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Sunday Salon: Sept. 25, 2011

I’m riding: Today I’m headed up to Chappell Hill to ride the hilly road with my former coach and great old friend Carl. Yesterday I finally got back on some good trails at Huntsville State Park with Husband and two buddies. It was great to be back on the trail!

I’m reading: Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 by Max Hastings; and in the car is Without Fail by Lee Child on audio.

I’m thinking about: Losing some weight and getting faster again on the bike, now that I finally seem to have beat this knee injury! I’m thinking that the fall race season is out of the question (as is January’s half-marathon), but maybe I can do some marathon mountain bike races over the winter… some cyclocross… some spring racing… and our buddy Leach is starting to talk us into some off-road cycle-touring this spring.

And on another note, I’m thinking about reducing the number of books I read for review, at least for a month or two, sometime soon so that I can try to catch up on the Hemingway reading I’m building up and getting excited about. That’s a separate post, to come soon.

I’m listening to: Well, I’m listening to audiobooks mostly when I’m by myself, but every time I set my iPod loose I discover old favorites that I’m not paying enough attention to: Jewel, the Doors, the Descendents, Aretha Franklin, Daft Punk, Fishbone…

Lists I am making: What to do (and what not to do) to achieve my goal of weight loss and FASTness.

Around the house: Buying berries and doing laundry, mostly, nothing new. Well, that is, in addition to a little Hemingway project already alluded to, which will get that separate post.

From the kitchen: Curried Quinoa Salad with chickpeas, tomatoes, feta, green onions and zucchini. And berries.

The dogs are: Three, right now, since we have one that we’re dog-sitting. Ritchey, especially, loves his “dog beer” toy that we got him in Key West; we love it less when we’re trying to nap (Husband, yesterday) and he gets it squeaking really loudly.

Funny event: Getting excited about Doomsday Wrestling next weekend!!

Musical event: Have my eyes on an upcoming Gourds show just down the street from us here in Houston at Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar; couple of Drive-by Truckers shows that we’ll have to travel to in the coming months; and Husband is going to a Kyuss show with some guys. I think I shall sit that one out. Oh, and I’ve got the percussion concerts on my calendar over at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. I hope to see some marimba this fall.

What are YOU up to this Sunday?

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