Green, 200, x 2, Train wreck

Yesterday morning while Cindy went to work we decided to load up the dogs and head down to the Naples greenway for a walk.  The greenway was completed since my dad and step mom last visited so I thought they would like to see it.  I brought my Ninebot One along to get some miles in while we were there.

Yesterday just happened to be one of the most pleasant mornings in the last 6 months with early morning temps just over the magical 60’s. By the time we got to the greenway it had warmed up but was still nice with lower humidity levels.

We probably logged over three miles in total, with me logging more since I was looping back and forth on the wheel.  My step mom got some great pictures as we went as deep as the bridge that crosses the Gordon River.  The black dogs were getting quite warm as the walk went longer.  We brought along a large amount of water which we gave them regularly along the way along with breaks in the shade.

During the afternoon we hung around the house for the most part.  I was tooling around the house getting a few things done.  I discovered that the Xbox 360 that was hooked to my surge damaged tv apparently was the only thing to escape damage.  I hooked it up to a monitor and found it to be fully functional.

Cindy had a gym class she was teaching in the evening.  I decided to go with her to get some more Ninebot One riding in, my second ride of the day.  Between the two rides I easily blew past the 200 mile mark on the bot, a big number.

Last night my step mom with some assist from my dad prepared a great dinner with vegetable pot pie, something I never had before.  For desert she made a pumpkin cake that was really good as well.  Cindy was very appreciative of having a home cooked meal made by someone else other than herself.

Last night we somehow wound up watching one of the strangest and possibly worst movies I have ever seen, Logan’s Run.  Both my step mom and Cindy said they saw this movie back in the 70’s when it came out.  They seemed to remember it being interesting.  I wouldn’t dispute that it was interesting but it was far more ridiculous than interesting.  The special effects were amazingly poor, even by 1976 standards from what I could tell.  The plot made absolutely no sense to me and the acting was sub par, hindered further by the incredibly simplistic and cheesy dialogue.

Really the only positive thing I can say about the movie was it contained surprising and random nudity.  Despite it’s stupidity, I found myself compelled to watch it to the very end just to see how it all worked out.  Of course the ending was as dumb as everything else.  If watching the movie accomplished anything, it is that I now can warn the world to not waste two hours of your life watching Logan’s Run, ever. It gets a rare yet well deserved F grade from me.

This morning we headed out the door relatively early to take Sadie back to Ali who had not left for work yet.  My dad and step mom were happy to see Ali while they were here.  Of course we brought their dogs with too so we had a total of four dogs running around Ali’s place which was funny to watch.  They all played and got along right from the start.  We hung out for a little while the dogs played and everyone caught up on the latest and greatest.  As I sat there I felt good that despite some of the ups and downs Ali and I have gone through since we split, we still are able to have these sort of get togethers without it being that weird.  It was a nice visit.

We went straight from there to Ave Maria, one of dad’s favorite places in our area which is a bit ironic since the Catholic fundamentals the town is based upon is the farthest thing from something dad would subscribe to.  However he likes the small town, quiet atmosphere it provides which comes without religious price tags.  He and my step mom spent most of the time there chilling at the coffee shop.  I again had the wheel with to do some uni-wheel touring of the grounds.  Once again it was a relaxing way to spend an hour or two.

Tomorrow morning Cindy and my step mom are pulling out for a quick two day visit to Key West, a place Teresa has never been to before.  I am sure it will be a lot of fun for them.  Dad, myself and the two dogs will find stuff to keep us busy or entertained for the next 48 hours although at this point we haven’t determined what those things will be.