Why am I not sleeping in???

This morning I got up early and went on a Mountain Bike ride with Mike Sherrill. He had brought his new bike and had been looking forward to riding for some time. Of course that mean't a short night of sleep for me. I got in about 12:10 and went to bed quickly. I awoke before the alarm and got up and went to his Mom's house to pick him up. Then we were off to the Skyway Motorway. We rode an easy 12 miles and then I got back home to rest and eat before work at 2pm. I was fortunate in one sense. I got a flat on my bike. It was the first in many years. I didn't have to break down and fix it, I was close enough to the finish to just air it up once and roll down to the truck, walking it the last 300 or so yards. I am lucky that I didn't have the trouble miles back that way but I did have the fixit kit and pump so all would have worked out. Today was perfect as to temperature. Riding early in the morning with only the shirt and shorts! Surely Spring is here!

Tomorrow he wants to ride again. This time I have a little more time to spare. We can do a longer run. I wonder if he would like to ride the side closest to Talladega Creek. Actually I think he would be happy riding anywhere. The views off of the Skyway Motorway helped make the day this morning. Other rides don't have the views but have other objects of interest.

Now I am tired. That long ride this morning has worn me down. I'll rest tonight. Also I forgot my Palm today for the first time. I'll have to keep up with my foods tonight and enter them later. I didn't pick it up to bring to work. Darn!

Catching up

After my recovery period for Covid, I went to Cullman on Monday the 8th and started catching up on the mowing and farm stuff. Pretty much everything needed mowing. The big tractor made short work on the main north fields and David helped me with the field across from the pond. The grass had grown quite long and with the two week absence, I simply started and mowed all of them. There is always some mowing to do. At least no trees had fallen. There were some indoor projects pending. A couple of shower fixtures had to be replaced. The screen door latch didn't hold and had to be improved. The old JD mower needed a bit of tuning so it would climb better and the mowing deck replaced. And the garden needed to be disked and more corn and okra planted. David should have had a shot on the groundhog at the old house but forgot to check his ammo. The hammer fell on an empty chamber. I got the conibear traps out and caught one of the groundhogs that lived by the spring. David had ...

Spock

Spock is my favorite character in all fiction. A character who bridged the gap between two worlds and faced disdain from each. Who strove for excellence and exemplified strength, character, intelligence, and control. His nearly emotionless demeanor was a perfect foil for those who would attempt to intimidate or insult him. It was a style I would endeavor to imitate to thwart those attempting to insult, demean, or scare me in my own young life. I bought this little figure to remind me to guard against letting my defenses down and allowing emotional hurt to strike me.

Island Walk

I always try to help Rachael with Hubbard/Rockford if asked. They had me down for 3 days but at last minute asked for the other day. Work at Rockford is slow so working isn't hard, but not following my usual routine tired me out a bit. I still had some work I could take care of up in Cullman. Some bushhog work and other little items but the high temps held me back a bit. I did ride my bike a little and got in some of my walking in addition to some chores. Max needed to be delivered to Charlotte, SC for his drum major camp. I volunteered to take him. I was glad to be able to perform this chore for him but the long trip up and back combined with extra heavy traffic in the Atlanta are, which extended to within 30 miles of Alabama, combined to really tire me out. There had been a problem with my left rear wisdom tooth for over a year, so I decided I should get it taken care of before I wound up isolated somewhere in PEI. The extraction didn't appear to be problematic until just be...

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