07-09-2026 Ride

Well, this ride had its frustrations, all of them traceable to my lack of preparation or patience. I was supposed to meet Paula over on Harmony Grove Rd for a ride, so I got up early and got ready to be able to leave the house around 5:40. This was all good, and I was on schedule at the start. It wasn't fully light out, so I took the pedestrian bridge over Lake Hodges and then headed up Via Rancho Pkwy to Felicita Rd, which I took to Hamilton Ln, turning left there. This is where my first miscue happened. I was listening to music and lost track of where I was supposed to turn, so I ended up staying on Hamilton Ln instead of turning onto Bernardo Ave, as was planned. I recognized my error after a bit but continued on this road after looking at my Wahoo map and seeing what looked like a throughway to a major street. I rode up to the end of the road and got onto a private path, but it was blocked on the other side by a chain link fence, so I had to turn around and ride back, not really knowing where I was but looking for a way out of the neighborhood. I ended up turning left on Continental Ln, which climbed a bit and got me to Calle Catalina, where I turned left and found myself at the top of Gamble Ln, without the really steep sections to navigate. So this is actually a pretty nice way to get over to Citracado Pkwy (via Scenic Trail Way), perhaps the fastest route. I took Citracado Pkwy down to Harmony Grove Village Pkwy, turned left and to to Harmony Grove Rd, where I took another left and started riding to meet Paula heading the other way. It was starting to get foggy as I continued, then we met up and rode together on Harmony Grove Rd down to the turn onto Elfin Forest Rd. I only knew the route superficially, hadn't downloaded it, so I rode at her pace up the first climb here, we were both looking for the left turn onto Fortuna del Este. There is a nice, winding descent here through a rural neighborhood, the road turns into Canyon de Oro, before it starts to climb. There is a short, very steep (I registered 20% gradient briefly) pitch up to the intersection with Seaquest Trail, which we had previously ridden coming from the other direction. We joined back up and then descended Canyon de Oro to Rancho Summit Dr and then down to Fortuna Ranch Rd, where we turned right and, after a short ascent, enjoyed a nice descent to Lone Jack Rd. The road kept descending, more gradually, until it flattened out and got us over to RSF Rd. We turned right there and rode up the little climb before descending to Calle Acervo and turning right. Around here my right shifter stopped working, even though I had replaced the battery fairly recently (it must have been a battery that had sat in the saddle bag for a while. We stopped, and I checked to find out that I didn't have any spare batteries in my saddle bag. Mistake #2. So we modified our planned route to get us over to La Costa Ave via Camino de los Coches, where we turned left and then right into the parking lot for a Pavilions supermarket. I went in, and they had a battery display was surprisingly didn't have any CR2032 batteries. I was amazed! So we had to ride to the shopping center on the other side of La Costa Ave, where there was a CVS that had the batteries at an exorbitant price. I bought one and put it in my back pocket, hoping I wouldn't have to replace it, since my shifter had started working again. With this minor delay, we decided to modify the route, taking La Costa Ave to Circulo Sequoia and turning left (we had turned right on previous rides) and riding up a gradual climb until we got to Avenida Amapola, where we turned left and then left again on Camino Junipero to get back over to RSF Rd. Up the last bit of that climb and then down to San Elijo Rd, turning right and then right again on Dove Tail Dr. Here is where my shifter battery finally died, so we stopped and I replace it fairly quickly to get back my shifting functionality. We turned left on Amberhill Ter and then right on Shadetree Dr, riding through a neighborhood until we turned right again on Weatherwood Ct. This got us to Fallsview Rd, which we used to get back onto San Elijo Rd. We climbed into the village and turned on Elfin Forest Rd to get over to Calistoga Way. Up to its end, using the throughway to get over to Genoa Way and up to Baylor Dr. We were both able to get through the gate by following cars, then we turned right on Questhaven Rd and left on Blue Water Ln. We rode up to the entrance to a bike path that led us up to Leeward Ave, where we turned left, right on Hollowbrook Ct, and left on Eclipse Dr to get back up to San Elijo Rd. Just a little more climbing until the turn onto Double Peak Dr. I rode to Atherton St and waited for Paula to show up by her house. In our ride together, we rode through some fairly heavy fog and light mist, and it was still overcast up at her house. I didn't stay long, just turned around and rode back to San Elijo Rd and down the hill into the village. I wasn't watching closely enough as I got into the village, so I missed the turn onto Elfin Forest Rd and ended up turning left on Baker St, riding through the Albertson's parking lot to get to Elfin Forest Rd. I was tiring out here, so I dialed my pace back, did the little climb out of the village and then enjoyed the descent to the turn onto Harmony Grove Rd. After I made the turn, I noticed that my bike felt a little wobbly. I kept riding for a while until I stopped to check my tires, finding that I had a slow leak on my front tire, again. I was super frustrated. I thought about trying to ride with the slow leak, occasionally pumping it up, but the air started coming out faster, so I pulled over to the side of the road and took the front wheel off to replace the tube. The tire was quite uncooperative, I was mad and impatient, and I ended up damaging the tube I had put in. This took my frustration and anger (at myself, really) to the next level. I wasn't sure if I was using my Cycplus pump correctly, especially after putting on the second tube and, stupidly, puncturing it as well with the tire levers. I got my CO2 cartridge out and tried to use it to put air in the tire, to no avail. It was, after all, punctured. So I was stuck on the road with three inner tubes with holes in them. That was the end of this ride.

Avg speed = 13.1 mph. Total mileage = 34.3 mi

Avg power = 123 W. Weighted avg power = 158 W

Total elevation gain = 3170'

Avg heartrate = 112 bpm (Coospo)

Relative Effort = 42

Training Load = 157

Intensity = 72%

https://www.strava.com/activities/19244949852

I called Ann. No answer. I ended up trying to call her for about 20 minutes, with no success. This got me even more frustrated. I finally gave up and called an Uber, and the driver showed up in a little over 10 minutes and helped me put the bike into the back, after putting the back seats down. The driver, Mark, turned out to be an interesting guy, who was from Palm Springs, knew the guy (Tim Esser) who had started it all up. Turns out this guy was a former tennis semi-pro player who had jumped on the pickleball bandwagon, so he spent the rest of the ride telling me about the social aspects of the game and trying to get me to give it a try. It turned out to be an interesting ride back home. I got there, put my bike away, and went upstairs to find that Ann was still asleep! After 10:30! I was blown away and kinda pissed off that she hadn't answered her phone. She got up not too long after that, was apologetic, but I was still upset. The rest of the day and evening was quiet. I read quite a bit and stayed mostly upstairs. I did try to repair the three inner tubes, but the punctures in two of them (the two new ones) were too close to the stem for the patch to hold. I threw them away, along with the Enve tires that turned out to be just too unreliable to ride on. I swapped in an older set of Gatorskins, and I'm hoping I have better luck with them, and I put in the multiply patched tube on the front tire. Fingers crossed that my recent spate of flats is over.

07-08-2026 Run/Swim

Slept fairly well, given how much caffeine I had the previous day. Got up and went for an early-morning fairly fast 5k run down by the park. I was a little over eight minutes in the first mile and had negative splits for the following two miles. Worked pretty hard on that last mile, I was huffing and puffing but got down around seven minutes.

Avg pace = 7:38/mi

Total distance = 3.16 mi

Elapsed moving time = 24:11

Avg heartrate = 139 bpm (Coospo)

Relative Effort = 19

https://www.strava.com/activities/19228818480

Got home and had some cereal for breakfast before cleaning some of the dishes and getting ready for a swim at the WWC. Lots of people were there when it opened, but I had gotten to the gate first. Unfortunately, that didn't count with the folks who queued up to use the pool, which was frustrating. I ended up in lane 6, which is quite slow compared to the others for reasons I don't fully understand. It seems particularly slow in the outbound direction, more strokes needed to get to the end. I ended up doing two 500s, here are the slow splits: 9:42, 9:45. Far from my best effort. I did a little analysis and found that, on average, my pace in the outbound direction was 9% slower than my pace in the return direction. Howard was swimming in the lane next to me, and his freestyle stroke is so smooth; I am envious.

Avg pace = 1:57/100 yds (Video)

Total distance = 1000 yds

Elapsed moving time = 19:27 (Video)

Avg heartrate = 136 bpm (possibly)

Relative Effort = 13 (possibly)

SWOLF = 38

Avg stroke rate = 20 bpm

Avg pull distance = 2.38 yds

https://www.strava.com/activities/19231549445

Got home, continued laying out items I plan to take on the backpacking trip. I had some snacks while I watched a little TV before shaving, showering, and getting ready for my volunteer shift at the hospital. I ate lunch there, then saw Robert the tech and Mike the nurse for the first time in a long time. Also, I re-introduced myself to Angie, one of the facilities custodians who is very nice and helpful. Another nurse, Siena, was there, I introduced myself to her as well. 

07-07-2026 Ride

Had a good night's rest, woke up around 5:15 and started getting ready for an early bike ride. Emptied the dishwasher, did a few dishes, then I got dressed. I had planned on rolling by 6:00 but got a little delayed and started shortly after. I had been updating my blog and looking at posts from 2025,when I was riding faster in general, so I decided to push harder on this ride than I have been. Rode down by the park and then up Pomerado Rd, again working harder on the climbing parts. I stayed on it to the top of the hill, and I rode just about as hard as I could. Finished about 30 seconds off my PR, but I was happy with the result. I stayed on Pomerado Rd down to Kearny Villa Rd and turned left there. Again, I kept the effort level high on this basically flat segment to Ruffin Rd, continuing straight until turning right on Clairemont Mesa Blvd. I stopped at Sunny Donuts for a couple of donuts and a coffee. After I resumed riding, I could feel the effects of the caffeine. Over to Kearny Villa Rd, turning right and riding to the turn to stay on that road. Back by the MCAS, trying to keep pedaling hard. I stayed on it until it turned into Black Mountain Rd, then turned right on Carroll Canyon Rd. I started slowing down here as I climbed up to Scripps Ranch Blvd and took it to Erma Rd, pushing hard on that little climb and keeping the pressure on for the descent and ride over to the intersection with Scripps-Poway Pkwy. Set a couple of PRs here, then I climbed up to Poway Rd. I got onto the time trail route and followed it to CdN, having to turn my brain off to keep pushing up those little climbs. I stayed on this road until turning right onto Camino San Bernardo, taking it over to RB Rd. Home the normal way via W Bernardo Dr, not a lot of push left in my legs, but I used some more on the last little climb. Felt okay about the effort level on this ride, especially the fact that my legs weren't sore at the end. I noticed at the end that my front tire was soft, maybe my patch didn't hold.

Avg speed = 17.5 mph. Total mileage = 40.4 mi

Avg power = 157 W. Weighted avg power = 180 W

Total elevation gain = 2060'

Avg heartrate = 127 bpm (Coospo)

Relative Effort = 69

Training Load = 172

Intensity = 82%

I swapped out the inner tube on my front wheel, had a little time to relax before getting ready to meet Howard and Yi-Hua at Mama Cella's for lunch at 11:30. They talked extensively about their month-long trip to Japan, sounded like they had a great time and were quite busy. I got home and looked at my camping list to decide what to get for food and drink, then I went to a coue of stores and got supplies, including stuff for a picnic at Balboa Park before the show at The Old Globe. We left a little before 5:00, Ann drove us down there in heavy traffic near downtown while I caught up on blogging as a welcome alternative to driving. The show we saw, North by Northwest, was a very clever adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock story, witty and extremely well staged. This theater really knows how to stage their productions. Acting was a little uneven, but the play was great. I drove us home, and that was the day. 

07-06-2026 Run

Woke up after getting a good night's sleep, got ready for an early-morning run. I started a little before 6:40, and it was already starting to get sunny, not so much morning marine layer. I stretched before the run, and that was again quite helpful for reducing right leg discomfort after the run. Ran down by the park and back toward home for a total of five miles, more than I have run in a while. Felt okay, and I had negative splits throughout. I was really sweating by the end, though.

Avg pace = 8:15/mi

Total distance = 5.03 mi

Elapsed moving time = 41:32

Avg heartrate = 134 bpm (Coospo)

Relative Effort = 32

https://www.strava.com/activities/19201588707

Got home, had some pie and ice cream for first breakfast, then later I ate some cereal while I watched highlights from Stage 3 of the TdF. My right ankle was a little tender, and I initially thought it was from the faster runI did some research on phone plans and watched a little more TV before showering and getting ready for lunch with Earl. We ate at Fuego Grill, a relatively new Mediterranean restaurant at the corner of Midway and Valley Pkwy. Food was dense, a lot of falafel in the sandwich and a ton of french fries. We talked about his numerous health issues as well as their cruise and our trip to Maui. Kelly has quit as the pastor at her church, and she is taking a job as a chaplain at a ritzy retirement home near where they live. It was a little hot but still pretty nice riding home, enjoying the cooling breeze. I got home, and in the afternoon I made a decision about which carrier, Mint Mobile, to switch to, and ordered the new service. Received my bikepacking extended saddle bag and handlebar bag and checked to see that they fit on the bike okay. They are both fine, although the handlebar bag is smaller than I expected it to be. The saddle bag is expandable and can get really large if needed. I hung around the house for the rest of the day, not much to report.

07-05-2025 Swim/Ride

Slept pretty well, didn't get up and wander around in the night. When I did get up, I went downstairs and had some cereal and a banana while I watched a little of the TV coverage of the Tour de France. Then I read for a while (<>). Got ready for a swim at the WWC, it was fairly busy at the opening, but I got my preferred swim lane. I can tell that my arm strength has fallen off from not putting enough laps in per week. So, I am noticeably slower than I have been. I swam 1500 yds, pausing briefly a couple of times to adjust my goggles, which kept getting water in them. For the last 500 yds I swam with swim fins. Here are the split times for the three 500s: 9:24, 9:39, 8:33.

Avg pace = 1:50/100 yds (Video, not counting pause after 1000 yds)

Total distance = 1500 yds

Elapsed moving time = 27:36 (Video)

Avg heartrate = 144 bpm (possibly)

Relative Effort = 32 (possibly)

SWOLF = 36

Avg stroke rate = 21 bpm

Avg pull distance = 2.46 yds

https://www.strava.com/activities/19191760446

Got home and decided to practice my time trial riding on my Fuji, which I had set up earlier with my aero bars. It took a while to get everything set up, since I hadn't raised my seat after Mark borrowed it during his visit. I settled that, adjusted the aero bars a little bit, and was off. Rode down by the park and over to Pomerado Rd, taking it up to Poway Rd before turning around there. I felt like I was struggling in pushing the pedals, but I was fairly comfortable in aero position. Was a little better on the return to RB Rd, I did hit a lot of lights on this ride. I turned there and rode home via W Bernardo Dr. Need to include a ride with aero bars at least once a week if I'm going to be ready for a sprint triathlon this summer. I forgot to wear my HR band, will do that next time. When I looked at the Strava data, I was surprised by the lower than expected average speed. My own cycling analysis agrees more with what I was seeing on my Wahoo as I was riding, so I trust that more in this case.

Avg speed = 17.8 mph (18.3 mph). Total mileage = 16.7 mi

Avg power = 170 W. Weighted avg power = 183 W

Total elevation gain = 790'

Training Load = 68 (80)

Intensity = 83% (89%)

https://www.strava.com/activities/19192530474

Got home, had a shower, felt refreshed. Had a light morning after that, then ate lunch and had a nap in the early afternoon. I watched some World Cup football (Brazil vs. Norway), made iced tea, and swapped in a patched inner tube on the front wheel of my Canyon. I have been spending time going back in my blog and updating riding data entries with my own calculated values. I went back to the beginning of 2025, but since I changed my FTP to 220 W in Strava on 2-10-2025, I likely won't go back further to include my own calculations. In the late afternoon we drove down to Old Town and met Rob and Isabelle for dinner at Casa de Reyes. Food was pretty decent, it was nice outdoor seating on a fine evening. We caught up on travels, for the most part. Afterwards we walked over to where there is a speakeasy, hoping to get in without a reservation. No such luck, so we had a drink at the little bar by the restaurant in front of the speakeasy. Will have to try another time and make reservations, as usual. Rob told me that he is dealing with some complications from his rib surgery, that's why he hasn't been riding. I'm hoping that he is eventually able to get back to form and ride again, I know he misses it. We drove home, and it wasn't long before I got to sleep after a somewhat busy day.

07-04-2026 Ride

This was a frustrating morning. Woke up early, but still got enough sleep. Had some cereal, then I got ready for the Bisikleta ride. I saw that my Wahoo was running low on charge, so I decided not to load the planned route for the day. Rode over to the 4S Target through the neighborhood and then the long way through the 4S Ranch neighborhood, several people were already there.. Others started showing up, including several right around 7:30. Urgh! On this day, at the start, there were the following riders: Ray, Perse, Jed, Fritz, Andy, Paula, Charlie, Nel, Rob T., James, and Aaron. I only vaguely remembered what the route was, so others prompted me about the start. We headed over to PdS and took it through the Del Sur neighborhood and down to CdS. James and I were out front. I think the others saw this as a more casual-paced ride, at least at the start. After the turn onto CdS, I rode for just a little bit and then caught a screw (with a washer!) in my front tire, flatting it right away. This was a portent of things to come. I changed the tube, got my tire pumped (slowly) up to about 85 psi, and we were off. I was pumped with adrenaline, so I took off, with James out in front again, and powered up the CdS bump, leaving him behind and continuing to push all the way down to the turn onto Carmel Valley Rd. I got there, several others came in, and then we found that somebody (Rob T.) had had a flat. We waited there for a while, eventually the others showed up without Rob. His tire had been damaged too much, so he had to call for a ride. We headed down to the 56 bike path, James and I again out in front but Ray further in front of us. Around the bend, and we saw Ray by the side of the road. Another flat! He was running tubeless, so he learned how to install a plug, filled the tire with CO2, and was pretty quick with the fix. I waited for Jed to pack his stuff back up, then the two of us rode to catch up with the others. Down to the 56 bike path, taking it to ECR. By that time we had caught up with some other riders, but the group was splintered and would generally stay that way for the rest of the ride, unfortunately. At this turn Perse started riding back, as his knee was really bothering him. So, we were down to 10 riders. I was initially at the back of the group but caught up with some other riders on the shallow climb up to Carmel Mountain Rd, where we turned right and rode down to Sorrento Valley Rd, taking another right. Aaron and I were out in front for a bit on this stretch, I told him about the skin cancer treatment and my blotchy face. Back to Carmel Valley Rd, where we split the group again. Paula and I rode at the back and ended up turning into the parking lot for Torrey Pines SB, since she wanted to get a picture along the coast highway at a particular spot. We rode up a pedestrian path to PCH and continued north until she found the spot. Took the picture, then we turned around and headed toward the Torrey Pines climb. On this section I somehow got another front tire flat, didn't see what caused it, but I had to push hard to catch up to her and let her know. We stopped by the entrance to the other SB parking lot, and I fixed this flat with my second tube. The repair went fairly quickly (Aaron was there at the beginning, but we told him to go ahead), then the two of us rode at Paula's pace up the inside route on Torrey Pines. By this time, I knew I wasn't going to be setting any records, so I dialed my pace back for the most part. Once we got to the top, we heard that Ray had ridden ahead to get back sooner. Over to Genesee Rd, going down the hill and turning to get onto the bike path that runs along the west side of I-5. Charlie thought I had fallen behind again, so he stayed to wait for me until calling me to find out my situation. I was ahead of him, so I waited at the turn, then we rode together down the hill to meet up with the others. This was the last time our reduced group was all together, we really splintered after this. We headed over to Vista Sorrento Pkwy and took it north. The original plan was to ride through a neighborhood, but Fritz and Nel, who were in the lead, didn't have the route loaded, so they ended up riding back to Carmel Mountain Rd. I decided to have the group follow them, and only James stayed on the original route. The rest of us rode up to CMR, turned right, then turned right again to stay on CMR. Andy was falling back by this point, so I sent the others ahead and waited for him, then then two of us rode to the top and over to Carmel Country Rd, where we turned and took the nice downhill back to the 56 bike path. I had hoped to catch up to some of the other riders on this descent but caught an unfortunate red light that slowed me down. Eventually, Andy and I caught up with the tail end of the group, for just a short while, as we got on the 56 bike path and took it all the way back to CdS. Andy's pace was slow, so I dialed my pace back and rode with him to make sure he was okay and could get back to the starting point. Jed, Paula, and Aaron waited to see that we made the turn onto CdS, then they gapped us again. Andy was plugging away, and we stayed pretty much together on the ride back to Target, with me getting out ahead a couple of times during climbs and then waiting for him to catch up. I was running out of energy as well, it had been a hectic ride for me. Back to the starting point, where Nel, Paula, and Jed were still there. I stayed around for just a short while before heading home. It was cloudy but still warm and more humid than usual. I took RB Rd to W Bernardo Dr and followed that route home, very glad to pull into the garage.

Avg speed = 15.5 mph (15.7 mph). Total mileage = 49.4 mi

Avg power = 129 W. Weighted avg power = 158 W

Total elevation gain = 2950' (2960')

Avg heartrate = 132 bpm (Coospo)

Relative Effort = 117 (120)

Training Load = 192 (195)

Intensity = 72% (73%)

https://www.strava.com/activities/19180262683

Got home had a light lunch, and watched a little World Cup on TV before heading upstairs and taking a nap, after which I felt better. Later I patched the two tubes that I had flatted earlier on the ride. Watched a little more TV in the afternoon. Evening was quiet, I read quite a bit and enjoyed a piece of the peach pie that Ann had made for Independence Day. Turned in fairly early, after the fireworks quit going off.

07-02-2026 Ride

This day had a really early start. Paula and I scheduled a ride, but I wanted to be done before the sun came out, so we agreed to meet around 6:00 at our house. I got up at 5:00, got dressed, and baked a dozen cookies to give some to her when she showed up. I unloaded the dishwasher as well and ate a bowl of cereal. She showed up a little after 6:00, and we headed down by the park and across the pedestrian bridge to BVP, turning right on Beethoven Dr to do some climbing. Got up the first pitch, then turned left on Inspiration Ln for a change. This road seems to be a little longer but also lower gradient than staying on Beethoven Dr. It eventually connected back to this road just before the left turn onto Sierra Linda Dr. We took the enjoyable descent to San Pasqual Rd, then turned left to get back to BVP. Up to Royal Crest Dr, where I suggested we turn to enjoy this fairly steep climb and short descent to Sunset Dr. Left turn there, taking it to Escondido Blvd and turning right. We rode to Felicita Ave, turned right and took it over to San Pasqual Valley Rd, taking the short, steep climb before the following descent. We turned right there, rode through the intersection with BVP, then turned right on Summit Dr and rode up to the intersection with Mary Ln, steeper at the beginning and getting less steep until the top. Then we enjoyed the very cool descent on Summit Dr down to Old San Pasqual Rd, bearing off to the right and descending further back to San Pasqual Rd. A right turn took us to Old Milky Way, where we turned and took it to the 78. On this flat stretch I pushed my pace a bit and gapped Paula before slowing down for her to catch up. We only rode a short distance on the 78 before turning right on Ysabel Creek Rd. I hadn't been on this road in a very long time, and it turned out to be more rideable than I remembered. Still, there was a fair amount of gravel and sand to contend with until we got back to a paved portion. We had a quick break here, I ate a banana, before we rode to Bandy Canyon Rd and turned right. It had also been a long time since I had climbed this road up to Highland Valley Rd. I remember it as being steeper for a longer time, but the steep section is just at the start, then it gets less steep for the rest. I rode to the top and then turned around to ride back to Paula, riding together with her to the intersection. We then descended Highland Valley Rd, I was out in front and rode without putting on the brakes very much, just at the two sharp turns. Down to the flats, where I waited for her to catch up, then we rode back to Pomerado Rd. Home the normal way from there, I dialed my effort back on the last two climbs to stay with her. Was a nice ride with some climbing that we were able to finish fairly quickly, well before the marine layer lifted.

Avg speed = 13.3 mph (13.4 mph). Total mileage = 23.2 mi

Avg power = 123 W. Weighted avg power = 165 W

Total elevation gain = 1910' (1920')

Avg heartrate = 114 bpm (Coospo)

Relative Effort = 33 (35)

Training Load = 104 (97)

Intensity = 75% (72%)

https://www.strava.com/activities/19151648781

Got home, Ann was still asleep. I read for a bit until she woke up (<>). Later in the morning, I swapped the tires on my Canyon back to the Enve tires, checked to see if I could patch the inner tube that flatted on the Kitchen Creek ride (no such luck). Talked to Ben about the results of his PET scan, which indicate that his condition can be treated with prescription medicine, which is great news. In the afternoon and early evening I worked on implementing the cycling analysis calculation changes into the database creating routine, and that took longer than expected, including having to go back and clean up some minor issues with the analysis program itself. Talked to Mark at some length in the evening about the situation with Mom and her stated desire to look into assisted living facilities. We agreed that the next step is for me to come to Houston for a sit-down with all five of us to discuss the current state and potential next steps. It was a quiet evening after that. Ann and I watched some TV after dinner.