Santa Barbara CycleMaynia Miles May 11

Third ride of CycleMaynia. Really, besides that, it gave me an excuse to test out Telemetry Overlay with two imputs (GoPro, and Garmin Fenix 6).

So far so good. Telemetry Overlay is actually the software that should be with gopro, only problem, I would dislike it to go to the wayside like DashWare.

I am finally getting used to the idea of cycling weekdays for health. In the morning, cars tend to be a hazard. People are tired and not aware of non-cars out and about.

This is a GoPro video of my ride. Battery went dead before the ride was over. I think I am going to do one more to see what it would be like with cadence and power overlays the next time I rid.

Happy Mother's Day 2021

Today is the second Mother's Day without my mother. It pains me to say that she died at the right time. COVID and how our government treated the elderly was, let's leave it as not positive. It would have just crushed me if she had died with the policies in place at the height of the COVID restrictions.

Today, my Mother's Day highlight was to put flowers at the graves and have a talk. I have seven relatives at the Santa Barbara Cemetery.

There were times over the years that I was at my wit's end. How do I stay employed, have a life, and take care of a sick relative so they would not have to be at a nursing home? I did not succeed at times. I am still beating myself up.

I will say this, even at their sickest, there was a comfort that they were still there. I have found out that I am significantly more risk-averse without my mother and grandparents alive.

If anyone would ask me if I miss them, my answer is you betcha.

Prelim Thoughts on Sail Crew

2021 is going to be the fourth year going on five as a J70 boat owner, captain.

Many of the things that I thought were correct when I bought Escape proved to be wrong. I wanted a more democratic boat with crew ownership of their tasks. I found out that there can only be one captain on a sailboat and that I needed better standards on who may sail with me. A person who wants to sail is not good enough. Sailboat racing is an extreme sport with rules. People get hurt, boats get damage.

There are so many articles about how to sail a boat, not many on managing those who sail with you.

I am an MBA. Over the next few months, I plan on putting my thoughts down on crews and running a J70. I hope to implement them over time.

The Ants & the Grasshopper

This is an unalter to make more pAEsop fable has not been changed to be more "progressive". I think that unaltered AEsop has become even more important in today's education.


One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat.

"What!" cried the Ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?"

"I didn't have time to store up any food," whined the Grasshopper; "I was so busy making music that before I knew it the summer was gone."

The Ants shrugged their shoulders in disgust.

"Making music, were you?" they cried. "Very well; now dance!" And they turned their backs on the Grasshopper and went on with their work.

There's a time for work and a time for play.

RIP Suzy Kat

Suzy Kat

My cat Suzy Kat passed away today. She was very ill. She was one of the most sweetest, and loyal cats. Also as a tipical cat, she did not like to be denighed.

RIP Suzy Kat

The Blind Men and the Elephant

I learned this story in grade school. There are times I think it should be taught even more in the echo chamber of the Internet.


A folk tale from India that teaches intercultural awareness by illustrating how different perspectives lead to distinct points of view.

Long ago six old men lived in a village in India. Each was born blind. The other villagers loved the old men and kept them away from harm. Since the blind men could not see the world for themselves, they had to imagine many of its wonders. They listened carefully to the stories told by travelers to learn what they could about life outside the village.

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2020 in Exercise

In the tradition of last year, I decide run a report of what I have done as a year in exercise.

2020 Activities

Activity Type

Activities

Total Distance

Average Distance

Max Distance

Total Activity Time

Total Elev Gain

Average Speed

Average Heart Rate

Cycling

39

1,135.58 mi

29.12 mi

63.77 mi

122:11:45 h:m:s

40,545 ft

9.3 mph

111 bpm

Gym & Fitness Equipment

140

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39:55:55 h:m:s

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88 bpm

Hiking

18

82.33 mi

4.57 mi

10.08 mi

50:24:51 h:m:s

21,588 ft

1.6 mph

103 bpm

Other

69

657.55 mi

9.53 mi

25.67 mi

193:19:11 h:m:s

5,951 ft

3.4 mph

81 bpm

Running

213

1,278.05 mi

6.00 mi

14.68 mi

266:30:08 h:m:s

74,226 ft

4.8 mph

131 bpm

Swimming

2

0.75 mi

0.37 mi

0.43 mi

31:35 h:m:s

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1.4 mph

118 bpm

Walking

484

515.01 mi

1.06 mi

8.36 mi

193:24:20 h:m:s

33,900 ft

2.7 mph

100 bpm

Merry Christmas 2020

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In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirin′i-us was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there,In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. 2 This was the first enrollment, when Quirin′i-us was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered. 7 And she gave birth to her first-born[a] son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

—Luke 2:1-7

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