Up Day

It seems to be kind of an "up" day for some reason. The morning training ride was nice. Our small group did a brisk and steady paceline, keeping things around 23-24 mph, with everyone taking long pulls. Felt good!

So I think the Mexican EPA is definitely on the right track with this ad to protect the turtles! No more turtle eggs for me! Naturally, some U.S. group complained about it. Go figure. It worked for me.

I heard this morning that the Base Closure and Realignment Commission voted not to shut down the New Orleans Naval Support facility (which I can see from my window) and instead go with a plan by the Mayor and Governor to turn it into something they are calling a "federal city." Anyway, all of that is a good thing for the city, a victory for the Mayor who I hear did a great job on this one, and a relief for lots of people who work there. So a rare bit of good news for the city.

The boys down at the Tour of Guyana seem to be working hard. Haven't had a chance to look at the video clip yet. Taylor A. reports:

Kenny called yesterday and said he thought Bain was in 5th and that Bain
might get some kind of special award for his riding yesterday! He said the
pace was about 32mph and it was really rough. Keep in mind that both
yesterday's and today's stages were 130km.The newscast from yesterday has an
interview with Realdo and Bain towards the end of the program. Check it out!
Taylor
http://guyane.rfo.fr/#

A very distracting e-mail from Gina recommending a vote for the Russian cardiologist in the Planet Muscle FitBods competition: http://www.planetmuscle.com/fitbods.htm . Just doing my part to support the medical profession!

The Daughter called for an update. They've finally got a full coaching staff on hand and workouts are going well, although her knee continues to give her trouble. The athletics folks just keep wanting to prescribe antiinflammatories and rest which of course does nothing for the underlying problem which is fairly obviously a meniscus problem that will need to be fixed arthroscopically - the sooner the better. She's still working out, but not without some pain. They start morning workouts next week in addition to the regular afternoon workouts and their strength training is being re-vamped to be more gymnastics-specific. Sounds like the program is coming together pretty well. Her roommates this year include only one other gymnast. There are two cross-country runners, and I don't know who the other person is.