Hot Weekend

my yacht was in the cleaners.. next regatta I'm in.

inside story

My face expresses the heat and exhaustion of 55 miles at 100 degrees.

Did 35 mies Friday night, 55 miles Saturday and 50 Miles Sunday.

Kicked ass, great time... good speed, beat the heat, Plenty sights to see, Visited Audubon Park City park, Lakefront , Bonabel Boat Launch, Williams boat Launch,, French Quarter ,  Treme,  Marigny, Elisian Fields ,,, I was everywhere.....  On another note, a friend I ride the tour with every year, well not with anymore, George went recumbent a few years ago and leaves me in the dust now.. George e mailed me he's in the Alps in Switzerland mountain biking the alps, must be exciting, he sent a picture wearing cold weather gear. We'll miss you this year George , but riding the alps, maybe you can get a Mont Blanc pen off that white mountain or a real Swiss Army Knife.  Good Luck and be careful George.. I'll put some extra air in my tires for you.

I've had trouble sleeping since Friday night, keep seeing a mountain and a French guy playing an organ.

A little gray guy with big eyes tried to sell me a big seed pod he said would resemble someone I know..

I didn't go for it , saw that movie.. I did develope a nice tan since Firday.    Friday night on the levee I heard a loud, loud, grunting noise from the batture, it was deafening,  I got close and found it was a herd of Pugs on the levee snorting and grunting , about 150 of them, all black and white , they were accompanied by a Pug herder bringing them to the Pug convention at the Hilton in town.....

That;s enough to thinkk about for now. . My brain is spinning, it has room to do that in my head.

gary

WWII Museum display.

I think I used this Jeep for training at Ft Gordon MP School,

It look s just like the one I had, it was fun to drive , we were attacked by Drill Sergents with tear gas around every corner, jumped by them, harassed by them but the jeep kept going no matter what. The seat cushion is about 2 inches thick, the ride is rough , they will turn over on you ,

no seat belt, no air bags, has cruise control, aka throttle lock,  and can traverse 5 ft of water, I've driven them through 3 feet of snow and over hill and dale.  If you get to about 30mph in the dirt or ice and slam to 2nd gear in rear wheel drive and mash the gas you may get a double donut like we did. click on the pic for a closere view. . .

gary

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Red Dress Run.

Last Week was the "RED DRESS RUN' in the Quarter. It's  for Charity, everyone must wear a red dress and be able to run in it.   It set off some fireworks. . I'm the one in the red coctail with the mesh midriff, no  shoulders, black wig, and 4 inch pumps. See if you can find me. They even had red porta lets.

And I did my 50 miles too. 

 The last 3 weekends I've kicked ass, 35 miles on Friday nights, 50 Saturday, 50 Sunday, 15 Monday, and 10 Wednesday,  adds up to a 160 miles week. The heat has been a great motivator to NOT stop ,stopping is walking into a blast furnace.  Night riding is best,  cool, muggy, scary, unknown around every corner, a catastrophe could befall me any minute, but it  doesn't , plenty sights to see, smells to enjoy, keeping  vision focused on the headlight beam a challenging necessity.  Joie de vivre ,  lust for life,  relishing every minute through sensations, it's all a bohemian mindset.  In the words of Manard G Crebbs, "it's cool man". A vagabond expression of freedoms hope never realized further than the brow. I know we're just cave dwellers with ACT scores, but the vision bares souls, conscience, compassion, love, and finally neurotic behavior.   Is it different than the kid on a red stripped down wobbly tire, wooden pedal, torn seat bike digging in a flattened half pack of WInstons for a smoke to clear his head,  striking a paper match on the tattered book from the Topaz Lounge bragging about thier 25 cent Hi Balls,  gazing over his territory like a Viking after a victory.   Nothing's changed , view , feeling,  senses, what I give for a WInston..    


click on the pic to enlarge.. recommend....

River View

This is area 91 , rumored to hold the bodies of 2 Chubracabras under examination . No one allowed past this gate

River Front

Explaining to this squirrel the dangers of being on the ground with Coyotes on the loose.

Behind each of these trees lurks a Coyote waiting to pounce on an unsuspecting Chihuahua.

My head made that dent.

Bad moon arising....


 

Still chasing me.

Found some shade.

Over 26,000 miles

The Sign says it all.

Said he was thirsty

Chubacabra Liar.



Tour de France, New Orleans

Tour de France New Orleans Style, last weekend rode 35 Friday night and 50 Saturday and 50 Sunday, had plenty of performance enhancing drugs and transfusions. My special trick is my "Toy Story Fruit chews", burst of energy, I climbed the Power Blvd overpass twice in high gear  that's similar to climbing the Alps,  rode 35 again last night ,  50 today in the rain and am set for 50 tomorrow. Can't seem to get enough carbs the night before.  Trying handfuls of steroids before bed.  The team was in great form , they guided me through the peloton safely and my french domestique, Creme" Broulle", pushed the pack , wore them out then dropped of, next was Sven of Sweden he puled the crowd to 20 kilos to the finish,  Klaus Pedalin and 

Hans Overus tool me to the sprint point.  When the finish was in sight the sprint began in earnest , my bike waddled back and forth ,45 miles an hour , elbow to elbow with the competitors, at the last minute I pushed my front wheel forward and won the yellow for the stage.  On the podium I got to french  kiss the 2 french girls, flowers and that yellow jersey . Winning a stage of the Tour de France even just once is the accomplishment of a lifetime.  the celebration was champagne, beer, performance enhancing drugs and carbo loading transfusions. 

Riding in rain all day drains the life out of you, constantly vigilant to not slip , crash, or  find that pot hole covered with water.   I lost it once on Elysian Fields  but Luckily there was a red pickup truck on my side to support me. I regained my balance and thanked him for the ride.

My search for the killer coyotes of Harahan continues, got a picture of a black on that was standing still. didn't seem dangerous.  I found the coyote campground in the batture , took a 160mb video of the area think I saw one, but , but ,but, can't load 160mb here or anywhere else. , I'm may try to you tube it then link it. Found the refrigerator where they keep their beer, 

seemed empty at the time.   I bet they party hardy in those woods,  Bar b Queing , sucking beer, probably play some poker like the bull dogs in the paintings.  I had to go to City Park and warn the ducks about the coyotes, It was my duty. Beware of the wild chickens and nutria's in Lafanierre Park,  I hear some of the  tractors are missing, it's suspected they started a grass cutting business using the parks equipment,, they can't be trusted. Where did the Zebras come from?   I thought about taking my Gerbil Jerry for a walk in City Park near the wooded area, I wanted to unleash him so he could feel free, but I was afraid a Red tailed Hawk would swoop down and take him to a branch and eat him , then the swat teams would immobilize the snipers with 50 cal night vision scope sniper rifles and kill all the Red Tailed Hawks.  All over a Gerbil named Jerry. I very tired need rest.

good night.

Found this refrigerator in the batture , the coyotes store their beer there.



 


    

I've finally captured a photo of the illusive Harahan Coyote .

interesting development , I wonder how it was used in the 18th century.



The aggressive Lafaniere park Nutria.

Zebras grazing on the levee

The dangerous aggressive Lafaniere Park Ferell chicken .

Here I am telling the ducks in City Park to beware of the Coyote's