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26 Oct |
Something still seems to be missing Off Topic, Politics, Vacations
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You’d think with Edie finally at home, my cold just about done with, and riding my bike for the first time in a week yesterday, I’d be feeling a lot better now, but I’m not.
Maybe the last week, without much to occupy my mind, I had way too much time on my hands to dwell on the future.
Part of the problems is, despite continued stable blood counts, and feeling mostly fine now, getting sick last week made me start to wonder, even more so, how much longer I can maintain this facade.
Then there’s the economy. Even though my savings hasn’t been effected nearly as much as many others in the US, and the rest of the world, I still can’t help but worry. Remember we all live on the same planet, and what effects one of us, has at least an indirect (if not direct) effect on everyone else.
And of course there are the elections. What direction will the electorate take us this time? Are we to continue a policy of dividing the country between red states and blue states, and the I’ve got mine, so who cares about anyone else philosophy?
Or will we move away from the divisive policies of the past 8 years, and chart a new course?
After this election is over, and no matter who is elected president, I just hope we at last take a good hard look at what we want this country to represent, and decide what is best for everyone in the US (and the world), not just what is in our own self interest.
Ok, that made me feel a lot better now, plus I just checked out Russ Roca’s website, and I got the “cover” in his latest post. Yep, that’s me on the bike. I also lifted this photo from Russ’s blog.
I never knew I was so photogenic. 
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1 Sep |
Done with Vegas Vacations
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I don’t know what it is with me and vacations any more.
This was supposed to be a last fling before Edie begins, in earnest, the preparation for her stem cell transplant. We would stay at the Wynn, see a couple of shows and have a few good meals. Unfortunately this vacation did not live up to expectations.
Not even the Wynn, which I still consider the nicest hotel on the strip, and the only place I would stay in Vegas, fully lived up to expectations.
Maybe it was the holiday weekend, but the service at the pool on Saturday, and the service at the Terrace Pointe Cafe, where we had lunch that same day, was less than stellar. It’s like we were invisible to the people who were serving us. Certainly not what I would have expected from past experience at the Wynn.
But even beyond that, Vegas has become just another tourist trap. Everything is WAY over priced and too congested. It was like we were navigating an obstacle course, dodging people as we walked down the street or in the casino’s, and almost every where someone was trying to hustle you into signing up for something.
Even the food was disappointing. Certainly nothing to write home about. I could easily get as good, or even better meals, for a lot less money at several restaurants in the LA/Long Beach area, and I wouldn’t have to drive 300 miles.
We did see two shows, Danny Ganz and the Beatles Love Cirque du Sole. I didn’t like Danny Ganz at all (Edie did though), and the Beatles Love was enjoyable, but after Jersey Boys, nothing can compare.
So I’ve had enough of Vegas. No more!
If we go anywhere again, it will be to some South Seas tropical island, where there are no crowds, or we’ll just stay home. I can’t think of much I can get elsewhere, that southern California doesn’t offer.
I can even go gambling, if I desire, and best of all, I can still ride my bike every day!
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3 Aug |
“Scotty” Lost in space Off Topic, Vacations
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Growing up when the original Star Trek series, starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, was being aired, and never having missed an episode, I can’t help feeling some remorse, learning the ashes of Montgomery “Scotty” Scott were lost in the failed launch of the Space X rocket Saturday.
And if that wasn’t bad enough, the ashes of famed astronaut Gordon Cooper and 206 other individuals were also lost.
And just when I was thinking, things couldn’t get any worse.
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1 Aug |
Just don’t seem to have it lately Cycling, Day to Day Life, Vacations
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Ever since riding Glendora Mountain Road two weeks ago, my energy seems to be sapped, and I don’t feel much like riding. Top that off with a 3 day vacation, which drained even more energy out of me, and it was like I was just going through the motions on this mornings ride.
I think it was mostly the vacation that did me in this time though. We spent Sunday through Wednesday in the Santa Ynez Valley, drinking lots of wine, and eating lots of really rich food. It was truly decadent. Can you believe I gained 5 pounds in 3 days? Thank goodness we only went for 3 days!
Then after driving home on Wednesday, hoping to rest for the drive to work the following day, I remembered we had committed to a wine dinner that night, with even more wine and rich food. At that point work was starting to look appealing.
Hopefullly today will give me some time to recuperate. We are having a new entertainment center delivered, and that will take a little effort setting up, but other than that, I don’t plan on doing anything.