quick bike entry

Slightly exhausted. Meant to get up early and go down to the bike trail, but I slept too late. Did Route #2 and the Big Hill and the loop. 2.6 miles. 18 minutes. Successfully avoided an overprotective dog and it's walker (why do so many slight women get large dogs they can't control? it's a lawsuit waiting to happen...) and a car or two. Very tired. Want to go back to sleep.

11 morning rides now (plus whatever I did before I got the computer) and I've done just over 25 miles. Probably about what my friends Tim and Tom used to do just to get to and from work every day when I was working in Crystal City. :-)

Wigtown Book Festival

For all my friends in the UK (or who might be in the UK) who like books or pagan things or dubiously classic cinema. :-)

One of the principal foci of this spring's Wigtown Book Festivalis the film 'The Wicker Man'! They're showing the film itself, showing a docco on the making of it, having a book discussion on the history of the film, unveiling the author/director's second novel (!), and burning a wicker man! :-)

me--eucch!; Rupert--yay!

I had a quick ride after work, encountereing something I had expected, but not yet experienced--the interface between cyclist and small flying insects. Euuch!

OTOH, when I got back, I finally cleaned Rupert's chain. He feels much better and has a nice citursy smeel, but I can't find the lube I thought I bought at the same time as the bike cleaning kit, and I don't think that people lube is probably good for bikes. :-)

Oook! USMNT v. Jamaica, and I'm missing it! Eeek! *runs to telly*

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Watching USMNT play Jamaica in NC (friendly). Missed mostof the game :-( Wasn't paying attention and didn't realise it was tonight. Jamaica seem to be playing hard. It's 1-1; the US are looking good, but not overwhelming. Nice to see the Old Boys (Pope, Meola) still looking strong. Beninho is awarded MOTM by the commentators :-) Yay Ben, though shorn and clean-shaven. Jamaicans all falling down now to waste time...

Edit: Nasty tackles by the Jams in the last minutes.

Edit2: Game over. Tie stands.