All Wet, Token Effort, Can’t Stop, Binged

I finally got to test out my new road bike tire I installed on Friday.  When I pulled out the road was dry and the sky did not look overly foreboding.  When I was approaching the halfway turnaround a saw a wall of rain ahead so I thought I would be smart and reverse directions early to avoid it.  My effort was fruitless as the rain had actual slid across my entire route, meaning I rode about four miles in constant rain on the return trip, not the best experience.  The good news is the tire felt fine.

I once again gave myself a hall pass from extensive yard work this weekend, deciding my mid-week mowing was good enough to get me to the following weekend.  I did the weeding and fixed a couple of the solar light strings that were accidentally cut and/or weed whacked months ago.  Elsa and I went on a long errands run which included Tractor Supply, Costco and Walmart.

During the afternoon I decided that I was going to continue the tradition of putting out the Halloween inflatables although a less extensive version.  I only have three things left plus the projector.  Unfortunately I think this will be the last year for the spider, the elements have damaged the material enough that it can’t fully inflate.

I decided to relocate the Grim Reaper to the front of the house instead of in front of the avocado tree.  Doing so gives him a more secure anchor point and also keeps his sizeable footprint out of the lawn for easier mowing logistics.  I would be lying if I didn’t admit I felt a bit mopey and sad as I went through the set up.

In the middle of it Jeremiah stopped down.  I had texted him asking if he wanted to try out the Z10 and the Dualtron scooter, which he had expressed some loose interest in previously.  As expected the Z10 felt very strange to him at first but he soon adapted to the different physics of the wheel and liked it.  He also appreciated the real vehicle capabilities of the Dualtron with it’s stability, high speed and option to sit or stand.  It seems the biggest negative for his wife, who would need to sign off on the idea is the scooter just doesn’t look very cool while riding it.  Compared to an EUC or One Wheel, a scooter definitely finishes last on the visual coolness look, unless you get one of the beast models that cost 4K plus.  I have had the Dualtron listed for sale for over a week with no serious offers yet unfortunately.

I took the V12 for a late afternoon coffee run. I took no recording equipment along, a rarity.  I just cruised along listening to Linkin Park blasting out of the BT speakers in the V12.  I took a detour into the yet to be completed park to see how things were progressing.  I was surprised to see some people already using the soccer fields to practice.  I also saw a few people walking and riding bikes.  It’s going to be so nice when it’s completed.

My Sunday was pretty low key.  I got out for a quick ride on the V12 with the Skydio drone in hand.  I wanted to get some aerial footage of me riding on Oil Well Road.  The flight was filled with glitches as I was trying to just use my phone for control which had a limited range.  I got back to the house about 10 minutes before the kick off of the Eagles game.

The Eagles game went pretty much as I expected with the Chiefs rolling over the Eagles, scoring 42 points.  I don’t think the defense forced KC to punt the entire game.  The Eagles offense moved the ball with Hurts putting up big numbers, the difference was in the red zone where repeatedly the Eagles had to settle for field goals where the Chiefs were scoring touchdowns.  The defense appears to just be bad, giving up over 70 points the last two games, which is not a realization you want to have four games into the season.  Oh well, I’ll keep watching.

I spent most of the rest of my Sunday binge watching a new for me series I discovered on Netflix, Titans.  It is based on the DC comic universe which is normally a negative thing for me as most DC projects pale in comparison to their Marvel equivalent.  This is definitely an exception.  The show is dark and has an edge to it that I haven’t seen before in the DC universe with one of the main characters being Robin, yes Robin, not Batman.  This is not the Robin you are used to.  This is a dark, very angry, and violent Robin.  The mix of characters and story so far has been really good.  Good enough that I got through 8 episodes over the weekend and expect to finish up season 1 soon.  The good news for me is there are two more seasons in the bank.  It reminds me of how I felt when I discovered Ragnarok, also on Netflix.

Overall it was an up and down weekend for me.  The struggles I have come and go.  There isn’t much I can do about it but continue to try to distract and distance until I find my way to more cheerful waters.