Here I am, back home again. I don\’t own a beautiful house like this one; but at least I\’ve got a roof over my head. I\’m so glad I didn\’t have to go through DFW this time. I had a lay-over in Salt Lake City. After takeoff, I saw a large, blue body of water […]
Tomorrow I\’m homeward bound. It\’s a beautiful morning here in Spokane: in the low 50s; and bright and clear. Back home in New Orleans, it\’s already 85 degrees; and the humidity is 72%! I\’m surprised that the humidity here in Spokane is currently just as high; but it doesn\’t feel as cold as N.O. does
Visiting the past can be interesting. If nothing else, I\’m always amazed by how much I\’ve forgotten! A current project of mine is editing old blog posts. For a long time, I didn\’t know about SEO Focus Keyphrases; and consequently didn\’t do that part of my bogs. Finally I learned how to do it; but
We\’re really getting decadent here! We haven\’t been eating Sachertorte; but there are many other decadent things to eat. Yesterday we went to an ice cream shop that had some unusual flavors. I never heard of basil ice cream before; and that\’s what I chose. It\’s actually good! My sister-in-law sent a dozen sugar-free cookies.
Gu-Gel Tri-Berry was my introduction to \”goo\”. Each gel has 100 calories; and maltodextrin and fructose to provide an energy boost. Provides electrolytes, too. Easy to carry in a pocket; or tuck a few into your under-saddle pack. Box of 24 gels.
A cyclist must train so as to peak just as the most important races come up; and speaking of peak, here we are at the height of hurricane season. The remnants of Nicholas still haven\’t dissipated; and there are several areas of unsettled weather that warrant close watching. The orange one, I suspect, is the
We\’re feeling the chill here. At 7:00 am, it was barely 40 degrees. Down there in New Orleans, it was about 81 degrees! What a big difference! And too soon I\’ll be back in that steamy sauna. It\’s going to be very humid in New Orleans. It typically is; but after Ida and Nicholas, the
I think our point of reference has changed. For years, \”the hurricane\” meant Katrina; but now, it means Ida. Ida didn\’t exact anywhere near the death toll that Katrina did; and for Ida the levees held. But all the same, Ida did plenty of damage. I am now planning my trip back home; and I\’m
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Sunday night I got some more astronomy. It began quite innocently, when I saw the moon (almost half-full) from my sister\’s kitchen window. It was quite low in the sky; and after I had returned to look at it several times, I commented on its movement. The moon seemed to be marching almost parallel to
You learn something new every day, or so the old saying goes; and post-Hurricane Ida, I leaned a new thing or two. I was able to get a ride out of town ahead of the storm; and was with a friend for the duration. Her power lines were knocked down by a falling tree; and
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