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Running out of June here Fans and this warm afternoon finds me in the Fox & Hound public house is Richardson. Killing time awaiting an appointment to get a hair cut.

I had a lengthy list of calls this morning and one was for a haircut and my stylist of choice was able to get me in today to my surprise and shock and nearly dismay. It sort of got me off-track and out of kilter but later in the morning I was looking ahead to Thursday and Friday with training and an off day, the weather but more specifically global warming locally, I accepted the haircut pull-in.

I had a taste for ceviche after the excellent training ride this morning.

HOW WAS IT OUTSTANDING? SHARE THAT WITH US POR FAVOR …

Very well.

The program called for 24K (15M) and a ‘hard ride.’ OK. So I’m thinking one (1) hour and push the envelope at every opportunity.

I used the ‘computer’ or my handlebar instrument and watch to monitor the space-time continuum and started right out of the gate with a rate of 25 km/hr as a target rate. When I dropped BELOW 25, I accelerated to get above and hit 30 a few times before settling in that zone between 25-30 knowing that would put me at that distance at, in around or about the estimated time for the ride.

WOW !! YOU DO ALL THAT ?

Why yes. Doing this or these kind of mental ‘exercises’ keeps the rider, YOURS truly, engaged, awake AND from falling asleep.

Anyway, the wind picked up and once again it seemed like the wind was getting stronger and in my face 3 of the four legs. It made for wind resistance and standing up accelerating into the windward legs.

Hey, it is SUPPOSED to be a ‘Hard Ride’ and push was the word.

Short & hard.

THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID.

Very funny.

Anyway, I beat the estimate again and felt good about that.

Back at the cloud, I felt really strong but that man-machine interface needed if not love some TLC so I fired up the hot tub for a quick Planning session and to make a few calls.

A longer than normal list, I WON a battle with American Express reversing a ‘late fee.’ I negotiated a better deal on tree surgery for my two favorite live oaks so another WIN.

I got the haircut appointment. WIN.

Minuteman Press got a new computer system and their artwork files are in limbo or should I say purgatory. Truth be known I don’t need anything RIGHT NOW but NO WAY am I waiting until the NEEDS is URGENT and risk an unsupported panic.

That’s just NOT Bill.

So I went to my fav Mexican coastal bar & restaurant in McK to try to get into this ‘World Cup’ event.

I saw on the dumb phone Brazil was playing Serbia at 1:00 so I said to self what the hey.

I can report honestly Fans I don’t get it.

While Brazil was clearly the better team, the time thing was like … Whisky Tango Foxtrot … when is this thing going to end?

The suspense sent me comatose and I lost interest NOT KNOWING when the game was over or would end.

Til next time. The barbershop is just around the corner here in Richardson and I have frittered away

ALL of my ‘free time.’