Cadence: 105 RPM
Congratulations to Laurel and Matt and the many other students who received Long Beach Poly High School's highest honor-the Pursuit of Excellence Award.
Climbing "The Wall" at the San Clemente Challenge. Took me 5 min: 14 sec.
Played 36 holes at Gold Canyon today. Great course up against the Superstition Mountains. Those are real live deer in the background. Do I have the deer-in-the-headlights look?
Did the San Clemente Challenge this morning with Ted Field. I appreciated his patience and company on the 40 mile ride which I did in 2hrs:50 min. Picture is of the 10% grade over half a mile. Graphic above represents the profile of the ride. Glad I survived. Ted didn't have enough and did the climb twice.
Try never to forget, it is your Armed Forces, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press.
Thank you to Lou Gatto-my accountant and friend for over 20 years. He is a national expert on Veterinary Practice Management. Check out his website link on the sidebar.
Thank you also to Mona Valente for your donation to the Arthritis Foundation
Rode home from work again. A 6 mile ride on La Palma to the Coyote Creek bike trail which merges with the San Gabriel River trail and all the way to Long Beach. Into the wind all 17.5 miles.
Happy Mother's Day to my mom and her mom, and all of the moms visiting my weblog.
This is my other sister Lisa, her husband Craig, and their daughter Krissa.
Matsumoto Shave Ice - the best snow cone in the world - is a must visit when in Oahu. Two of my sisters - Michelle and Jody, along with my parents and David drove out to Haleiwa to have shaved ice and give me a ride back home.
Rode across central Oahu today from Pear Harbor to the North Shore. (yellow path on map) It was a 1000 ft. total vertical climb for 1Hr:30Min, then a quick downhill run into the town of Haleiwa. Ride time was 2Hrs. Ride distance was 25.8 Miles.
Rode for 3 hours today thru Waikiki, around Diamond Head, and east toward Hanauma Bay. On the way back, rode thru my alma mater the University of Hawaii. This is a view of Diamond Head from the back side.
The roses were first established as part of the Kentucky Derby celebration when they were presented to all the ladies attending a fashionable Louisville Derby party. The roses were such a sensation, that the president of Churchill
In 1904 the red rose became the official flower of the Kentucky Derby. The tradition was strengthened when, in 1925,
Each year, a garland of 554 red roses is sewn into a green satin backing with the seal of the Commonwealth on one end and the twin spires and number of the running on the other. Each garland is also adorned with a "Crown" of roses, green fern and ribbon. The "Crown", a single rose pointing upward in the center of the garland, symbolizes the struggle and heart necessary to reach the winners' circle.
Going at 10-1, in post position #11, my favorite to win is:
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The donation thermometer is rising but I still need your help.
Albert Pines said: "What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal."
After a 2 hour bike ride from Long Beach to Huntington Beach, I took a 5 hour plane ride to Hawaii. It's been raining since I got here but it may be starting to clear up. This is a view of Pearl Harbor from my parents' house. The long white structure in the middle of the picture is the Arizona Memorial.
The #1 Angels' fan meets the Cowboy Gene Autrey. "His handshake is firm but as cold as the Angels are right now."
Jack's Valley Road was the Pony Express trail in the 1800's. It leads to Genoa, Nevada's oldest settlement. From there it heads up to Lake Tahoe via the Kingsbury Grade.
The death of my trusty Toshiba Laptop prevented me from posting for a while. I also spent the last four days in the Carson City, Reno, Tahoe, and Mammoth. Got to do some hill training. This is a photo along Lake Mary Road in Mammoth. Cycled 4 miles with a vertical climb of 900 feet-it took 30 minutes.
