Tuesday

Another great day in the QCA. But we're dry. Hard to believe after all the rain that we got earlier this Summer that we're now asking for a good shower. Feast or famine.

Here's to 1 as Daughter of the Day. She's hanging in there, dealing with a little professional challenge right now. Good news will be coming her way in the future. Keep those positive endorphins flowing!

I was reminded of her determination in reading about the US women eight's gold metal in the rowing competition in Beijing. Not that I would have wanted her to spend 10 years in the boat to get there. The sacrifices that those gals made, forever, is another of those stories of Olympic athletes giving up the rest of their current lives in order to train for success in their respective discipline.

My garden patch is producing some tomatoes, but they are very average. I'm thinking that the plants that I purchased at the farmer's market this year were of a lesser variety. The birds seem to like them. And maybe the rabbits. Next year, I moving the garden to another spot behind my garage where I have a little more space and there's better sun.

I made one upgrade on my bike when I had it tuned for the non-trip to Tahoe. I had become aware of several new features now available in cycling computers (including GPS), and I decided to get a wireless model that eliminates the need for a small cord from the wheel to the handlebars. Speed and distance are displayed on the computer based on a reading triggered by a magnet placed on the front wheel. It took me two rides before I figured out that the reading device on the front fork was placed a couples of millimeters too far away from the magnet on the front spoke. My speed and distance were less than I sensed, and I was thinking that the computer was defective. As is the case with most technology things in my world, it was actually a problem of operator error.

Busy day here.

BCOT