Mrbill's Bikenbreakfast
03, July, 09
Happy Fourth of July tomorrow, be careful with those fireworks, I remember that Cherry Bomb going off in my hand just as I was throwing it, not good.
Had a good ride this morning, I took my Old Blue over and up some good hills and was soaking wet when I returned, no it didn't rain, Oh how I wish.
Of course I had to take a quick dip in the pool, cool and refreshing in the morning, it the afternoon it's a Hot tub, that's good too.
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I love the following Bike Pic because it's a pic of a bike just like I owned, sometime around 1953,
What a Cadillac, front and seat suspension, headlight, horn (you can see button on center panel), luggage rack, I mean it had it all, I almost forgot those streamers fron the Handlebars.
I've owned a lot of bikes since, but I don't think I've ever been as proud of a bike as I was of that one.
02, July, 09
I didn't ride today, I got Hotted Out, you know, like rained out, only Hotted Out.
I had to do some yard work this morning since our Yardman didn't show up, maybe it's because we don't have one, and when I was thru with that it was to Hot to ride.
So after yard work I decided it would be nice to take a dip in the pool.
But it wasn't all play, I swam quite a few laps,
but it was fun, it's fun swimming laps with Grannies Tonnic.
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I've had a few folks who asked about the "Yerba Matte", so I made a page to show how I prepare it, to view page, click image below.
01, July, 09
Allright, we survived June, now we have July, Aug and Sep and then some relief.
I managed to get out this morning and chase my shadow,
The other day it finally rained, we were tickled and so were the Hummingbirds. I'm not sure why but when it gets stormy we get a slew of Hummingbirds, I took this pic of one of our little ladies
29, June, 09
I have had a pretty exciting morning around here.
First we get up and a short time later we hear a commotion on the front porch, then we SMELL what the trouble is, a damn Skunk.
I thought we were thru with skunks but no, there's no other smell as bad as skunk, hell it'll make you sick at your stomach.
As far as skunks go, mrbill is no more mr. nice guy, no more animal lover, if I see that sucker I'm going to send him to Skunk Hell, I feel better now, but still smell skunk.
About the time the Skunk rucus dies down the dogs start barking and run for the High Line, Teresa hollers at them and then sees that their after a deer and probably a fawn, as Teresa hollers the dogs turn toward the house and the Doe gives chase, chasing them all the way into the yard.
To much action around here for me, I'm going on a bike ride.
I get ready and take off on my bike for a ride around the backroads.
I got a good workout in the bottoms chasing a tractor, caught him and managed to stay ahead of him until he turned, I love chasing tractors.
IT'S RAINING as I type, I can't remember the last time we had rain, it's a wonderful thing, the plants are grinning and we may make watermelons in Cass County after all.
26, June, 09
Ok, I'm going to give you a break today and not talk about the heat.
I had a nice ride this morning, I left the house one minute late, at 6:31, a minute can make a lot of difference around these parts right now, due to the, no I'm not going to say it!
While riding thru Carterville this morning I had to stop and take a pic of Mrs.Greens flowers
Also saw another one of my friends today
I saved this beautiful snake, as he was laying right in the middle of the road,
I knew that if I didn't get him to move off the road he would be Snakeburger meat and sure enough as I was coaching him to the side of the road with my little stick a truck approaches, he stops while Mr snake leaves the road and then he drives on, passing me with a, "your crazy" look on his face, he was Black and you know how Blacks don't like snakes.
All kidding aside, these are beautiful and non aggressive snakes.
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My next ride will be the "Tour de Paris", Texas that is
Click image for InfoI'm registered and I'm ready.
This is a great ride, very well organized, no major climbs and plenty of, No, I'm not going to say it, Don't Miss This Ride
25, June, 09
I was going to take the day off to do some plumbing but plans changed.
I discovered that I could rob a piece off my toilet in the shop and put it on the toilet in the house, Wha La, fixed, now I can ride.
Half ass repair job cost me a little time and time is important when the weather is like this
When the weather is this rough it's important to stay in out of the heat if possible, and to make staying inside better, there's Rum and Coke and
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If you have any problems with Coffee, like it mildly upsetting your stomach, nervous jitters or whatever, I'd like to recommend a replacement.
Yerba Matte, Che Cuevara's favorite drink, although drinking it won't make you a rebel.
I've been drinking it for about a yr and a half now and I really like it, I fix it with Honey and from the link you'll see I like the Mint and Lemon type.
Give it a try, half of South America can't be all wrong.
24, June, 09
If you get out early you can beat some of the heat and some of the wind but you can't beat the Humidity.
I took a ride this morning and I stopped in town for a little break, it didn't feel to bad as long as I was moving but when I stopped the water started running, seemed like from every pore in my body, love that humidity.
23, June, 09
Due to extremely hot weather, 100 plus degrees, I've had to alter my schedule. Instead of waking up, reading a bit and then taking care of Computer stuff, I now will wake up, read a bit and then get ready to ride, if your not on the road by 7am, forget it.
Got in a nice ride this morning and then after returning home I managed to mow, water, take out trash and vacum the house, Teresa was shopping.
I've had a good morning but now it's time to hibernate indoors until evening when the temps finally drop to around a cool 90 to 95, the early morning is best, about 75 degrees.
Better run I smell cooking, Teresa went to the Farmers Market in Atlanta today and I'm going to get some New Potatoes and Squash with tomatoes, fresh out of la tierra, muy bueno.
I wish Lance would quit talking about how nice the weather is in Aspen, I try not to think about Colorado this time of the year, it's depressing, cool and dry, man would I like some of that.
22, June, 09
Fabian Cancellara, one of my favorite pro cyclists, won the Tour of Switzerland, you go Fabo!!!
"Tour de Italy" ride report, click image below
