Talk'in it up

Stop me if you heard this one before... What do you get when you cross a 1/2 Gibb with a 1/2 Baldy ... a Bald Gibb (aren't they all bald by now) without the funky gold medallion!

"Here we are... in a room full of treasure... talk'in it up... talk'in about politics...it's the Barry Gibb talk show"


Let me explain - Monday was the big budget review with the Milgard Leadership Team. It was a long month of preparation for one day of execution - it went well. As always, we got some good feedback on our plans but also received praise for our location's results. I ran out of day light on Monday but I did get out on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday for a total of 100 miles. Wednesday was big gear day as I rode the rollers and left it in the big gear all the way around,even on a few hills that I usually dropped down on. It felt good but hard. On Friday, I rode up half way to Gibb cemetary and then half way up to Bald Peak. The climbs felt good as the legs felt strong.

I got up early and was on the rode by 6:15 AM. It was still dark. As I rode over the Willamette river, the sun was just starting to light the morning sky, the fog was sitting in the trees and hovering over the water, the yellows, blues, and reds of the morning sky lighting the background...just beautiful! I headed down to Willamette Mission State Park and back. About mile 40, the legs started to feel the hard climbing from the night before and the going got a little tougher as I finished the last 10 miles.

After the ride, we headed over to Craig's game. He had a solid game - carrying the ball 8 times for 40 yards. I just love it when he runs up the middle. He has no fear. On several carries, the linebacker would step up and Craig would lower his shoulder and give the hit, gaining a few extra yards. Bam! All of his run except two were up the middle. He had an off tackle run that was backed up and he reversed field for a twenty yard gain. On a 4th and 2, he got the call up the middle and got the first down. On the other side of the ball, he had several solo tackles in the open field. Craig was laying the wood on both sides of the ball. Gotta love it!

It's been a good, full week.