“Sleeptime” Cedar Park, 2020
She loves her little pillow. It’s nice to have her in the room while I work. 😀🐶
Sleepy Dog
“Sleeptime” Cedar Park, 2020
Category: Slice of Life
“Sleeptime” Cedar Park, 2020
Love the Color
“Pure Red” Georgetown, 2020
I took my Subaru Crosstrek in for service today and while waiting, I had time to admire this new 2021 Crosstrek in “Pure Red”. It’s such a nice color! If it were available when I was shopping for my Crosstrek, I would have considered it. But ultimately, I would still have chosen the “Cool-Gray Khaki”, which I still love.
My Subaru Crosstrek is just about the perfect vehicle for me… it ticks all the boxes: relatively fuel efficient, not too big, good ground clearance, reliable, looks nice, simple dashboard/controls, and Subaru is a good company. And I love the heated seats! I’d definitely buy again.
The actual service and state inspection took about 45 minutes, and the waiting area is in a huge, open area so I wasn’t too worried about COVID-19. Plus, there was only one other person waiting, and everyone working was masked up. The weather was nice enough that I could have waited outside, but I just parked my butt in one of the cubicles they have set up and worked with my laptop. As usual, it was a pleasant experience at my local Subaru dealership. Very satisfied!
Packed Up
“Packed Up” Cedar Park, 2020
I’m planning on camping (solo) overnight soon at Pedernales Falls State Park, so I was putting all my gear into my backpack in preparation to hike into the primitive campsites. I also wanted to bring my bicycle along and explore the park by bike if time allows, and when researching the bike activities in the park, I learned that most of the trails are open to bicycles, and that the trail to the primitive campsite that I will be staying at is very bike-friendly, therefore I will try my hand at a bit of bikepacking.
One of the nice things about having some ultra-light camping gear for backpacking is that it is also great for bikepacking. If you aren’t familiar with that term, bikepacking is similar to bicycle touring, but more off-the-beaten-path.
With my current pannier setup, I can fit all my camping gear, food/water, camera, and clothes. As much as I dislike having anything on my back while riding, I will probably wear a small daypack which will come in handy if I want to hike at all, and also, I can pack it with my kindle, camera, and camp clothes which will be very light (just a beanie, sleep clothes, and extra socks & underwear), and not stuff the panniers too much.
I think this setup will be good, but I’ll let you know how it goes!
Up in the Sky
“Cirrus Clouds” Cedar Park, 2020
As I rode my bicycle over to the high school to listen to a bit of marching band practice, I saw this amazing cirrus cloud formation. So cool! I’ll always be amazed and in awe of sights like these.
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Sun Halo
“Halo” Cedar Park, 2020
As I started today’s bicycle ride, I looked up and saw this ring around the sun. It’s called a Halo, and is caused by light reflecting and refracting off of ice crystals high up in the atmosphere, according to Wikipedia.
Very cool sight to see!
As Seen on Today’s Run
Here are a few photos from today’s run around the neighborhood.
“Garden” Cedar Park, 2020
The garden at one of the elementary schools looks like it hasn’t been tended to during this year, which is understandable because of the pandemic.
“Signage” Cedar Park, 2020
It’s almost election day, and I think I will miss the yard signs after this is all over. I liked the “I’m so gonna vote” sign!
“Hawai’i” Cedar Park, 2020
I like how they put Hawai’i very distant from the mainland.
“Shoes” Cedar Park, 2020
My shoes are nearing 500 km, and I got an alert that I should consider replacing them. I love my On Cloud shoes, and will purchase another pair when the time comes. By the way, this run completed the REI x On 10K Challenge on Strava. I’m supposed to receive a coupon in my inbox… maybe I can use it on some new running gear? We’ll see!
PC Gaming – Civ VI
“Civ 6” Cedar Park, 2020
I took advantage of an offer from EA Games to “buy” Sid Meier’s Civilization VI for free a few months ago, and finally got around to playing it. I was actually looking for a distraction from game 6 of the World Series since baseball can be so stressful to me, and so Civ 6 was finally booted up.
What a fun game! I’ve always enjoyed turn-based world strategy games like Age of Empires, but never really got into Civ before. The graphics are excellent, especially running at 1440p on my newish monitor. My computer isn’t the newest, but everything runs smoothly, with no lag and no crashing (so far).
I’ve only just scratched the surface of the game and I can tell there are many different ways to play. But what I like about it is that it seems like a nice game to pick up now and then and try out different scenarios, or even have multiple games going at once. Speaking of games, the Dodgers won, and the World Series drought from 1988 is finally over! 😀
