\”Not one iota\” typically means, \”not the slightest\”. It\’s different when a storm of that name is heading your way. Under such circumstances nobody can afford to be indifferent.

Tropical Storm Iota is expected to strengthen further before making landfall next Monday. Unfortunately it looks like it\’s aiming for Nicaragua and Honduras; as if they haven\’t had more than enough already!

Today keeps feeling like Sunday. For this weekend, I decided to do my long ride on Saturday. but I didn\’t go out as far as I had planned. When I stopped to reapply sunblock, I checked my food supply; and it looked like I might not have enough. As it turned out, I probably did have sufficient fuel with me; but why risk bonking?

The wind was a nuisance on the way home, as usual. An added aggravation was having to take a detour to get home, thanks to a train that was just sitting there. That detour means riding over very rough street surfaces!

I decided to get Chinese take-out for lunch, and chose the General Tso\’s Chicken combination plate. I like the lunch combination plates because they aren\’t as big as the dinner combos. Even then, it\’s too much for one meal; but that\’s OK. In effect, I\’m getting lunch and supper for the price of one meal. Can\’t beat that, right?

After lunch and dishwashing, I went to work on my latest Hoppin\’ John variation: Bald Eagle Black Field; or Bald Eagle for short. I was very surprised this morning when I heard something from a bald eagle that wasn\’t a screech.

So now I\’m pretty tired. Maybe I\’ll be lazy and let laundry wait until tomorrow. After all, I\’m on vacation, so switching my schedule around won\’t matter — not one iota!