Thursday August 6th, 2009 NYC visitors

This morning I weighed in at 326. I have this weird thing that no one has been able to explain about water retention, so I don't worry about the fluctuating weight. Besides it's normal to bounce around the scale to an extent. On one of my days off I'll take a lasix pill and shed the water weight. I have to be sure not to use the pills when I'm riding the bike because it will increase my risk for heat exhaustion. Today I rode 12 miles on the more challenging Bear Creek Reservoir ride. It was sunny and hot. I broke my time record by about 4 minutes.

The rest of my day was spent with my good friends Jay and Carol from the Greene Naftali Gallery in NYC. We actually went to Casa Bonita. The food may not be the greatest, but the whole experience is amazing. We also looked over some of my art collection and finished the day at a nice Italian restaurant with the rest of the family. It was a very pleasant meal. Over all it was very nice to meet Carol in person and to see Jay again. There is a very special event in NYC in October that we simply have to attend. More on that later.

Wednesday August 5th, 2009 "Basketball"

What a busy day! I slept in a little to try to recover from the last two day's bike marathon's. I know that some time soon I will consider 35 miles to be a piece of cake, but not today. After I finished some art correspondence's (one part of my day job), I took my son's car to get the tires rotated and his oil changed. I know, he could have done it himself, but I like being able to do little favors for him. Then I took my car to get detailed (twice a year event) and got a hair cut. I finally made it to the gym and worked out for an hour and played basketball with my oldest son for another hour. It was one of those "moments." This morning I weighed in at 323.8. I apparently lost some of that water weight. I have already ridden 85 miles on my bike this week and I plan on hitting the trails Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. That should put me over 130 miles for the week. I'm getting a little addicted to the bike "rush." Tomorrow, two of my friends from my favorite gallery, Greene Naftali Gallery NYC, will arrive for a two day stint here in Denver. We will review the year in art as well as checking out my current art collection. I'm going to force J to ride the Bear Creek trail.