We had Krispy Kreme doughnuts delivered to our office this morning. As I was picking up a wonderful, warm, soft doughnut with a napkin, I was being careful not to grab it too hard. I didn't want to ruin the pastry ring with a grip too tight. I also didn't want too much of the delectable surface covering to attach to the aforementioned grasping material. Unfortunately, my grip was too minimal. As I swung my arm towards my face, in an effort to stuff it, the heavenly torus slipped it's bounds and gravity forced it to the floor. It was like slow motion, my jaw gaping as the pastry projectile sailed the short distance to the carpet below. As it landed, top down, a small weeping sound escaped my already open mouth. A quick thought passed through my head, "FIVE SECOND RULE!" Then I remembered I was not three years old and regretfully retrieved the mid morning treat and placed it in the trash, all the while, making sure no cow-orkers saw me. With the doughnut now in the trash, my attention turned to the remainder on the table. This time, I was more careful about the retrieval and delivery. Still, I know I sent a wonderful Krispy Kreme doughnut to an end that no doughnut should face.
This past weekend we took a trip to the mountains of Virginia. It is an area we have visited before with the Boy Scout troop, but this time we went without the scouts. I have been riding consistently again for nearly a year after I bought a new to me cyclocross bike. You can read more about that here . After more than 2,800 miles on that bike since last June, it needed some more work. The headset was pretty much shot and would not be repaired in time for our planned trip to Virginia. So Gina suggested that I get a new bike. I ended up getting a Giant Revolt Advanced 2 from Giant Wake Forest . We arrived at our rental house very early Saturday morning. 1:30am in fact. We found a place to stay that was literally steps away from The Virginia Creeper Trail . Saturday was to be a day we went hiking at Grayson Highlands State Park . We met Gina's co-workers at the park just after 10:00 am and started our hike. We have camped at this park before with the Boy Scouts but have never ...
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