Two Weeks And Rolling

Whew.
I just did a 30 mile bike in 1 hour and 35 minutes. That's 11 minutes faster than my last 30 miler. That includes stops, slow downs, and turn arounds, so my average pace was probably a little better than 20 mph.
I'm pretty happy with that, but I want, nay, MUST improve it.

I'll do another long and quick ride tomorrow, then for the rest of the week, I'll work on speed intervals each evening.
I've got less than two weeks before the next race, and if I'm going to beat my friend/opponent, it'll be on the bike. Every other event sees me in the lead, except the bike.
I can do it.

I can do it.

I can.



KoP

Ode To Bass

I'm between church services right now, "on break", as it were. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my G&L bass! It has changed my playing for the better. It has a lot to do with the fact that it's a 4 string.
I'm used to playing a 5 or 6 string bass so I've had to "retool" the way I play a bit.

But mostly, I love it because it just sounds SO good. The way I play is directly related to the way I sound. If the instrument sounds like crap, I'm just not going to play as well.

I also love it that this is the bass I started on 23 years ago. It's like coming back home.






I hope everyone has a great Sunday.



KoP

Saturday And Mummies

I'm enjoying this soggy Saturday. Lots of coffee and a CINNAMON ROLL too!
Total debauchery.

...but, I'm still going for a workout after the storm. It's been raining quite a bit. In the meantime, Tristan and I are watching the Mummy Returns.
The Scorpion King is coming...



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Weekend With The Rain

Let the weekend begin.

The rain got the message too and has already made a BIG appearance, 50-60 mph winds too.

It's supposed to come back again tomorrow, but ya know, I don't care. I could hang around the house all day and be completely ok with that.

Everyone else, have a great one, rain or shine.


KoP

Missing It

I miss caffeine.
I do.
But, I'm trying to get my body in sync with... I dunno, itself?
I hate relying on my own body to wake itself up and think clearly all on it's own.
It seems like my brain is only working at about 50% capacity right now... 45-50%.
Oh well, I'm sure this feeling will wear off eventually and I can resume being my normal, cheerful, exuberant self.

I don't know if I have anything to say.

Oh, I had a dream about Sting last night, you know, the singer, and former front man of The Police.

He's my all time favorite musician/song writer/bassist/genius.
Anyway, I won some kind of contest and the prize was a dinner with him or something... We were talking at a restaurant, or rather I was talking. He was pouring himself over a parchment which contained characters for a new language he was creating. I know this, because he told me so. The parchment was covered with tiny glyphs and inscriptions.
I understood it somehow.


Also, I miss my caffeine.



KoP