Woke up a little on the early side. <> Got ready to head over to the WWC for a swim. It had been raining when I left the house, and I had some sprinkles on the way over. It was just me and Ken in the pool. Swam 2000 yds following normal protocol. I thought I had a good pace, but I was just under 41 minutes, which was kinda disappointing. Had a quick shower and then headed to HP to meet the others for coffee. I saw Earl Graham in the cafe, he looked pretty worn out and was struggling for breath at times. Carlos Torres was also there. After a short chat, Brooke, John, and I sat down for coffee and conversation. John had brought homemade chocolate chip cookies, and I had one. He was back in Pennsylvania over spring break week with Vivian and Jayden. While there, they went to DC and had a good time seeing the sights. When I got home, I ate some breakfast. Then I headed out to the backyard to smooth out the soil in the bed and start laying down ground cloth. Not super fun, but I finished the job by mid-afternoon, including an extended break for lunch. After that was done, I went out front and picked out the little weeds growing in between the pavers in the driveway, got that done as well. During the day, I tried to patch my inner tube, but the patch didn't hold, so I'll try later. I worked in the yard in the late afternoon as well, starting to clean out the weeds in the pea gravel path while waiting for a text from Blair about going for a ride. We ended up starting around 5:30, he was waiting at his house for a plumber to come give an estimate for repairing a leak in the main water line coming into his house. It was breezy and cool, and I decided to try and go with short sleeves, which made it a little chilly toward the end of the ride. We rode down by the park and then up Pomerado Rd to Ted Williams Pkwy. I matched my pace to his, and we talked about Rob's crash among other topics. Right on Ted Williams Pkwy, and I got away from him on the gradual climb here. Waited for him at the top, then we rode down to Rancho Carmel Dr and turned right. From there, we followed the time trial route back home, again I pretty much matched his pace.
Avg speed = 14.4 mph. Total mileage = 16.3 mi
Avg power = 119 W. Weighted avg power = 139 W
Total elevation gain = 1060'
Avg heartrate = 109 bpm (Coospo), 129 bpm (Fitbit)
Ann had made enchiladas, so we had some along with a beer, and Blair shared what was going on at work. Mariya is expecting her second child and will take maternity leave starting in July. Blair thinks that he might be tapped as the interim manager and that the role might become permanent, as others in the group are not so happy with Mariya's management style. We talked about tradeoffs regarding technical vs. management ladder, and Blair will likely get back to me if it looks like this option could become a reality.
I finished Burn Book. It was more of a memoir than I would have liked. Kara Swisher is a pretty good writer and journalist, but she has a high opinion of herself, and that grated on me while reading. Still, she had been in the thick of the tech revolution for the last 25 years, so giver her due credit. I started Maggie Haberman's Confidence Man, about Donald Trump.
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