Finally got some of the other Sunday time trial riders to agree to ride on a Sunday morning. It was me, Jim, and John, as Dave was in Pennsylvania. We took it really slow, since Jim hadn't ridden since the last time he and I rode together, several months ago. Liz is making decent progress, and she has a long road ahead of her. The house renovations are done downstairs, and everything seems like it functions as needed. Krista is exhausted, as she is Liz's primary caregiver. Jim is now sporting a mustache and goatee. He made us fig smoothies after the ride, they were tasty as usual.
Avg speed = 14.1 mph. Total mileage = 17.8 mi
Avg power = 116 W. Weighted avg power = 135 W
Total elevation gain = 970'
Avg heartrate = 107 bpm (Coospo), 115 bpm (Fitbit)
The swelling in my hand went down somewhat, and it wasn't painful when I rode over bumps during the ride. After I got home, I nearly finished weeding the bed nearest the house by the gravel path, it took about an hour. In the afternoon, Emily drove me and Ann over to the library in Scripps Ranch to hear a concert by Ruth and Emilia. It was a nice diversion but not really my kind of music. I liked some of the oboe pieces, but the song cycle at the end, which was written by Ruth about her mother (who now has dementia), just didn't connect with me. Emilia has a pretty, high singing voice with a nice trill, I just didn't get into the lyrics of the songs she sang. Started my efforts to fix the gas leak on the lawn mower from the poor rubber gasket seal, I hope I can seat the new gasket. Then I went for a walk in the late afternoon to get my steps in.
I put Vaclav Smil's book aside and started Kara Swisher's Burn Book, which came available from a library hold. This book is part memoir (somewhat interesting) and part discussion of her interactions with famous tech people (very interesting). She doesn't pull any punches in her interviews, she's known for being shockingly direct, sometimes too much, in my opinion. But, that's her brand now.
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