Lazy Me

I haven't posted for a couple of days. Lazy me..

Spring has sprung and April showers are around the corner. Got to get out in the yard. Planting to do.. I need to get going... See ya...

Sad Day

Yesterday two cyclists were killed and a third person is critically injured when struck by a car. Goodness, such a sad thing. People enjoying a beautiful ride on a nice, country road one minute and then carnage the next minute. Everybody is sharing this sorrow. The cycling community is in shock.

I know the sport I love and enjoy is dangerous. There can be crashes at any moment. Not every incident involves cars. Other bikes can cause you to crash. Or you can just fall off all by yourself. I have done most of these type things during the years I have been riding. I've even had a helicopter ride off a mountain to a hospital. Crashes are a part of the sport. We can't avoid them. We can only use extreme care and caution. All of the time on every ride.

I feel very sorry for all the families of the people involved in the accident yesterday. The pain will last many years..

Spring Forward

Spring forward. I think it is less painful to go in that direction then the other, go back. I went to bed at the regular time. Eleven PM. And when I woke it was eight o'clock in the morning.
I don't miss the hour I lost. Yet..

Now to change all the clocks. Start upstairs and work my way down. Some need new batteries. All need to be set AHEAD one hour..

The computer and the cell phone already know the time changed. One computer, on my bike, didn't know that it was leap year and I also had to set the date. I wonder if I missed any other date modes??

Everything in the house is changed and now I just have to do the clock in the cars...

Bike Ride

Today was my monthly bicycle ride which I lead for my bike club. It was well attended. Twenty four riders turned out for the ride. The weather was great. Sunny and warm.

We have all levels of riders attend the ride. Since it is still early in the riding season some people are having some bits of trouble with the pace and distance. We ride a minimum of thirty five miles. A few stronger riders complete about forty miles.

Tourist for a day

My honey and I went to the City today on the train. Being a senior citizen has a benefit half price fares on the train and then another discount on the city buses.

She was born and raised in the City. We visited her old home and walked around the neighborhood. She remembers the area pretty well.

We visited the big park and saw the Hall of Flowers. That is a giant glass building with tropical plants. The building is hot and humid. There is even a rain storm about every fifteen minute.

It was a fun day and almost like a mini vacation. With the price of gasoline that may be all the vacation we can afford to take this coming year

Good Beans

Okay, I have discussed the cooking of evening meals. Tonight we had a new soup made with black beans. Boy, was it ever delicious. My Honey says the receipe was in a flyer from PGE with the utility bill.
I spent way too long cleaning my bicycle tonight. I realized today that I had not cleaned the drive train for over a year... I pulled the rear wheel and took the cassett off to scrub with degreaser. Then I removed the crank arm with the big chain rings. I disassembled the three chain rings and cleaned each chain ring.. After that I pulled the rear derailler and cleaned the jockey pulleys. After I cleaned it I forgot how to "thread" the chain and had to go in the house to look at my other bike to see how to get the chain back together again. When all the parts were together, I lubed the chain and now it sits in the garage waiting for me to wipe the excess oil off the chain.. I hope it works as good as it did before I cleaned it all.. Usually, a clean drive chain will be more efficient.