"When I was born the doctor took one look at my face, turned me over and said, Look ... twins!" - Rodney Dangerfield

I identify with this kid. But I don't have a bottle.

And another reason I won't shop at WalMart:

I rode 75 miles today. I am feeling it tonight.
This is probably not the time to make a decision about the race in six weeks but I've been having second thoughts. On the one hand I like the challenge of really pushing myself and the sense of accomplishment that comes with accomplishing a difficult task. On the other hand the training at this stage takes a significant amount of time out of each week's available hours. I left the house about 7:30 this morning and got back at 1:30. I averaged 16 mph, so the extra time was spent in one of two restrooms, stopping to fill water bottles, etc.
Then there's the physical and mental stress.
Until this week I've done my long rides on Saturday when Pam's at work. Because of the increased distances I've moved them to Friday so I'm fully recovered for Sunday's responsibilities, which means Pam was home when I got back today. I'm pretty sure she now thinks I should skip the race; she's not seen what I'm like after five or six hours on a bike.
Oh yeah, and then there's the saddle sore.

In AZ we can vote by mail well in advance of the official election day. We got our mail-in ballots today. If I fill mine out and mail it back tomorrow will the robo-calls stop? And will the political ads disappear from my TV? Please???

All...and I do mean ALL...the warning lights on Pam's dash have been on for months. The "Check Engine" light is one among a whole group, several of which are 3-letter acronyms with meanings known only to Japanese engineers in Tokyo.
It actually started two years ago, so we took it in to the local AAA-approved shop. They said the gas cap had failed. The hermetically sealed fuel system wasn't, hence the warning lights. $80 (!) later the lights were off....for three months.
The second visit cost us a little over $150, and this time they told us it the bit about the sealed fuel delivery system was a false reading caused by a bad connector. Wires are bundled together and connected at places like the firewall with plastic fittings, male to female. One of those had failed, hence the multiple lights. They taped it up tight so as to save us the $$$$ Toyota gets for a new connector.
A few months later...lights! We didn't take a picture, nor did we take action. I knew there was nothing wrong; the lights were a false positive.
But now the xB is five years old, and in AZ that means an inspection before we can get new tags. It says on the form that came last week they won't pass any car with a check engine light on. Drat!
We took it in yesterday and got it back late today. $250. They found a connector in a junk yard so it only cost $100. The rest of the charge is for the diagnostic work that they shouldn't have needed to do, on account of I told them what the problem was.

SB 1070, the AZ law re. illegal aliens, is headed to court. Eleven foreign countries asked the court to allow them to file an amicus brief in support of the challenges to the law. This week the 9th Circuit Court ruled that Mexico and the other Latin America countries can file motions in Federal Court supporting repeal of the law.
Huh???
How and why do foreign nations have legal standing regarding a matter of U.S. law? What difference does it make what another country thinks of legal proceedings in the U.S.? And would they allow the U.S. to interfere with legal proceedings in their country?
The fact the 9th Circuit is allowing the amicus brief implies the brief will carry at least some weight on the decision that court makes. That fact boggles my mind. What precedent does that set for other laws that may be challenged?

I am a citizen of heaven. I am a citizen of heaven. I am a citizen of heaven.....