My Week that Was - June 1

The Milwaukee River rushes over a dam. dwm

 After a short trip to the gym, we packed our bags and loaded the car for a trip to Ozaukee County. Before we could leave, I had to change the front tire on my bike.

 When I put it away a week earlier, everything was fine. I don't know what happened while it was standing in the garage but the tire was flatter than a pancake. Thankfully, I had a spare and got it changed with a minimum of hassle.

 We drove to Belgium, a small town in the north part of the county where I unloaded the bike, kissed my wife and pedaled off while she headed south to shop and sight-see. 

The three-day mini-vacation didn't get washed out by the threat of rain and thunderstorms but it did influence how we chose to do things. We changed the trip from Friday - Sunday to Saturday - Monday. Rain chances were highest on Sunday but we got out in the morning before it came then watched the Indy 500 from our hotel.

After the ride Saturday, we grabbed lunch at Cousin's Sub before I washed up so we could drive to Port Washington to see the 1860 Light Station and pier head lights at the entry to the town's harbor. Sunday evening we ate at the Charcoal Grill, It was our first time eating there. We were impressed with the food and reasonable prices.

Monday morning, we drove home after breakfast at our hotel, getting home late morning. 

Tuesday, this blog reached another milestone with its 3,200th blog. May 29, 2024 was the 4,330th day since They Used to Call Me Pointdexter debuted July 21, 2012. Thanks for reading all, most, or some of the posts over the years.  

Ben's Pretzel truck came to campus. 5/29/24 dwm

A new tradition at Oakwood the last couple years are food truck visits. Tom's Coffee has stopped several times. Trucks selling ice cream have been welcomed and so are trucks serving fancy foods for lunch.

Wednesday, it was Ben's Pretzel truck over the noon hour with a variety of soft pretzels hot and ready to eat. An email sent around hours earlier was long forgotten when I walked past a window and saw the truck outside.

I probably should have shared the pretzel but the people I asked, already had theirs. I could have set it aside after eating half, but that would have left half of the warm, buttery, cinnamon and sugar delight uneaten. Mmmmm.

Thursday was the first day the rickshaw bikes were back on duty offering rides to residents in assisted living apartments. There were two of us piloting the bikes; we stayed busy for two hours taking people around campus and into the neighborhood on a beautiful, sun-splashed day. 

For several residents, it was their first time on the bike. Getting people on a bike the first time is key to getting them to ask for a second ride.

I was planning to work Friday but didn't feel well when I woke up, so the right call was to stay home. I didn't feel terrible but wasn't at the top of my game.  Since we were both home we did complete one task we've been working on for a while... we watched the last half dozen episodes of Frasier, completing a several month trip through all 264 shows.

I hope your new week is a healthy one, thanks for reading!