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I thought it might be from all the doughnuts.

I seem to be doing more walking than biking...and I guess that is okay...Tonight my friend Trude and her dog Blissa did 2 more rounds at Como Lake...damn we were at the end of the community concert...and what little we heard..was great. 3.25 miles and our pace was 16.39...we have have cut over a minute per mile... I like doing the lake because we don't lose time when we heel at EVERY intersection Add my busy work day and 2 laps of the block at work...and a quick shopping stop after work..I am at 18,000 steps for the day!! If the weather improves..like cooler and less humidity...maybe I will get on the bike

Nice try. You're excited by her. You can admit it to us. We won't tell.

Note: There are steep drop offs in this zone. I sound like I am riding a horse, "Whoa...whoa."

Probably hired a ghostwriter...

Holy cow! People are impressed that an old trucker can even read, and here we have one that writes? I call BS, he's prolly just a wanna be trucker.

This! My library also allows small batch printing.

Hell, get creative. Go the store and act like you want to buy a printer and want to do a test print. Have your doc on a thumb drive. Print the document the number of times you need and then tell them thank you and you want to think about it.

I knew a guy that was allergic to Toyotas. Turns out he had Celica disease.* * Kiss my ass @2Far! I made this up!

I am. Bike club chick & I purposely rode a couple extra miles Sunday just so we could get a podium finish on our club's strava page for most miles for the week (got 2nd and 3rd) Also, she went segment hunting and scored a QOM she's been after

Off to the office soon. Busy day there planned and then a ride with the Chain Gang this evening.

Sorry, I was on a tight budget, so I bought you a Rollie EggMaster instead. I did manage to get you the rare Pink version, they're hard to find.

Today was the first day of the conference. A boring 8 hours but we were fed breakfast and lunch so that was ok. After lunch I walked around the block, up to the 16th street mall and back. 16th street mall is a tourist trap in downtown Denver. Restaurants, bars and chain shops competing for your cash. On the way back to the hotel was an old black man wearing a velvet crown. His name was Claude and he was the only living shoe shine dude left. He told me that God made him the shoe shine King and that the others were pretenders. A shine was $5. I sat and listened to him as he worked or ten minutes. My shoes shine. I gave him $6. He said my shoes were calfskin and made in Italy. According to Claude there's no such thing as leather only animal skin and you got to respect the animal that gave it to you. Claude was alright and a shoe shine is good for your soul as well as your shoes. Claude was right about my shoes. Tonight was a reception at Great Divide brewing with three food trucks. We drank some beer. I had a chicken and roasted chile taco, a pork taco and a side of crispy Brussels sprouts. There was a wood fired pizza truck but I passed on that. Afterwards we walked to the 16th street mall to people watch. Two people with us walked to the dope shop to check it out but it was closed. Some peeps at the next table were puffing away on a peace pipe but nobody from our table went over to partake. There is a big homeless problem in Denver. I think that it's much bigger than anticipated. A lot of new housing is being built but the value is getting too high for people to afford and they are getting priced out of the market. Downtown looks like a failing social experiment.

I'm waiting for my bike to be serviced and am waiting in the park next door to the LBS. They have complimentary coffee and since it's early there is a box of donuts too. There is a very unfunny squirrel making multiple trips to the box, coming back with an entire donut each time. He is just scarfing them down with icing & crumbs all over his fur.... Lucky me he is sitting opposite of me in the park. Just a freaking disgusting mess, I can't look..

So, we stayed at this place called The Tides Inn. It's a great little place. The rooms are clean and well appointed. I left them a nice review this morning and noticed a couple of mean reviews. One had complaints like "the black sand beach smelled terrible, Shelter Cove is a sad little town with nothing to do, there are no proper restaurants, the drive is on a dangerous windy road, the golf course is dried up." Blah Blah What is wrong with people? None of these things have anything to do with the hotel. The town is quirky, but don't take it out on local businesses. Heck, I heard Sysco Food can only deliver once a week. A few weeks back it was reported that they ran out of most things on the menu at the Pizza place. Like I said, the place is isolated. Personally, I thought it was part of the charm. However, I planned by bringing my own food, we got there in a vehicle that was fit for the drive, and I only came with the expectation to relax and enjoy ourselves. http://www.sheltercovetidesinn.com/

All the places you mentioned will. Just save the docs to a flash drive and bring it in.

Fingers crossed that the test is multiple choice!

Here's a good place to retire.

Texans as a rule are a special kind of stupid. And being a Rangers fan would crush the soul of even the best of men and women.

....where does a donut go on vacation?

The anonymity of the internet and the increasing sense of self entitlement in our society are a bad mix. Everyone wants perfection, 5 star service and Walmart pricing. If they do not get it, then they fire up TripAdvisor or Yelp or whatever and blast away. I tend to vote with my business. Went to a long time well established deli for breakfast recently. Son had something in his drink. Asked for a new one. It came back with a pink sweetener wrapper in it. I then looked down at my plate and found a hair in my omelette. Waitress took both items off the bill and when I asked to speak to the manager she told me she was the manager and that was the best she could do. I paid the bill, left no tip and told her we would never be back. If you are ever in Richardson, this is Cindys Deli by Richardson Bike Mart. I would not go there.

One word for you. Gatorskins.

I'll take 45 degrees over 95 degrees and humid as hell, any day.

Fall is coming, fall is coming!!!!!

Statistically, yesterday, July 24, is the hottest day of the year (on average) for the Tidewater area. It's all downhill from here, baby!

they are but in 5 months they get longer

9 miles or 71 furlongs. Marvelous!

I'm walking 2-2.6 miles most days and with no hip pain and usually no Achilles tendon pain afterward - just a hint of it about once/week and it's gone within hours. I went through years of sore Achilles tendons (one operated on in 1989) after every long walk/run until I started riding a bike semi-regularly in 2011. It let me slowly strengthen them without putting a lot of impact stress on them. I like your walking pace! I've just got back to 20 min/mile in 90F+ highly humid conditions for 2 to 2.6 miles, though I expect it will be faster when I lose the sling. I've been told I won't need it anymore beginning Thursday, when I start physical therapy for my repaired rotator cuff and bicepts tendon, but they may want me to keep using it for long walks.

22 miles, partly cloudy, 90 degrees, 10-15 mph winds.

Takng the photo is legal; courts have had mixed responses to using those photos to malign someone with most cases decided in favor of the subject, not the snapper.

A little deathly drop off on the side of the trail. It falls for a while. Hopefully, a tree would break your fall.

Can I just sit on the park bench and watch you ride by?

Okie Dokie, send me bank account numbers and very much person information. My agent will deposit for you enough Nigerian Yen, you will ride bike happy

I posted this earlier today before the upgrade. Just want to see how the new software handles this large gif.

The Good News...I can go from laptop to smart phone and not have to sign in every fricking tme

Yup.. I have one.. cost me $5 for the nice lid, and the mug was free because some idiot let it on their car and took a turn. It has a small dent, but it still works like a champ!

Must have been in "Dreaming" mode. A nice feature...

Somewhere in Greece you seem to have stumbled into a bit of humor.

Does listening to that stream all night make you have to get up and pee?

Must be using the new helium filled tires.

Oakridge, OR We will be spending much time here in the near future. Feeling happy about this.

Ignore that all those other Bozos said. The Parody Meter says.................9.67

Yes, but studies have shown that accurate numbers aren't any more useful than the ones you make up.

Yay!

Stolen from Jerry Clower

Start a GoFundMe page and I'll chip right in for it!