Programming today, is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better ‘idiot-proof’ programs, and the Universe, trying to produce bigger and better idiots….So far, the Universe seems to be winning.

    I went for a nice little ride this morning before work that was … well, mostly uneventful. I say mostly because I was about 3/4 of the way back to the station, when I was approached by another early morning rider giving me a heads-up warning of a dog being a nuisance in the road just beyond the crest of the hill I was riding over. I think to myself, ”How bad could this be? This is River Hills. People keep their dogs behaved and proper.”
     I came over the hill, and there he sits. Waiting. For lunch …. errr …. me. He decides to run at me all teeth and growl, and I react. I stick my foot out and catch the dog square on the side of his head. He starts yiping and spins a couple donuts in the road and basically decides his head hurts enough to ignore me. I stopped a few yards away partly because it scared the crap out of me and partly because I nearly went down. Now, his owner comes out. He is PISSED. Somehow it is my fault that his dog chased me into the road and chased after me growling and baring teeth. I guess bike riders in spandex and fancy pants shoes have no right to defend themselves. We have a *aherm* moderately heated discussion at this point and we agree to disagree. I told him how to reach me if he really felt the need of continuing this line of thought. Actually, the telling takes longer than the actual event. It was mostly just a lash of epithets and a threat to sue (from him) followed by a response intended to let him know how to go have sex with himself. I hope he calls, I gave him my number.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I feel bad for the dog, cuz he was only doing what dogs do.
Poop, Eat, Poop, Chase stuff, Poop, Eat some more, Sleep.
All in a day’s work.
I have no respect for this a$$clown cuz he doesn’t get it.
If this had happened in Milwaukee (and it has), the owner woulda come out, yelled at the dog and said, “Hey! Duck next time, dummy!”
Now that, I can respect.

Simple post today. Iola is in the books.

Shane and Maja both raced, Shane getting a 3rd and his Maja getting a 4th place finish. I finished well and felt good. A little tightness in the shoulder, but otherwise good. Gonna pre-ride Geneva to see how I take a more technical course. My other arm hurts worse now .. I think due to my left having to do the bulk of the things the right can’t or couldn’t. Oh well, someday. Jeff S did well as did John K. Randy A made an appearance, while not his best, he has been off the bike for a quite a while. He wasn’t DFL so that is a good thing for him  

Now I am off to do the lawn work and other crap that goes with spring. Will try to catch a ride later.