It appears that I have been locked out of my email account which was hacked last week. I can send email from my account but have not received email for a few days. However “Yahoo’s Partner Application” logs in every 12 hours or so. Perhaps looking to see if anyone has sent money to get me out of Ukraine? Attempting to solve the problem with Yahoo has not gone well. So poorly that I’ve closed the account already.

So, I have a new email address which I will not put here for obvious reasons. I’ve sent out that address to many people, but if you did not receive it and want it, let me know here.

Yesterday, I received a message from Yahoo Mail saying I’d logged in from a remote computer. I had. From a district laptop I used while working at TRUSD. I was directed to login within 48 hours. I did and that’s when Whoever gained access. It’s awful when this happens. I received one phone call, one text, one email to my second address, and one comment to the blog within 2 hours of the hacking. Thank you friends, one and all. My apologies.

Leone Thorne of Calvary Lutheran Church organized today’s gathering.
It was a wonderfully cool day, a breeze was blowing and we all had shady spots under big trees. In the future I need to take some table set-up ideas from Sally, Branch Manager.

Nikki Sadek spoke for the pig encouraging everyone to see our new library.
The local pickleball group (I haven’t played in quite a few months 😦 There are many more people playing now, I need to get back to it.
I was there for the historical society. Several people took the Rio Linda history quiz. I had to smile when I challenged a couple of people to remember all the answers, come to the Country Fair in September, take the quiz again, get a high score, and have their name posted on the white board of highest scores. And they practiced! Slowly I teach.

Farmer Deno from The Natomas Farm.
This event was lightly attended but fun nevertheless.

Kellen found the music on Grandma’s iPad. He asked me to record this and put it on YouTube. A star is born!

It wasn’t a sinus infection. Nor an insect bite, but rather Erysipelas: an acute infection of the skin and lymphatics caused by the streptococcus bacteria. Mine was hot red puffy itchy tender cheeks and swollen glands in my neck. Treatment had to be aggressive. A painful shot and 10 days of heavy-duty antibiotics. That was yesterday.

Today, I had to go back to be checked. Yes, I’m getting better! Afterwards, I met Ade for lunch at Boudin’s in Roseville. My face is better, but there’s still some puffiness.

Billie took me on a different route today, around the airport,
and back to downtown where I bonked (a cycling/running term that means to reach a point of exhaustion that you can’t go on). I woke up this morning with a sinus infection. I thought I could finish the ride, but things only kept getting worse. My face hurt. I sat on a bench at Market Square and waited for Billie to get the car and come pick me up.

Miles = 16

Back to W Virginia to ride a different section of the trail, Renick to Seibert. It was a glorious day, a high of 77, a light breeze, no humidity.

The W told the train engineer to blow the whistle.

Our turnaround point was at

Miles = 41. A good strong day of riding.

To avoid the heat and humidity, we headed out early today.

A daytime view of the Roanoke star.

Not the Greenway, but a very steep road as we headed toward downtown.

This was a very steep downhill and I had to walk down because I didn’t have the hand strength to squeeze the brakes.

JD left us so he could go the the hospital to see his brother Herb who had gall bladder surgery a few days ago. Billie and I rode to Market Square where usually there are many vendors selling fresh fruits and vegetables, but not on holiday weekend. We had breakfast at

Misty Meadows farm was there, however – one of Billie’s favorites.

Miles = 24