Good day riding yesterday, 55 miles. Stan worked on the bike a bit, and almost all of the gears were available.
Today is the penultimate day of BRAG.
World class athlete and Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is now following me on Strava. After dating Tiger Woods I might be a letdown. 😀
Wordle: six, my starter was PRIME
Yesterday was the layover day in Carrollton, so not much to report from BRAG. We did ride to Printer’s Ale for beers and food. Instead of going into town I decided to stay at camp and reorganize my gear.
There is news from the home front, just not as big of news as I was hoping. I finally heard back from Urban Farm Ormewood and I was randomly selected to receive a farming spot. Unfortunately, I was selected to receive one raised bed (whose location and dimensions I’ve yet to discover) and not an in-ground plot. Given that we are already in June I may try to grow some fast-growing plants like squash, or I may see what pepper varieties are still available at nurseries or hardware stores.
Wordle: three, my starter was SILKY
Well, I rode a century yesterday. One hundred miles on a frame on which I had never been, and with a chain and rear cassette which often had to negotiate before settling on an acceptable gear. But did it, and today I will suffer the ramifications of my choices made yesterday.
Wordle: three, my starter was ANISE
As I mentioned yesterday, the frame of my bike broke yesterday. Add another item to the “Weird Things That Happen To Paulie” list. Thanks to the generosity of ITP-Reader Steve I am probably out suffering as you read this. But, suffering beats abandoning. Today’s destination: Carrollton.
Wordle: five, my starter was SOUPY
Happy June 1.
Day 1 of BRAG was a good time, 50 miles from LaFayette to Rome, where the climbing was done in the first half. I felt good, even if I had to ride without sunglasses since mine broke as I was cleaning them right before our departure.
Relatively short day today, only 38 miles, so we are going to pack up camp and ride to a real breakfast prior to starting our was to Cave Spring.
Wordle: six, my starter was FAIRY
The other day I backtracked a little on my Disney+ subscription cancellation. I discovered I could put my subscription on hold, essentially not having access nor getting charged, which is what I’ve chosen for the next eight weeks. By the end of July I should know where Bundesliga will be streamed next season, and can make my next move then.
Well, the time has come to admit that I won’t be in my top form for BRAG. LOL! I am sure that I will survive, and hope I that it won’t be too wet next week. Expect short blog posts, if any. I’ve had to do a packing pivot. Yesterday, while doing my final packing I realized that the roller bag that I have used the last two years was in much worse condition than I remembered. I tried to patch it up, but I feared that the bag wouldn’t survive a week of being thrown around, so I decided to take another piece of luggage which also has issues thanks to airline workers, but should be okay. Depending on how this goes I will have a year to research and purchase a bag for next year, unless of course I find myself going to Walmart somewhere in west Georgia to buy something immediately.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Wordle: four, my starter was FAUNA
I’m almost all packed for BRAG. I just couldn’t get on a roll and finish everything. However, I did sew a hole in a pair of shorts so that I could pack them.
At Nam Dae Mun Tuesday they had five ears of corn for $1.59, so naturally I bought some even though they probably traveled halfway around the world to get into this store.
I saw my first lightning bug of the season last night. Woot!
Wordle: four, my starter was FLORA
Fun, and very busy day yesterday — laundry, multiple Goodwills, haircut, beans for seeds purchased at Nam Dae Mun, lunch at 1911 Biscuit & Burgers, and Schoolhouse for BOGO beers — all before fighting traffic home to eat leftover ribs and an ear of corn for dinner.
I checked WLF’s rain gauge upon returning home, 1″ is all I received. The water bucket collecting HVAC condensation was overflowing, however.
Today I am going to clean out one of the lettuce beds and fill it with San Marzano tomato plants. The lettuce is too large to be eaten, the leaves are too tough now, and are going to seed. I still have another half bed of lettuce which I will let go to seed to see what happens.
I will also be harvesting some zucchini today! With the rain the zucchini are starting to swell and I need to eat some of it before BRAG since they will be the size of baseball bats when I return.
Wordle: four, my starter was SOUPY
Well, the Bundesliga season is now come to a complete end. The promotion/relegation playoff ended yesterday with Paderborn winning promotion over Wolfsburg, who is now relegated to Bundesliga 2. The conclusion of the season is bringing a conclusion to my Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ subscription.
I hate it when I think about things too late. In years past I would have gotten a heads up that the touring version of the Banff Film Festival was coming to Atlanta, but not this year. I went to see when it was going to be held, only to find out that it was held on March 21st, so I have missed it.
Wordle: four, my starter was GRAPE
Happy Memorial Day.
So much of the recent rain has fallen north of I-20 that I have captured more water from my HVAC condensation line than I have from the sky. Rain is predicted for every day this week, let’s see what tune I’m singing by the time I drive to Columbus on Saturday. I hope by then it has rained itself out so that BRAG won’t be a complete mess.
According to the t-shirt I wore yesterday, this year marks twenty years since I saw Flaming Lips at Tabernacle. Wow.
Wordle: four, my starter was AWFUL
