Empty, 60 seconds, Easy trade, McD Dinner, Misery
On Friday when I got home I saw a number of things blown over in the yard like shelves and even the trash can. It was very windy. Normally going out for a road bike session in wind like this is pretty miserable, at least for the half of the out and back where you are going into the wind. I debated if I wanted to subject myself to the pain of strong head wind riding. I decided I would, figuring it would be a good character builder. If you don’t push into resistance now and then, you become less resistant. The ride went as expected.
If I was going to deal with a headwind in an out and back ride like my 10 mile course I would always prefer to deal with wind on the out portion, getting pushed back home is great. Unfortunately on Friday I was into the wind after the turn around. I stayed down on my aero bars as much as I could and used both my quads and hamstrings to pedal since I am clipped in. I refused to change to an easier gear because I thought it would hurt my overall time. It was tough but I survived, albeit with an overall pace about 1MPH slower than the previous week, understandable in the conditions. I felt a sense of satisfaction as I returned to the driveway, knowing I took the path of more resistance.
Normally on a Friday after my ride I make pizza and then just veg out either watching shows or doing stuff on the computer. This Friday I decided to take my V11 and go ride Victoria Park, which I intended to do originally on Thursday but got rained out. By the time I got down there it was after 8PM. As I have said, in the past we have ridden there on Halloween and had miserable experiences with way too many people. I figured getting there two nights before would be much better. It was amazingly so.
I still thought a decent amount of people would be circling the community, but I was wrong, I almost had the entire place to myself. I circled around for probably 45 minutes taking stuff in. The wind did a number on many of the inflatables, many of which were on the ground. Still there were a number of very cool homes to see. I sort of lost my path during the ride, sometimes inadvertently going down the same street multiple times.
When I rode back to the truck I continued past it in the other direction. I decided to just roll around the adjacent shopping center which just underwent a massive renovation. There are multiple outdoor dining options that would be fun to enjoy, probably a bit awkward for me to do solo however. I guess that is what bar seating is for. I got home close to 10, both Sadie and Elsa acted like I had been gone for days.
On Saturday I didn’t have to mow the grass since I tackled that during the week. I instead handled a number of smaller items that had been annoying me for awhile. I was able to cross a bunch of them off my mental checklist. Around 5PM I took my One Wheel XR for a DD run which also gave me an opportunity to talk about my GT purchase. The One Wheel community is WAY bigger than the EUC community and you can tell from video views. It already has 4500+ eyeballs. On the way back I detoured into the OrangeTree development to see how their decorations compared to Victoria Park, they didn’t.
On Sunday instead of watching the Eagles/Lions game I got to hang out with DJ at the beach for a couple hours. Since I had not seen him in quite awhile it was extra special to hear “Pop Pop” come out of his mouth when he saw me. We did all sorts of fun things while there like play with his trucks in the sand, I built castles so DJ could run around and/or stomp on them and we played in the water where I was his life guard. It was great hanging with my little buddy once again.
When I hopped back in the truck I saw the Eagles games was over, which I was listening to on the way there. The Birds got their first dominating win of the season, smashing the shitty Detroit Lions, 44-6. Ironically the Eagles did this by RUNNING the ball, something they have hardly done at all this year. They piled up the most rushing yards since the 80’s, I think. Hopefully this is a light bulb moment for Sirianni, stop putting so much demand on Hurts to be a precise and efficient passer, because he isn’t one. Run the damn ball.
Ali and Shugs got back from their flight Sunday evening. I offered to drop Sadie off since Shugs made the long drive on Wednesday to the house. I had not eaten dinner yet and it was getting late so I opted to just drive through McDonalds for a fish sandwich. If I am not mistaken, this may have been my first McDonald’s meal of 2021. The greasy/salty food tastes good going down but once it is ingested the general feeling of grossness ensues.
This weekend I finally started watching Squid Game,a Korean series that is bizarre to say the least. Generally speaking, I like weird things, and I like this, so far.