M.Sommers
06-11-2008, 02:29 PM
Yesterday was high 90's. I live for summer so again, lather up with SPF #90, adjust saddle up another 1cm as an experiment and off I went. No more sweet tea on the ride, just plain water with lemon, need to drop a few pounds. People whine about the heat and humidity, I live for it.
So, I stopped at the LCS (local coffee shop). I was bad, my weakness is a brownie. I fueled up and noted Gunther's Tap Room, a bar where the beat generation's hero, Jack Kerouac used to walk in with a sock filled with quarters and drink himself to death.
Then I drove through the park where they have free concerts on Thursday nights. It's cool, grab a blanket, bottle of vino, cheese (there is a store in my village with a sign 'We have cheese' ***?) and relax.
Last concert I attended was back in 2002 when the Armed Services had their bands show up and play all their anthems, marching songs etc. I was at the concert with my best friend, a retired US Marine and his family. He suggested (ordered) I rise during the Marine Corps Hymn, anthem, we all did so. My friend later died in December, 2002, en route to Ohio to drop off gifts to his parents for Christmas. We used to golf and train together, both athletes and comrades. I miss him every day, he is now Obi Wan for me.
Riding without gloves in the summer is MP and the Campy alloy shifters feel even better since I've made some modifications to my seat height/position. Occassionally I pull over on a super hot day and sit under someone's sprinkler. My lungs are there, my legs need more work, the veins are getting close and to the tops of my hands and legs, a symbol I use to judge my fitness every year. I'll shed off another five pounds in time for Le Tour, July, where I ride every day after watching the Phil, Bob and Paul Show.
I had dinner after the ride, crab cakes, steak, drinks and of course, Return of the Jedi. Fascinated with space since time began, I wear a 1968 Omega Constellation, the back of it is stamped with an observatory.
:beer:
For Paul:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iVAvb5_oXY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0DW6PEJRVY
SOUNDTRACK by The Church and ROXY:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNhR-PrTAFE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfgU4iQr8PU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSqGwOmKEwU&feature=related
So, I stopped at the LCS (local coffee shop). I was bad, my weakness is a brownie. I fueled up and noted Gunther's Tap Room, a bar where the beat generation's hero, Jack Kerouac used to walk in with a sock filled with quarters and drink himself to death.
Then I drove through the park where they have free concerts on Thursday nights. It's cool, grab a blanket, bottle of vino, cheese (there is a store in my village with a sign 'We have cheese' ***?) and relax.
Last concert I attended was back in 2002 when the Armed Services had their bands show up and play all their anthems, marching songs etc. I was at the concert with my best friend, a retired US Marine and his family. He suggested (ordered) I rise during the Marine Corps Hymn, anthem, we all did so. My friend later died in December, 2002, en route to Ohio to drop off gifts to his parents for Christmas. We used to golf and train together, both athletes and comrades. I miss him every day, he is now Obi Wan for me.
Riding without gloves in the summer is MP and the Campy alloy shifters feel even better since I've made some modifications to my seat height/position. Occassionally I pull over on a super hot day and sit under someone's sprinkler. My lungs are there, my legs need more work, the veins are getting close and to the tops of my hands and legs, a symbol I use to judge my fitness every year. I'll shed off another five pounds in time for Le Tour, July, where I ride every day after watching the Phil, Bob and Paul Show.
I had dinner after the ride, crab cakes, steak, drinks and of course, Return of the Jedi. Fascinated with space since time began, I wear a 1968 Omega Constellation, the back of it is stamped with an observatory.
:beer:
For Paul:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iVAvb5_oXY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0DW6PEJRVY
SOUNDTRACK by The Church and ROXY:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNhR-PrTAFE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfgU4iQr8PU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSqGwOmKEwU&feature=related