easier

13
Jun

Friday the 13th   

at 6:03 am categories Anxietys, Cycling     Comments (1)                

Here it is Friday morning, and again I have committed to riding this morning, with Rocky this time (Edgar had a run in with a truck on Monday, and isn’t feeling too good), and I would really rather not.

But that always seems to be the case lately, so I guess I better just suck it up, and start getting ready.

At least this AM, it’s not my body telling me not to ride, it’s my mind. :(

 

12
Jun

Exploit accompli   

at 1:47 pm categories Cycling     Comments (0)                

That’s French for finally staying with the Thursday group, all the way through Bolsa Chica, Huntington Beach and down to Brookhurst Avenue, before breaking off to head to the coffee shop, in Corona Del Mar, with the rest of the coffee crew.

But before you start heaping huge amounts of adulations upon me, I have to admit I was aided by a relatively strong head wind, which I believe resulted in the stronger riders not being able to go quite as fast as normal.

Plus I had the added benefit of being able to position myself on the left side of the pack, away from the wind, something that I have not been able to easily accomplish in the past.

But even with those caveats, I was still pleased, and ready for next Thursday’s ride.

10
Jun

I am such a dedicated employee   

at 5:27 pm categories Thoughts, Work     Comments (0)                

So much so, I actually went to work this morning, despite the fact my co-workers told me I didn’t need to, and in addition to the fact I have to come in tomorrow for an expected, but forgotten about customer visit. I was thinking I would tie up some loose ends, and then be able to devote all my attentions to the customer tomorrow.

I didn’t plan on riding this morning (opting instead to race this evening), so I wouldn’t miss out on anything by going to work.  

Of course, I should have listened to my co-workers, as there was barely enough work to keep me busy for 30 minutes, and not bothered making that commute.  I could have easily waited until tomorrow, and completed everything while the customer was on a tour of the plant.

Fortunately traffic was unusually light, even though I left a half hour later than usual (5:30 AM instead of 5 AM), plus I managed to get a few necessary things accomplished, which I had been putting off for quite a while, and I was still able to leave around 9:45 AM to go home.

Anyways, as I was driving home, I was thinking how lucky I am to be employed where I am. There are very few other companies, and co-workers, that would treat any employee as well as I have been treated, since my diagnosis.

So in a bout of emotion, I thought I would take this opportunity to give a special thanks to Becky, Wayne, and even Bud, just to name 3.

10
Jun

Oh, how time flies!   

at 7:35 am categories Thoughts, Whatever     Comments (0) Tags:                

Having had my fill of news and election coverage this evening, I started channel surfing, and came across an old Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, on the SciFi channel.

After thoroughly enjoying the episode, I just so happen to check the credits, and discovered this particular episode first aired in 1989. (The entire series ran from 1987 through 1994.) [What might even be more amazing, is I actually remembered the episode.]

But 1989! That was almost 20 years ago. I was still in college then.

So I started doing a little more investigation, and discovered the original Star Trek series, with William Shatner, first aired in 1966, and ran for 4 seasons (1966 - 1969).

That was 40 years ago!

Since then there have been two more Star Trek series, in addition to Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-2004), Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2001), and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005).

Yes, I am aware of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999), but I’m not counting that one, as I didn’t think there was anything newsworthy going on there.

Anywaze, what I want to know is why, after 18 years of almost uninterrupted coverage of news from Star Fleet, further news coverage has stopped?

Is this just another plot by the Bush administration to restrict the rights of Americans, and hide the truth about what is going on with Star Fleet?

Have we stopped funding Star Fleet operations in order to pay for the war in Iraq, and the Bush administration does not want us to know we will be unable to defend ourselves from an attack from the Klingons or Romulans?

Or are there terrorists in space, plotting against the US, which our politicians don’t want us to know about, for fear it may create panic?

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I sure want to know!

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