The Finish Line

Snow!   Nah, no snow.  They forecast 1 - 3 inches... if we get a dusting we will be lucky.  When I let them out this morning flakes were falling... here... and there.  Most of the storm is moving to our south.  Anne Marie might end up with 2 - 3 inches.  Bob and Carlos should be getting rain.  Rain?  How's that for putting you into the Christmas Spirit?
Yesterday I rode Eistobel... in Deutschland.  16.19 miles, with mile long hill that has a grade that wavers between 7% and 9.5%.  Two years ago this was one of the challenge rides; one that I didn't complete because of the difficult.  The really good riders finish this route in 35 - 40 minutes.  I take a bit longer.  I felt really good.  In fact, my friend Betsy called about 10 minutes after I'd completed it and she said "why you're not even out of breath."  Of course, I had to laugh at that.  Now, I was in training mode, if I ride the same route in Race Mode it counts it as a 'ride through.'  Riders will ride the same route over and over again trying to increase their speed.  Some as many as 30 - 40 times, all attempting to increase their speed and decrease their time.
And... prepping for my new training room, I've moved my Cyclocross X7 form the Shakespeare wall to the stars and planets wall.  In case you're wondering, yes... the stars and planets glow in the dark,

and yes, I did decoupage my ceiling.
Today is also the day the impeachment proceedings once again.  The Democrats want Mulvaney to testify...  That will never happen.  From what they've been saying, all the Republicans want are taped depositions, nothing else.  If, in desperation, they do bring in witnesses and they are only for the defense, they fail.  It turns their trial into a reverse kangaroo court in which the accused is automatically found innocent.  They want to acquit this defendant so badly, to do other wise shows the depths of their own corruption.  They are racing towards the finish line with as little sense of gilty as possible, cheating every step of the way.

Drizzly Morning

Yesterday Nestor came through... at least I think that's the name given to the storm by the Weather Channel.  Some got tropical rain, we had a soaking rain for most of the day.  They had forecast showers... they were wrong.

Here's a little GoPro vid of the last time I took the dogs for a walk in the drizzle.  This was a couple of days ago.

Today begins my weekend.  Most of my laundry was done during the week so today and tomorrow will be mostly occupied with yard work, writing, riding my bike, and game play.  Oh, and walking the dogs.  On my weekends we usually take our walks later in the day.  I'll have to video one of those for your entertainment.  

I may go to the movies either this evening or tomorrow evening.  Don't know yet.  There are movies I'd really like to see, however, if I miss them... well, I can always watch them when they begin streaming.  Priorities change as we get older.  Not only do species evolve, thought patterns do as well.  How boring life would be if they didn't.  You will never be the 20 year old you once were, either mentally of physically.  This is why I could never be a Conservative.  They don't like change.  They want the reliability of sameness over, and over, and over again.  They don't like challenges, either physical or mental.  They will never pick up a book, or listen to an artist, or watch a movie that in some way dares to make them question.  Conservatives prefer reinforcement of their already restrictive beliefs.  This is why they are dangerous.  They want to stop the world, and the future.

Anyway, I saw Mickey M was trying to do some sort of weird two-step dance around his little "get over it speech."  "No, there was never any quid pro quo," he said, and they played him the tape.  "No," he said, "that was something else."  So they played a section where he repeated his words.  And this was Chris Wallace of Fox News.  Finally, he did admit that you could have, possibly, maybe... well, might have believed he meant the administration purposely held up aid for the Ukraine, but really he was saying something totally different.  And the Idiot Jerk's loyal base said "see, it's not what you think it is... he was talking about something totally different."  Is it any wonder the Idiot Jerk in the White House is really beginning to hate Fox News and Chris Wallace, who used clip after clip to show Mickey his lies.  The propaganda machine is beginning to show cracks.