Hoopfest Weekend

I am spending my Saturday afternoon at VduV Winery. John asked me to work the winery today so he could go to the lake, I presume.

I rode my bike here and rode through Riverfront Park to get here, as I usually do. The park is crowded with thousands of people. It’s Hoopfest weekend and it is really nuts down there. I was going to wander around a bit but it is so thick with people down there that I couldn’t walk through the crowd pushing my bike. That would have been a pain in the ass for everyone.

I suppose I could have parked and locked it and walked through the throngs but I brought this iPad along and I didn’t want to leave it in the saddle bag. Also, I wasn’t too thrilled about carrying it with me.

So, I opted to take the long way around the park and just get to the winery early. I only need to be here from 1 to 5. It’s 12:22 right now.

I’m hoping it will be a low key day here like it usually is.

Susan and I are going to Indians Stadium tonight for baseball against the Tri-City Dust Dudes. It’s Fairy-tail Princess night AND Fireworks night.

Later: It’s just after one now and I’m officially on the clock.

Here is what it looks like when I’m on the clock.

Even Later: It’s almost 5 so it's time to get packed up. I had one couple come in. She, Nancy, is the current Artist in Residence, displaying her paintings. They come in every time I’m working, hoping to talk to Kirk or John. Of course, they’re not there. That’s why I’m working.

Anyway, my time is done here. Batter up!

Even More Laterer: We are home from baseball and I'm happy to report the Indians won in the tenth inning. It really turned into an exciting game.

Above is a shot from our seats and yes, that is a nearly full moon in the sky.

After the game, there were fireworks.

Fun was had by all.

Se7en Mile Bike Ride

After todays' bike ride, I am 21 and a half miles closer to my 1,000-mile goal.

I rode the bike out to Seven Mile and back. It was a great ride along the river on a really nice day. The temperature was in the 80's.

I really need to remember to bring my camera when I go on these long rides. I took what I thought were going to be a couple of great pictures with my phone camera when I was waaaaay up on a cliff looking over Riverside State Park. Here are the pictures.

Nice, huh?

That's the bridge at the Bowl and Pitcher on top and then looking at the river downstream, both with my big, fat finger in the image.

This ride gave me a little better feel for the range of this bike. When set at assist level three and with the headlight on, I think I'm good for about 25 miles. I could improve that by keeping the headlight off, but I like the visibility it gives me. I could also reduce the assist level to two unless I really need the bump.

It's not what I would consider great range but so far, it's never been a problem for my needs.

204.6

The big bowl of ice cream I enjoyed last night was totally worth it. Especially since I discovered upon my morning weigh in that I lost close to half a pound since yesterday. That was not expected.

Today, the guys who are removing our old boiler are here to finish the job. Yesterday, they removed the blanket of asbestos it was encased in. Today, they will start cutting it up into small, removable pieces.

I asked Rick to save me this gauge.

I'm looking forward to seeing the space with the boiler removed. We are going to have a whole new giant space to fill with more crap.

ICE CREAM

 I went to bed last night weighing 209.4 pounds. Fortunately for the sake of my weight, it was an active night, Diarrheally speaking. I was up three times, ruined two sets of adult diapers and just had a wonderful experience altogether. 

When I weighed myself this morning, I was 205 even.

That means I get to ruin all this weight loss with some rewarding ice cream. I considered it for breakfast, but I think I'll hold out for later.

Bike Ride

I haven't been out on a bike ride in a couple of days, so it was nice it happened today. I took a long ride on what I call the George Wright Big Loop. I turned out logging 14.2 miles. The last mile and half don't really count because I was under power. It's kind of fun to end a long ride with a free ride.

It was a gorgeous day, getting to the point where it's getting hot.

We spent most of the day cleaning up after the big yard sale yesterday. I had no luck selling my whitewater canoe so I'm going to list it on Facebook Marketplace. I want $500.00 which is on the high end of its value but it's in good shape so it should be worth it.

Almost There

I weighed in this morning at 205.8 pounds. I know I wrote earlier that when I hit 205, I would allow myself some ice cream. It's been sitting over there in the freezer for over a week, just waiting for me.

But that point 8 is where I have a problem. I don't think I can allow myself to have the ice cream until I hit a solid 205.0.

I did waver a tiny bit and allowed myself to have few tastes. They were awesome. 

I've probably blown it now for tomorrow but it's coming closer each day.

207.6

I bought myself a half gallon of Chocolate Brownie Fudge Ice Cream, but I will not allow myself to have any until I hit 205.0. And of course, when I hit that milestone and get to eat my ice cream, I will gain weight again. However, reward is a big part of my weight loss regimine.

I plan to get out on the bike today for a long ride. I have the battery all charged up and I'm ready to get out and hit the road...and in the process, get some exercise.

My exercise for the last couple of days has been in the yard, loading chunks of cement into the truck.

We started out with this.

And now we are down to this.

After 20 years, it feels good to have made some progress on that slab of cement.