Black & Tans for All!

Back, recovered & at it again. Spend some time in the saddle this weekend, riding, and getting back to my groove, I believe. Rode 2 hours in a 3 billion mile per hour wind on Saturday (I made it two blocks, kidding)

Sunday, I went out with The Badger and did another 2 hour ride. We went from Dunlap, IL, and I forgot all of the hills that needed to be "climbed". The good part of that is The Badger smokes me up, but then I have the mass x acceleration = force theory going on, as I weigh just a "little" more than The Badger, so I caught him on the way down. One benefit about riding like that outdoors, is my tan lines are starting to fill in nicely, aka: farmer tan. If I am not going to be fast on the bike, race & compete, I think I should look like I do!

After the ride, my "Little Brother" Ike & I headed over to the Glen Oak Zoo in Peoria. I have always loved the zoo, especially the seals, petting zoo and the reptiles.

Here's Sammy the Seal, right after he waved hello to me.

Terry the Tortoise was cool. He wanted me to take him home with us, but I told him we could not, as he had school the next morning.

I went through the zoo w/ The Ikester, and named all of the animals. He thought this was pretty corny, but hey? Am I not just a little corny?

Here's Ike & the dedication statue to Sammy the Seal! We saw all of the animals, and Ike got some temporary tattoos for himself & his Mom at the gift shop!

Gulliver's Travels

Been gone since the weekend. Had to go to Charlotte SC for business. Major headache getting back, 1 day late, as O Hare Airport was closed to our flight schedule. Made it back tonight. Update soon. Have to regroup, and get ready for tomorrow. Hope all is well.

Keep those Doggies Rolling.................

Gotta love Dr. Watson! He sent me the x-rays from a couple of weeks ago, as if he has nothing better to do. He's a great doctor, and really down to earth guy, which makes this process much easier on G & I. Still on the right path we believe, although I did e-mail him yesterday, and wanted re-confirmation of that. I have been putting in LONG hours at the office, not sleeping enough, and not riding my bike, because when I get home after a 12-14 hour day, I am beat. I woke up yesterday am, and was in the worst pain I could remember, at least in the last couple of months. I kinda freaked out. I actually slept the wrong way, and the muscles around the fracture was "twisted" or something. Slept 10.5 hours last night, and feel great today. Back to the office!

That crazy fibula, aka: "The Weed of Bones" is trying to arch over, and form a union, which is good! Soon, I think.

Here's what it looked like pre-surgery, so I believe we are on the right track, although the recovery feels like a cargo train, and not The Zephyr that I would like to see.

Friends of Frogs

Who's this guy?

It's my buddy Ike, aka Super Ikester. Ike & I met through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program here locally, he's 11. He lives down the street from me, and we have been making plans to hang out & have fun. Last Sunday, we went to "In-Play" in Peoria, to play some games, and he climbed the indoor rock wall. I did NOT climb the rock wall, but had fun watching him. He actually made it to the top and rang the bell, which was the first time!


After that, we played almost every "game" which would in turn spit out tickets, that you could redeem for items at the gift exchange. For 30 tickets, you can get a miniature dinosaur of your choice, which is what I want, imagine that! He wants to save 500 tickets for the Scooby Doo alarm clock, pretty cool as well!

We had almost 480 tickets by the time we left.

Last weekend, we went "creeking" over in Washington, IL. This involves going to the creek bed, and looking for frogs. This also involves being covered in mud, wading through the water & being a kid. Ike caught 7 frogs, and put them in his temporary transporter, to bring home. I spoke to him a couple of days later, and they had all escaped outdoors! Little buggers.