Dead Guy, Vino, and Eastern Time

Yesterday was a long day at work and when I got home a few of the neighbors were out on the sidewalk chatting, and when I noticed that their two little dogs were outfitted with matching doggie bathing suits (people just love to dress up little dogs, don't they?) I had to stop. Well, one thing led quickly to another and half an hour later I was lighting the coals on the barbecue out back and pouring Dead Guy Ale into a chilled beer glass in the living room with the neighbors. I think I was already on my second glass of vino by the time the flank steak was ready, and when we finally wrapped things up for the evening around 10:30 I was done and in need of some sleep. So wouldn't you know it -- my watch somehow got switched from Central Time to Eastern Time, which meant that my 5:50 am alarm went off in my ear at 4:50. I've got to say I was rather confused for a moment since it was way too dark and I was way too groggy. Finally I noticed that the clock on the nightstand was showing a different time and the pieces started slowly to fall into place. So anyway, an hour later I was reluctantly up, moving slowly, and a bit late getting out the door.

The Thursday training ride had a really big group today and for the most part it was smooth and very fast with about half of the group taking pulls at the front and the rest tagging along in the draft. I spent a while behind Donald on the way out as he was acting as the gatekeeper, half-way back in the paceline and hanging back a couple of bikelengths to let riders coming off the front back into the paceline ahead of him. Eventually I went around and got back into the paceline myself, taking generally shorter pulls than some of the other riders. Despite the fast pace, the group mostly stayed together the whole way today.

On the short ride back from the levee to the house I was the victim of attempted vehicular homicide no fewer than two times, and then again on my commute in to work. I don't know what it is, but it seems like the local drivers have suddenly become even more stupid than usual. Maybe it's something in the water? Anyway, consider yourself warned.

So I'm sitting here in the office rapidly losing hope that we will receive the funding allocation amount that we were promised yesterday by the Department of Education. Rumors are swirling as to why there has been a delay. Situation normal.