Five in a row, 5K, Three hours, Silly, The Goat

Sunday was my 5th consecutive day of doing athletic competition with four of them being pickleball with sand volleyball wedged in the middle. I have not asked my body to do that much in a very long time, probably dating back to 2023. It held up ok. My last two games of pickleball I played on Sunday were my most challenging of the 5 days. I played doubles with three guys, two of which were significantly better than me. I had to adjust my strategy quickly as things I could get away with playing lesser players were quickly exploited by the higher level competition. We lost the first game by two points but then won the second which felt like a nice little feather in my cap. Playing people better than you is how you improve the most, IMO.

If that wasn’t enough, on day six which was yesterday, I did a 5K walk on the beach. Walking the uneven surface is a challenge as well as being chill at the same time. The second half of the walk was into a constant gusting wind which made it even more of a workout. I do not believe I have ever walked three plus miles on the beach, ever.

Sunday evening I did my range test on the Inmotion V12S, not getting started until nearly 6:30PM which is highly unusual for me. It had the benefit of lower temperatures. It also had the side effect of finishing the 36 mile ride in darkness. The wheel performed well during the test.

IN the middle of the test I rode by a fenced in area with a black goat near the fence line. He was kneeling on his front legs as he was eating grass, it looked cute. I started to talk to him as he walked over. He started rubbing himself against a bristle brush the owner had attached to the fence post which was even cuter. He then stops and I see his penis start to emerge, it is almost completely parallel to the ground. Suddenly he starts to urinate. The stream is strong, strong enough to reach his mouth. The goat starts drinking his urine like he was at a water fountain. I was shocked at the abrupt change in tone from the goat being cute to disgusting in a matter of seconds. Yes I was filming the encounter.

Yesterday I saw the new Superman movie. If you want to see it, dont read this paragraph as it contains spoilers. I thought it was dumb, really dumb. I heard that this version of the film was a throwback to when the Superman in the comics was more sci-fi and silly. I’m glad I never saw those comics. The dialogue seemed like it was written for children and the addition of bowl cut Green Lantern, Hawk Girl, and Mr Terrific did nothing to elevate the level of maturity for the film. But to me the dumbest thing about the movie is the portrayal of Superman himself as someone who gets his ass kicked regularly. It seemed everyone was kicking his ass during the movie but then he would have sudden outbursts of being invincible/super strong only to get beaten up some more. To me, this is the worst Superman movie I ever saw. I like the Henry Cavil version much, much more. I’d give this a C. The best part of the movie is the dog.

I’m going to do another fast this week starting tonight after dinner, lasting until breakfast Thursday morning. Even though it’s not fun I think there is a clear benefit to forcing your body to go without for a period of time. I still have a a handful of pounds I wouldn’t mine disposing of as well. This is a good way to kick start it.