Friday August 30, 2019

Friday August 30, 2019

Blog time 1200 at Panera

Boy am I glad it is Friday.  Better yet it is Labor Day weekend.  Nancy and Bob are going to relax all weekend.

Nancy as usual was first up this morning, 0600.  I was up at 0640.  The weather folks say a nice sunny day ahead with temps in mid 70s.  Perfect.

Nancy left for MVP at 0745.  She is having lunch today with several Book Club members.

After breakfast I jump on Bad Boy and head to the Y.  This time of year to sun is low in the sky making visibility difficult.  I put on my helmet’s sun shield and it helped.

My bike is riding great since they installed a new derailleur and shifter.  The jury is still out on my new shock absorbing bike seat.

No school today so traffic was light.  Speaking of school last night AHS lost to Escanaba in its opening football game.  Also our kid’s high school, Ottawa Hills, beat Union.

This and that;

The India and Pakistan conflict in Kashmir is serious.

The Alabama Governor is in hot water because in 1967 she took part in skit wearing blackface.  She apologized but also said she will not resign.  Good!  We should all be capable of forgiving long ago mistakes.  Most critics were not born during the event and did not know what was considered acceptable.

The President says many things that are impulsive and should not be shared especially when national security is involved.  Is there a staff member who can throttle him?

Hurricane Dorian is soon to make landfall.  A major Labor Day storm.  

In the mid 80s, Michigan experienced a major Labor Day storm.   The rainfall exceeded a 100 year rain throughout mid Michigan.  Many bridges and roads were washed out.  For the next year Scott Civil Engineering Company was extremely busy designing replacement bridges for those washed out.  We also were inspecting existing bridges impacted by the storm.  As the saying goes “one man’s feast is another man’s famine”.

Nancy said she had a great lunch. They met at Red’s at Thousand Oaks.  

I did fix our apple snack before a nap.

For dinner Nancy fixed me several poached eggs on waffles.  Very good.

Fixed Nancy her snack.  I took a walk after dinner.

We both watched a show on Acorn.  Nancy headed to bed and I watched a new Russian detective show on Netflix.