"Gold Day"

today was the first "Gold Day" of the work year. as some have guessed, i work in a seasonal job, such that occassionally we have days where our responsibilities change. in this case, it's day full of (almost entirely) extraneous meetings and counterproductive drivel. i'm sure almost all jobs have them, but Hack, Yack, Ack. well, i did get a free lunch out of it at the Tumbleweed down on the river. it's a great location, but it's too bad every Tumbleweed i've been to in the last 10 years has gotten progressively worse. this consisted of some large leathery 'burrito' with cheese goup, but more importantly a veggie one with green beans of all things. I was expecting peppers and onions, of which there were a few, but green beans?? i also had a couple beers on someone else's dime. should have stuck with water.

i was blatantly lazy yesterday, so this a.m. i dragged out the Rans to give my back a little change in scenery. i did put the cross tires on the CrossCheck yesterday FINALLY, so i'll be crossing soon enough. with no students today i left pretty late, but put the 'bent in the big ring some and made good time. the p.m. proved uneventful, and i waffled in between getting time in on the big ring and going pretty damn slow.

this weekend we go to Cumberland Falls for an overnight. it should be lots of fun, getting out of town and exploring a new place. plus, with a full moon today tomorrow might be good chance at a moon bow. the mid-70s and sunny weather are just perfect, so potentially a great weekend coming up. Ojala.

13m/7m a.m./6m p.m./77 and sunny p.m.