Follow your dreams - except for that one where you're naked in church.

RIDE REPORT:
I did the same 65-mile ride as last Saturday but it went better this week. I didn't have a death wish until mile 57. Left the house at 7 a.m. and got back just after 11 a.m., at which time the temp was 96 - compared to 98 last Saturday. Some wind today. I expect fatigued legs but what hurts as much is my upper arms and the area across my shoulder blades. That's from supporting the weight of my upper body on the handlebars for 4+ hours.
How come other sports make you look progressively muscular and biking just makes you look skinny?
I'm really glad I'm a male. What do female riders do when they're out on a rural road, miles from the next restroom?
Note: one advantage to getting skinnier is that even the smallest saguaro cactus does the trick. (Just don't stand too close.)

ART REPORT:
The first of the two posters came in today's mail so I took it up to Michael's to see about getting it framed (after first calling Pam at work to see if she trusted me to make the decisions). A very simple black frame with a white beveled mat...$131.00, including the 60% sale running today only! Uhm, NOT gonna happen.
So I bought a plain black frame (no matting) made in China for $19.00. If you come to visit and say, "Well doofus, why didn't you have that matted and put in a decent frame?" I'm going to charge you $112.00 for being a smart a$$.
Note: The three gals who work in the framing department at the nearest Michael's were all social misfits in H.S. and do NOT enjoy one another's company now. Can you spell catty?

SERMON REPORT:
I listened to NPR on my iPod as I rode until I got so far out on Sun Valley Parkway that I lost reception. Knowing that was likely to happen I used the next 90 minutes of riding to preach through my sermon and pray it up real good. Jonah 3 is the real miracle in the book, and I think 90% of Christians have no idea what it is. The cool part? It's a miracle that happens today, too.
Note: "Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel" (1 Cor. 9:16)

SPORTS REPORT:
If you ever decide to put together a completely miserable fantasy football team I'm offering my services as an expert consultant. In my match-up this week I'm playing someone who doesn't do anything with his lineup, and doesn't have a QB in this weekend's games. He has Favre (bye week) and his backup - the Lion's Stafford - is out with an injury. Yahoo still predicts I'll get beat.

Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is sticking to his story that the illegal substance in his blood test came from tainted beef he had for dinner the night before, never mind the fact experts say he would need to consume three 12 oz. steaks to get levels that high. And it seems to run in the Spanish blood. Three other Spanish cyclists were suspended this week for failing blood tests.

That's all I've got energy for tonight. The sound equipment still needs to be loaded but that will wait until tomorrow morning. I don't think I could lift the speakers tonight.

Have a good Sunday.