Weekend Recap

Really its not much of a re-cap......

I biked on the new mtn bike the Levee(gravel) and city bike paths for a total of 11.42 miles in One hour and 7 minutes... fairly good speed for an old man on a mtn bike...

Went to the local meat market.... got ribeyes for Saturday supper, picked up the laundry, cleaned the kitchen... Lisa came for supper on Saturday night... did some porch siting over the weekend.... stopped by the local hardware store and took the 4x4 to the carwash... I had new tires put on it, the tires that came on it only lasted 28K.... its three years old.. and paid for.. so I had a lil more aggressive tread for the new tires......

I would think it was a good week... I am really not looking forward to the trip to San Antonio this coming weekend.... I have been going over there now for the prostate cancer for 10 years... but all in all.... I am ThankFul for my health at this point in time.... I have had a lil bit of a weight gain in recent weeks... not sure what to think about that.. maybe the biking will help...

Other than the above... all is ok

Tis Sunday Morning ....

Politics Politics.... its such a blood sport here...

When Huey was in office.... he developed the tactics that are in play today.... but He... did it on a broader scale.....

There is a Parish Seat. up north next to here, .... Huey felll out with the state senator or was it the state representative, doesn't really matter.... one of the main roads during his highway construction in the late 1920s was moved two mile over .. most new roads ran into the middle of the towns.. who had Parish Seats.. that is where the Courthouse is located in all 64 Parishes.....Thus isolating the residents, and no commerce moving in and out of the town.... and bascially the Parish is still the same... no real companies are there... if you need to get to the town.... you have to drive a backroad...  and in almost 100 years... no one has wanted to change that punishment.... Amazing how the Ghost of Huey still lingers...

I booked my hotels for my trip to San Antonio this weekend....  the trip begins the last weekend of September and runs into the first October. I am  to stop in Houston on that last  Friday.. see old friends and stay till Sunday morning ...arrive in San Antonio Sunday evening and have the appointment on Monday at 2pm.... then rest up and on the Road back to the Lil City by the Red on Tuesday.

I am going I believe this time to take The Beast... for a road trip.........it will be the first out of state travel for the Lil Monster with its 485 horses jumping around in that black aluminum skin....

Brown Shoe Tuesday....

What can I say.... when I got up this morning.. woke up feeling fairly good... must have been the 3mg Lunesta .. it was 5:07am.... or could have been that hint of semi cool air... when I opened the front door..

So, with a lil bit of thought... not much.... It had to be Brown Shoe Tuesday......

So, here they are.... from the local men's shop.. ..  and the new socks too.

The Bike

I went by the Bike Shop here in the Lil City by the Red.... The Shop is a family operation that has been in business for over 20 years now... the owner Mike is a great guy.... I have brought about five bikes from Mike and his shop....  

This is the new Bike.... its Specialized  full suspension bike, 29 inches, RoxShox its call a short travel bike also....I outfitted it with light, better seat, iphone holder etc.. so I can gps track my rides and calories burned ... and yes miles rode....

I rode Saturday and today....... it was good to sweat and get back on the Bike... I rode by myself... with gave me time to reflect... .. and think of recent events.... I plan to ride four days a week..

I just have to be cautious about the compression of the C4/C5 vertabates.. and remember to stretch before a ride.....

It's Thursday.. and It Ain't Tuesday....

Well.... one's personal actions sometimes with the intake of spirits of the vine and the upper highlands of Scotland dont quite mix .....

Thats all I can say....  maybe its the approaching 65th B day.... maybe its just an old man that is frustrated with the gay life in a small rural city in the middle of La. ... or it could be a combination of many factors....

But lets say..... I am glad its Thursday......

And here is a photo for a Thursday............

O.... by the way.. the Bike Shop called and my new mtn bike is in... its a Specialized Short Travel Full Suspension ... I hope to be riding my stress out ...