Life Is A Circle.

Friday went out with Natalia and walked two trails in the Big Bear area. Walked the Woodland Interpretive Trail (1.5 miles) and the short trail around the Discovery Center (0.5 miles). I want to get back into my old lifestyle before marriage and enjoy life and show Natalia the beauty and simpleness that is nature. Natalia walked about half of the trails and the rest on my shoulders for a nice workout. It was a great day out with cool temperatures and light rain along the way. Saturday we headed up to Green Valley and it was a short drive up there. We didn't hike as much but reminded me of the days when I first moved up here and took my dogs up there and skied the trails. The lake was crowded, but again it is a summer weekend. Best time is off season on weekdays to go up there.

Had a horrible week and finding out my ex lies and tries so hard to keep me away from my daughter which in time Natalia will know all the truths. Knowing that I face an uphill battle to try to be a parent to my daughter. Frustrating at times to be seen as the bad person when it is the other way around. However, I made contact with the guys from Team Dirty Work and was very happy to know they are all still out there riding. I will definitely get me a mountain bike when I return and join them again. Funny how life tends to come around in a circle. They have reminded me of the so many good memories I had around the group. In my cycling career and all the places and top events I participated on, it is this group of "Old Farts" as I call them that made the best memories.

Finished reading The Cassandra Project and found it entertaining and a page turner but not really sci-fi as many would call. It did not get many good reviews as it didn't have that sci-fi space feel many were expecting but I highly recommend it as a quick read. My next read I am jumping back into the Long Earth universe in the second book, The Long War. I didn't really find the first book that great but the premise of multiple earths different, so why not continue the story.

Another cyclist, Stuart O'Grady after many years decides to come clean and confess of his doping. However he claims it was only during the 1998 season. Of course he doped like so many others. Him like the many cheaters stole from so many clean riders out there. I am sure it was not only for one year as he claims. Of course his confession comes during his retirement announcement.

An update on Benghazi is that all the witnesses were handed out nice NDA (Non Disclosure Letters). How nice of this administration to make them shut up and not say anything. Ask yourself why. Why? Why are they being made to not talk or brought up to testify? Talking about conspiracies since some think I'm crazy. Here is a great picture taken by my friend "Lead Ed" while in Dallas. This is the "grassy knoll" where one of the shooters was standing during the assassination of President Kennedy. Amazing the fence is still there after all these years.

Don't forget to catch the latest No Agenda Show. Adam is out of town but a great clip show.