Do something, even if it's wrong

Heard a rumor this morning that HRH Bush II is considering the release of crude oil from our national strategic reserve, striking a blow against shortages and high prices at the gas pump. I'm sure this will help greatly, given the reports (NPR, that suspect liberal media scapegoat) that our system bottleneck is in refinery capacity....

Heard other rumors that somewhere over half the Louisiana National Guard is not available for disaster duty 'cause they're slogging through the sand dunes of Mesopotamia....

Meanwhile, in more important matters, grayness prevails hereabouts. Rain yesterday, rain today, rain forecast for tomorrow. Tomorrow night, we get whatever remains of Katrina. No bike rides.

Dodging raindrops and dead skunks

The road dried out for long enough that I slipped a ride past the weather gods. The air, however, comes straight from a tropical rain-forest, dew point and air temperature virtually identical. I came back as wet as if it _had_ been raining. Think I should adjust my time to reflect the added air resistance?

One bloated skunk carcass near the town line, looked like it had been there a couple of days. No sign of the bog raccoon, so we shall assume the coyotes dined well.

15.45 miles, 1:03:50