September 6, 2011
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Monday, September 5, 2011
Wednesday was Mr. Poe’s birthday. Which is a very exciting event in our household, probably the most exciting event of the year. It was a work day and taking him out for dinner wasn’t really gonna work so I cooked for him. He wanted crab cakes, scalloped potatoes, and peach ice cream. The crab cakes were perfect but then again they’re very easy to make. I made the scalloped potatoes in these new oven safe ramekins we’d got and they turned out really well but the ramekins really hold the heat and they have to sit around for quite a while before they are cool enough to eat. I tried making a vegan version and it was pretty awful. The ice cream was also a disappointment. I added a little nutmeg and ginger to give it some cobbler appeal and Mr. Poe concluded it was too much spice and not enough peach. Better luck next time.
I worked from home the rest of the week and got no physical activity whatsoever and then proceeded to lay around all weekend. The bridge closure is totally killing me but it will soon be over. Monday I managed to drag myself out of bed and I went for a nice ride. I headed off 17th to Eureka to 18th to Valencia to Tiffany to 29th to San Jose to Monterey to Ridgewood to Flood to Hazelwood to Greenwood to Plymouth to Wildwood to Faxon to De Montefort to Ashton to Pico to Urbano to Borica to Entrada and I stopped at the big sun dial for a pic:
I took Borica to Holloway to Font to Lake Merced to John Muir to Skyline to the Great Highway and up the coast. I stopped at the foot of Sloat for pics of the dirty ass looking beach:
I took the Great Highway to Vicente to 15th to Taravel to 12th to Magellan to Cortes to Dorantes to Montalvo to Casteneda to Santa Rita to Mesa to 9th to 12th to Quintara to 14th. I took some pics of the big view looking west as I headed towards Grand View Park:
I continued on 14th to Aloha to Funston. I stopped for some pics of pretty St. Anne’s church:
I continued on Funston to Irving to 9th and into Golden Gate Park. I took MLK to Middle to JFK to the Panhandle to Stanyan to Page to Scott to Duboce to Castro to 17th to Ord and home for dinner. It was a nice ride.
Bike Mileage:
Today 19.6
Week to date 19.6
Month to date 19.6
Year to date 4,467.7
To Goal 3,532.3
Over (Under) plan (967.9)
YTD Mileage vs Last Year (1,203.5)
Rolling Year 6,158.0
Since Inception 10/1/07 32,973.2
