Back in Phoenix

This past weekend, I was supposed to be in a Tri For Fun in Pleasanton. But with my travels I never got around to getting my bike fixed and when I looked into it, they wouldn’t have it ready for the tri. So then I asked around to see if anyone had a bike I could borrow, but no luck.

This basically tells me, I need my own bike. I’ve been swimming and running, but haven’t done any cycling. After all, I need to literally prepare my ass for discomfort.

I wasn’t too bummed for missing the Tri – I’m sure I can do another one. But if I am, I really want to train seriously for it. But for the day I was supposed to do the Tri, Bev’s work gave her two Luxury suite tickets at the Oakland Colleseum to watch Barney and Barnum’s circus. Since this was a family event, it was a no brainer to attend this instead.

I’ve never sat in a Luxury box before. It is like a tiny hotel room some seats that face the colleseum. I don’t feel very descriptive, so you’ll have to use your imagination here. What really made it cool is that they included some food like Hot Dogs, Potato Chips, Mixed Popcorn, Tortilla Chips, and sodas.

I had to go and find food for Ayden, but everything is literally junk food. My options were: 1, fried chicken fingers and french fries; or, 2, fried fish and french fries.

I went with the fried fish.

The part I enjoyed the most was the motorcycles in the sphere. I guess the sadist in me was expecting a catastrophe, but it was a spectacle to watch as the bikes looped and zoomed past each other.

The other unexpected entertainment was watching the men in black chase after the giant fecal matter that the elephants were excreting from their anus. Elephant poo is simply huge!

Overall, it was a good show – especially since it was free! Maybe next time, I would take some binoculars. I always wondered why Bev never owned a pair since she’s been to so many New Kids on the Block and N sync concerts. I guess that is why I like TV. You get to see the folks up close without the hassle or the wait. I couldn’t imagine waiting to get into the swim cube. I was able to watch Phelps in all this HD glory in the comfort of my sofa while munching on Techno Gummy Bears!

Oh, and I’m in Phoenix again. Nothing interersting to write about as it is hot as usual.

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