Jensen has been accepted to BYU. But, she may just go to Utah since it is cheaper. Ailsa has her papers submitted for her mission. We are anxious to know where she will be sent.
29 September 2008
Uma Watch Out!!!
This is Ailsa as Poison Ivy at the Laser Quest party last Friday night.
Jensen has been accepted to BYU. But, she may just go to Utah since it is cheaper. Ailsa has her papers submitted for her mission. We are anxious to know where she will be sent.
Jensen has been accepted to BYU. But, she may just go to Utah since it is cheaper. Ailsa has her papers submitted for her mission. We are anxious to know where she will be sent.
15 September 2008
Legacy Parkway Tour 2008
Yay me!
Here are my results for this race. Below is a screenshot of the overall top eight riders. You can get to this page if you fiddle with the website. But, it doesn't look like I can give you a link that will work.
There was a total of 715 people who registered and finished this race.
One of my last unreached goals this year was to break 23 mph average in a time trial or solo ride of at least 20 miles or so. I have been wanting for years to do the World Senior Games in St. George. But, as this year ticked along I could see that I probably didn't have the vacation days to spare. Right now, I have 2 vacation days left for the year and I would probably need to use 2 days to do the Senior Games. I have to keep some time available in case someone else in the ward passes away and I have to conduct a funeral. This isn't an idle preoccupation. We have more than 30 people in the ward over the age of 80 and 9 over the age of 90. Interesting thing is most of those over 90 still come to their meetings! But, that's a story for another time.
I thought I might end up doing this ride by myself. But, When it came down to it Cliff, Eric, Craig and Teal Buchi and Jeff Barton participated. Although The Buchis and Jeff were too late to register.
Anyway I decided to do this race and try for a new best speed even though it was not a time trial. It is a lot easier to go fast in a race. But, I did so much faster than I was expecting that I'm calling it good.
There were a lot of people at this event. We arrived with only about 5 minutes to go and we squeezed into the middle of the start. So there were probably at least 300 people in front of us. This wasn't a big deal because those who registered had timing chips so your time didn't start until you crossed the start line. However, it was quite frustrating initially because there were A LOT of people in front who went quite slow and spread out all over the road making it VERY difficult to get up to speed and stay there for a while.
Anyway, once we were able, I got going about as fast as I could and just tried to hold on without exploding. I led a pack for most of the way out and then came upon a couple of guys I thought were going at a good rate of speed. I settled in with them for a while. But, then realized they weren't going fast enough. So, I tried to make it to the next group ahead.
I was on a guy's tail from about mile 7 to about mile 9 and then took a turn pulling up to the turn around. I was pretty well tuckered at the turn around and just fell into the back of a group of 6 riders with Cliff right in front of me. The four at the front took turns in the lead and didn't seem eager to include Cliff and me in the rotation. So we stayed back and let them do the work.
I hit something in the road at about mile 16 and briefly prayed that I wouldn't get a pinch flat. I must be living right because my tire did go flat after I got back home.
We came upon a large group of riders at about mile 17. I was a little surprised they were ahead of us because I hadn't seen that many people turn around and coming back before we got to the half way point. There was an electronic timing loop at the halfway point so you couldn't cheat by turning around early. I suspect some of this large group a) wasn't registered/didn't have a timing chip, b) didn't go all the way to the half way point before turning around. We stayed with this group for about two miles and then pushed a little ahead. At one point someone in the group dropped a water bottle and I'm surprised it didn't cause a big wreck. As it was it was a little hairy riding with them.
When we came to the finish. I thought briefly about sprinting. But, didn't feel any great need to pass anyone else. As it was I wouldn't have been able to make it to the podium anyway with a sprint. Cliff crossed ahead of me but must have crossed the start a little further ahead of me because my overall time was slightly better than his. It seemed there were probably 20 or so riders who finished before me. But, they must have started way before me or not registered because the Milliseconds people say I came in 5th overall. I was faster than anyone over the age of 39. My power output averaged about 220 watts!
Here are my results for this race. Below is a screenshot of the overall top eight riders. You can get to this page if you fiddle with the website. But, it doesn't look like I can give you a link that will work.
There was a total of 715 people who registered and finished this race.
One of my last unreached goals this year was to break 23 mph average in a time trial or solo ride of at least 20 miles or so. I have been wanting for years to do the World Senior Games in St. George. But, as this year ticked along I could see that I probably didn't have the vacation days to spare. Right now, I have 2 vacation days left for the year and I would probably need to use 2 days to do the Senior Games. I have to keep some time available in case someone else in the ward passes away and I have to conduct a funeral. This isn't an idle preoccupation. We have more than 30 people in the ward over the age of 80 and 9 over the age of 90. Interesting thing is most of those over 90 still come to their meetings! But, that's a story for another time.
I thought I might end up doing this ride by myself. But, When it came down to it Cliff, Eric, Craig and Teal Buchi and Jeff Barton participated. Although The Buchis and Jeff were too late to register.
Anyway I decided to do this race and try for a new best speed even though it was not a time trial. It is a lot easier to go fast in a race. But, I did so much faster than I was expecting that I'm calling it good.
There were a lot of people at this event. We arrived with only about 5 minutes to go and we squeezed into the middle of the start. So there were probably at least 300 people in front of us. This wasn't a big deal because those who registered had timing chips so your time didn't start until you crossed the start line. However, it was quite frustrating initially because there were A LOT of people in front who went quite slow and spread out all over the road making it VERY difficult to get up to speed and stay there for a while.
Anyway, once we were able, I got going about as fast as I could and just tried to hold on without exploding. I led a pack for most of the way out and then came upon a couple of guys I thought were going at a good rate of speed. I settled in with them for a while. But, then realized they weren't going fast enough. So, I tried to make it to the next group ahead.
I was on a guy's tail from about mile 7 to about mile 9 and then took a turn pulling up to the turn around. I was pretty well tuckered at the turn around and just fell into the back of a group of 6 riders with Cliff right in front of me. The four at the front took turns in the lead and didn't seem eager to include Cliff and me in the rotation. So we stayed back and let them do the work.
I hit something in the road at about mile 16 and briefly prayed that I wouldn't get a pinch flat. I must be living right because my tire did go flat after I got back home.
We came upon a large group of riders at about mile 17. I was a little surprised they were ahead of us because I hadn't seen that many people turn around and coming back before we got to the half way point. There was an electronic timing loop at the halfway point so you couldn't cheat by turning around early. I suspect some of this large group a) wasn't registered/didn't have a timing chip, b) didn't go all the way to the half way point before turning around. We stayed with this group for about two miles and then pushed a little ahead. At one point someone in the group dropped a water bottle and I'm surprised it didn't cause a big wreck. As it was it was a little hairy riding with them.
When we came to the finish. I thought briefly about sprinting. But, didn't feel any great need to pass anyone else. As it was I wouldn't have been able to make it to the podium anyway with a sprint. Cliff crossed ahead of me but must have crossed the start a little further ahead of me because my overall time was slightly better than his. It seemed there were probably 20 or so riders who finished before me. But, they must have started way before me or not registered because the Milliseconds people say I came in 5th overall. I was faster than anyone over the age of 39. My power output averaged about 220 watts!
09 September 2008
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01 September 2008
New Camera
We bought a new camera this weekend. Our old one was about 5 years old and not that great to start out with. It got splashed at the beach and didn't work well for a day or two. We bought a Kodak 8.1 megapixel camera for $100. This ought to do us just fine for quite a while.
UPDATE: After going through two units of the Kodak model we bought (they both just stopped working after a while) we purchased a Canon 590IS and it is working just fine.
UPDATE: After going through two units of the Kodak model we bought (they both just stopped working after a while) we purchased a Canon 590IS and it is working just fine.
Laney Learns to Ride a Bike
Her friends and peers have been riding for some time. But, in just two short days of practice this weekend, Laney joined the ranks of the bicycle abled. It actually went very quick. She wouldn't stay at it for very long. But, early on Monday I could tell she was getting the hang of it. She still liked me to be there with my hand on her back. But, she was doing a lot of balancing. Before this I tried to convey to her in words how it felt to balance, that she needed to "sit" on the seat. She figured it out without my accurately verbalizing it. Kids are pretty smart that way.
17 August 2008
San Clemente 2008
Our summer vacation 2008 is but a faint memory. All in all we had a great time and got along very well. It's getting harder and harder every year to continue my normal level of activity without all sorts of aches and pains. I didn't throw myself into the cycling and surfing and body surfing quite as much as in the past. But, was still very busy. I didn't do as well surfing as last year I felt. I think the reason was with the swell that came through right before we arrived the bottom was uneven and at times I had an extremely difficult time with wave selection and my placement.
Our last day we went to the Trails at San Onofre State park. I may have been there once or twice back in the day. It was a wilder and less populated break. For the first half hour after we got there it was very active and I had a couple of rides. Most of the time the wave would lose power and reform further inside. Some of the biggest waves were in the 5 foot range. During the last 2 hours there was a lot of sitting around trying to catch waves that would putter out enough to make it impossible to catch.
With the bottom being messed up, a fairly deep trench had formed at San Clemente beach barely into the tideline that made it difficult and scary for the little kids to traverse. When the tide got right it was okay. But, Laney made me go out with her many times every day. Most of the time she would hang like a 50 lbs. sea anchor around my neck. I couldn't last long like this. So I got many workouts that were like someone trying to drown me for 20 minutes. Finally, the last couple of days the trench was nearly gone and Laney was mostly fine playing by herself with us just watching out for her.
Our last day we went to the Trails at San Onofre State park. I may have been there once or twice back in the day. It was a wilder and less populated break. For the first half hour after we got there it was very active and I had a couple of rides. Most of the time the wave would lose power and reform further inside. Some of the biggest waves were in the 5 foot range. During the last 2 hours there was a lot of sitting around trying to catch waves that would putter out enough to make it impossible to catch.
With the bottom being messed up, a fairly deep trench had formed at San Clemente beach barely into the tideline that made it difficult and scary for the little kids to traverse. When the tide got right it was okay. But, Laney made me go out with her many times every day. Most of the time she would hang like a 50 lbs. sea anchor around my neck. I couldn't last long like this. So I got many workouts that were like someone trying to drown me for 20 minutes. Finally, the last couple of days the trench was nearly gone and Laney was mostly fine playing by herself with us just watching out for her.
03 August 2008
San Clemente 2008
We are in Sacrament meeting in San Clemente. It is great to be here again. The trip down was enjoyable. We saw a really cool wildfire right up to the outskirts of Santaquin.
It is amazing to be able to travel at 80 mph in a very high level of comfort and safety, getting 80 mppg (miles per person gallon.) Jensen was on her computer. Lenore read a book to me, George Ritchie's Ordered to Return. Ailsa was already down at Kim's house, having been to OSC's writing conference in San Diego earlier this week. We are happy and trying to exercise more patience with one another.
The waves have been big this week. But, of course the swell was gone when we arrived.
I finished out the month of August cycling with 700 miles riding 190 miles my last week. I finally hit 11.5 percent bodyfat Friday after work, a new record for me in the modern era.
It is amazing to be able to travel at 80 mph in a very high level of comfort and safety, getting 80 mppg (miles per person gallon.) Jensen was on her computer. Lenore read a book to me, George Ritchie's Ordered to Return. Ailsa was already down at Kim's house, having been to OSC's writing conference in San Diego earlier this week. We are happy and trying to exercise more patience with one another.
The waves have been big this week. But, of course the swell was gone when we arrived.
I finished out the month of August cycling with 700 miles riding 190 miles my last week. I finally hit 11.5 percent bodyfat Friday after work, a new record for me in the modern era.
24 July 2008
23 July 2008
Further to Agency Rant - Discussion at Girls Camp
President Daw doesn't like to say Satan's plan. He didn't really have a plan. Lenore calls it the plan and the sham.
I think the sham is that he told us he had an easier way and we could still be happy. This denies accountability, which must be an Eternal law or the other side of the Agency coin. Satan is the Father of lies, uses fear, is manipulative, binds us down through addicitions. He plays upon our lack of Faith and lack of Knowledge. We can overcome that problem by studying and acting on the knowledge we gain.
We have to choose good or evil. When we choose good we eventually receive "all that the Father hath." When we choose evil, Satan can't repay with what we want (to be happy) Our choice and our ability to choose are only taken away.
Since every sin, transgression, misdeed, slight, mistake, imperfection accumulates and adds to the imperfection of this sphere, until the Savior comes and raises it up through the Atonement to the proper fullness of its creation, there are no victimless crimes. Every wrong hurts and degrades the system and makes it worse for all of us who dwell here.
I think the sham is that he told us he had an easier way and we could still be happy. This denies accountability, which must be an Eternal law or the other side of the Agency coin. Satan is the Father of lies, uses fear, is manipulative, binds us down through addicitions. He plays upon our lack of Faith and lack of Knowledge. We can overcome that problem by studying and acting on the knowledge we gain.
We have to choose good or evil. When we choose good we eventually receive "all that the Father hath." When we choose evil, Satan can't repay with what we want (to be happy) Our choice and our ability to choose are only taken away.
Since every sin, transgression, misdeed, slight, mistake, imperfection accumulates and adds to the imperfection of this sphere, until the Savior comes and raises it up through the Atonement to the proper fullness of its creation, there are no victimless crimes. Every wrong hurts and degrades the system and makes it worse for all of us who dwell here.
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