On New Year's day I get out on the mountain bicycle for a ride down to the pier and back. On the way back home I hear my name called and it's Derrick who has ridden down on his road bicycle and is currently rehydrating near the Catalina landing. So I turn around and ride with him to the lighthouse and then we turn back up the Los Angeles river and head for home. Just to be a bit different I actually watch a bit of a college football game - the rose bowl. It's as uninteresting as I expected it to be despite it being a close game.
After the morning warms up a bit Friday starts with a long mountain bicycle ride to the pier and back. Aftwerwards I rake leaves, mow the lawn, and trim the lawn. A warm shower gets me ready to relax, but it is not to be. Ruby and Joseph call me and ask to have a meeting with out business/lawyer at 3:30 in Torrance, so soon I'm on the motorbike and riding to Torrance. As we are gathering there is the cutest little ChiChi and before I even introduce myself I say, "Can I have your phone number?" I'm not sure where this came from, but fortunately the ChiChi declines my request. We have a very long business meeting and I finally get back home near 7 pm to continue work on websites.
There is rain on Sunday morning so I work on websites until I see a sunny break. And I see another cyclist ride by the house (used as my canary in the mine). So I get out for the long ride to the pier and back on the mountain bicycle. The wind keeps shifting and the sun keeps going in and out of clouds, but it's a great ride as I crank along strongly especially towards the end. After relaxing for a bit I drive over to Joseph's house for a Skype teleconference with all of the partners. The teleconference is a disaster as we argue for almost 4 hours over shares and roles and positions. I thought that we had this all worked out and now we are back to square zero. I finally have to leave for Person Ti_Ca's belated birthday party, but I just say, "I'm going to concentrate on getting the site ready for the investors pitch on the 17th and not going to think about this crap".
On Monday through Wednesday of the week I am productive at work and contribute where I can. After each day I lift weights or go walking before sitting down and working on the website more. By late on Wednesday night it is getting near to a review and just needs a few little clean-ups. Thankfully I can sleep on Wednesday night at a reasonable hour.
Thursday is windy and a bit wet in the morning, but I'm on the motorcycle for work anyway. I continue to debug the problem that I have with my simulation as well as help some other people. At noontime I walk outside the building and it is very windy and very cold. By the time that I get home, hopefully having solved my problemmatic simulation, it is very cold and windy. But I put on extra clothes and a hat and gloves and go walking for almost an hour. And then work on the websites. It is supposed to be into the 30's F for the lows this coming weekend - very cold for us.
Saturday starts very cold so I run a few errands and then go cycling. Even starting at 9 am yields very cold fingers and ears during the ride. But I enjoy the ride! After a shower I run a few more more errands and then I work on websites and watch playoff football.
Sunday night into Monday morning is the coldest day of the year with low temperatures near 35 F. Nonetheless I am on the motorcycle at 6 am to get to work and then I try to warm up. It is a mixed day of very productive times followed by lethargic, unenthused times. But the progress is still good. When I get home I increase the weights a bit and have a great workout. I think I've lifted the same weight long enough to get me back into the swing of things since my time away from lifting in Thailand and Cambodia. After lifting I work on a different website where the principles keep changing their format and minds. We have a teleconference at 8 pm and I keep warning them that they will not make their deadline for the Chadwick Conference if they don't stop changing things and let us work. We'll see what happens in the next couple of days.