Monday

Another non-fiction day.

Hard to believe that we are now in the middle of May. Given everyone's schedule, this Summer will fly by in a heart beat.

Congratulations to the college girls for the completion of their school years. I look at it as the 75% mark in college education funding. With Mary now with a single year remaining, and Charlie with three, that total of 4 represents the last 25% of the 16 years between the four girls. As a parent, you are excited about the education of your kids. But as the college years begin to wind down, there is a certain financial relief that begins to come into view.

That of course ignores the weddings.

Based upon prior precedent set on these pages, Kate does get a Daughter of the Day award for her half marathon run last Saturday.

I did get another short ride in last night despite the weather. 16.5. Not much to brag about. I was telling a good friend/client today about how my calendar in my bathroom is a motivation tool because I write in my workout for each day, and blank days are bad news. He said one cure for the self-criticism would be to take the calendar down.

No ride tonight. I'm going to try to mow my hay field of a yard.

For the sports fans in the crowd, Ivan Basso has a lead of about a minute and a half in the Giro d' Italia. My favorite, Paulo Salvodelli of Dicovery is about 5th, over 2 minutes in arrears. And Greg Biffle won at Darlington Saturday under the lights when Ken Schroeder (laps down) wouldn't give my boy Jeff Gordon in the 24 car the space he needed to execute a pass on one of the final turns on the last lap. In both of these desparate sports, the winner of a long ride is often decided by a few seconds. (The stage in the Giro today was actually a photo-finish.) Then again, there are folks out there that may question whether NASCAR is a sport, and many more who are wondering what a Giro is.

Y'all be careful out there.