Had a WONDERFUL day! :) Perfect weather. Went for a 52 mile training ride in the morning, took a nap, then my younger brother drove up to visit - spent time with me at my place and then we ventured down to my parent's house for a fantastic steak on the grill dinner. All smiles, laughter + fun stories. Took a few photos (below). My mother recently was diagnosed with Bells Palsy - a temporary condition where facial muscles are paralyzed on her face (symptomatic from another health issue, she will recover in a few weeks) - but she's humorous about it - she says she looks like Dick Cheney when she smiles. She is soo much of a good sport, she allowed us to take the #2 pic below. We all laughed for hours.

I said farewell with many hugs, came home to a little domesticity and early bedtime (I'm fricken exhausted). Will have a fun day tomorrow :)

Here's the photos of the day with my brother and my parents :)

Life is FANTASTIC!

photo by d. scott gregory Dave, Scott, Mom & Dad click on photo to enlarge	photo by d. scott gregory Dave, Scott, Mom & Dad pretending to all have Bells Palsy click on photo to enlarge
photo by d. scott gregory Brother Dave being silly with artwork click on photo to enlarge	photo by d. scott gregory Bro Dave being all smiles click on photo to enlarge
photo by d. scott gregory Bro Dave being total dork click on photo to enlarge	photo by d. scott gregory Bro Dave with Dad click on photo to enlarge
photo by d. scott gregory Dad grilling click on photo to enlarge	photo by d. scott gregory Mom, Dad & Dave at dinner click on photo to enlarge

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Strange day, but fantastic. Work was a nasty drama fest, avoided it altogether. Spent the day updating my resume and contemplating a transition to get rid of the stress. Took a long nap in the afternoon and then awoke with good plans for the evening - a concert to join my special friend with as a companion, to meet her friends. It was a fantastic concert - out in the splendor of the June atmosphere, rainy, summerfest kinda way, beer in hand, just pure fun. Gawd, I really like this woman. Had a time to meet her friends - great folks, amazing spirit. Hopes to hang with them more often.

After such a great evening, I headed home and spent a little time cleaning up while watching a movie "TransAmerica" - funny yet amazing film, gonna be a busy weekend.

Life is FANTASTIC :)

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Unsure what I can say about today - my commute to work was crappy, then unpleasantly followed by a total berrating by ABBA (Asshole Bipolar Boss Asshole) for his continued failure of insight - suffice to say, the day was full of unnessary drama for the sake of drama. I was about to quit. But I'm a soldier...and soldiered on. Although I did make a formal request for a reference/recommendation letter in the event that I need to transition myself out of there - I have hit my threshold. Fuck them - if they don't recognize my leadership and worth, their loss.

Ended up working late with a crisis, a project that had issues - I was only there for moral support (I wasn't really involved in the project). I had to leave to hit the gym (I wanted to join my cycling club for a training ride - but left work too late, and it was threatening to thunderstorm. SO I hit the gym...on the way - I bumped into a special friend :) We talked for a while in the parking lot as she was heading out. Put me at ease. I was still fuming from all the drama of the day, she later told me that I was shaking from the irritation of the day. I was. I saddled up and spent 2 hours on the spinner bike to calm me down - just hammering the fictitious hills while chatting it up with a local cycling buddy and intermittently blasting RHCPs into my ear holes via iPod nano action.

Came home and settled into a stupid night of domesticness - no tv, just organization, dinner, et al.

Life is sometimes Frustrating, yet brilliantly banal :)

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Another wonderful day. Work was highly productive. The weather was stellar. Went on a 32 mile training ride out towards Clarks Gap - fantastic temperatures, a little windy, but overall nice. Came back and went to my spinner class - to work on some hill excersizes for an hour and a half. It must be summer - going 3 hours for a workout :)

Came home, domestic stuff, little tv while booking hotels for upcoming cycling events. This will be my last "free" weekend for almost a month (every weekend is booked for a Century ride/race).

Life is Good.

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What an amazing day! Stellar weather made it key - just perfect, in the upper 70s and sunshiny, gentle breeze. Work was a productive nightmare though with an onsite client - we spent all day locked in a large conference room hammering out details on a current project. Even though it was stressfull, we managed to find closure and ended on a great note. Good management.

Suited up after work and biked out past Clarks Gap and back - was a fantastic training ride - Tuesday "Time Trialed" it on the flats (out and back 38 miles total). Quad searing fun. So I decided to go to the gym to continue my training - hopped on the spinner bike for another hour and 15 minutes while I hammered more fun and talked to a few other spinner cronies (a few of us do the spinners outside of our regular scheduled class). Total sweatfest. I finished up famished and ran a few errands on the way home including picking up some sushi and a sixer of Corona. Sat out on my deck, barefoot and enjoyed the weather while eating sushi and sipping a Corona.

Life is Good!

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Monday. Sleepy day at work. Yet Productive. Strange early June weather - cooled down. Went on a 22 mile ride out to Leesburg and back before my spinner class. Spinner class was not anything dramatic. Pure sweatfest. Ran a few errands on the way home - got some new summer linens for my bed...lookin good. Evening of cooking, correspondence and general organizational bullshit.

Life is Still Good

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Wow, just WOW! What a wonderful day. In the morning, I biked out to Harpers Ferry and back (52 miles total)- weather was perfect. Came home and took a quick nap, then showered and went to meet a special friend - we walked 8 miles on the W&OD trail, followed by dinner. She is such great company.

Suffering from Sunday Night Anxiety, but Life is Good!

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