Dangerous Times

Preparing for the Sport race at Crystal Ridge.It was not too bad today heat wise but the temperatures have been dangerously hot recently. I didn’t take a bottle with me when I went for a bit of a ride but I know where the Bubblers are. Yes we call them bubblers in Milwaukee.

A friend of ours from Japan lost her father earlier this year. He was hit while riding his bike. The host of Cooking with Dog (It’s not what you think), or rather the hosts master was also struck by a car while riding her bike. She was hospitalized for quite a long time and received many well wishes over you/tube and otherwise from around the world.

Alois too had a tale from Germany of a man who while riding his bike in the heat got a flat tire. It took him a long time to change it and without the breeze of the ride cooling him off he overheated and died. All thoughts go to Bubba. You can find a record of Alois’ flight here. I hear there are similar sites for cycling though I haven’t researched them as I have no GPS device anyway.

The cucumbers are coming and it will be a while before they stop.

And what about the women’s volley ball at the Olympic this afternoon. I am talking the team sport not the adult version. The United States against the Chinese and you know who I was rooting for. The Chinese had a women who looked like a man and she had to have her hair cut like a man also. We had Destiny Hooker dominating. The most attractive woman on the court with the longest hair. It would be out right unnatural for the Chinese to win, not to mention the whole good versus evil, liberty versus tyranny thing we got going.

Yes the United States beat the Chinese in three games on the sixth match point. I hope they make the gold. Not only did Destiny Hooker dominate but Megan Hodge also. They should be called Designated Hitter and Mega Hitter. I turned the Olympics on during the rowing this afternoon. Right after the cycling coverage had ended. Ugh!

Another shot from the Alterra Coffee Bean Classic. Beware the heat. A few weeks ago when it was 108 Fahrenheit outside and I was working my deliveries. The soles of my shoes became so hot on the pavement they softened and split open.