July 27, 2025

Dear TeamToddTBI,

Happy 82^nd Birthday to my Dad! Happy Birthday, tomorrow, to our friend Marion S.

This week, I completed seven virtual flights: “https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MGGBpgLiDkPHxVbaeYdoAQ6h-hxE4iQH/view?usp=sharing” I wish others had as much fun as I have every day doing an activity with both physical and mental benefits/challenges.

I continue to watch Grand Sumo and the Tour de France. Grand Sumo and the Tour de France end on the same day, today, I think. There was a front page story in the Washington Post about technological cheating in the Tour de France. There were no recent incidents to report on; I think the article was a reflection of the negative attitude towards cycling that many in the North American car driving public retain.

I still think I should spend more time working on my blackjack computer game. I confess to being distracted by the sport over lap between TfF and Grand Sumo. But who isn’t?

I arranged a bus trip to visit my favorite sister in Rockingham, August 8-11. I will take Metro to Union Station and meet up with a bus that takes me to the JMU campus.

I am anticipating using her cast iron skillet outside on her gas grill to under cook seafood. This will lead to one day delay in posting the weekly update on August 10.

I began taking melatonin instead of Benadryl to help me sleep. I believe this is causing a lower resting heart rate for me at night. I thought my resting heart rate was low at 48 bpm; now it is lower. Still not as low as the cycling great Miguel Indáurin.

On Tuesday, I will watch a webinar, Current Trends in Energy Generation, to earn one more credit towards PE license renewal.

My behavior during church on Sunday yielded breakfast casserole; I was good.

St. Luigi, thank you for your intercession. St. Carlo Acutis, pray for me.