#1

#1 in NL. #2 in Baseball

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Remember

While watching the race, grilling out and having a great three day holiday with the family, don't forget to take the time to remember those that gave it all so we can have our freedoms.

Summer flowers

Day Lilies along the ride.

Wear a bike helmet?

In the Health section of the New York Times, columnist Lesley Alderman makes the case for bicycle helmets. From the article:

Whether you ride on hectic city streets or bucolic back roads, helmets are essential armor. Bicycle helmets have been shown to reduce the risk of head injuries by up to 88 percent and facial injuries by 65 percent, according to a Cochrane Database Systemic Review published in 2000. Bike riders who play against those odds do not fare well in accidents. More than 90 percent of the 714 bicyclists killed in 2008 were not wearing helmets, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.


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Let there be light.

Major League Baseball's first night game was 75 years ago today at Crosley Field Cincinnati, Ohio


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Koi pond

A koi pond and falls next to the VA hospital in Nashville.

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First place

The Reds are now in first place of the central division. Took the series against the Cardinals to move by them by a 1/2 game!

First time since June 06!

Men and their toys

Do you think they have a little money tied up this stuff?


-makes my toys look real inexpensive.

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New Bike Racks in Downtown Nashville

In May, Nashville cyclists will have 7 new metal art bike racks to which to lock their bikes.

These will be in the downtown core. Check out the places and types.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100428/DAVIDSON/100426030/Bike-rack-art-on-track-to-be-installed-in-early-May

Natchez Trace Parkway In Tennessee

A beautiful parkway that has a 50 mile an hour speed limit. Saw many bicycles on it and also motorcycles. We got on at the Tennessee Rt 64 entrance and drove the 97 miles to Nashville. Everyone was polite and very observant of the speedlimit with two exceptions. At around 3:06 PM at around the 400 mile marker two Tennessee State troopers separated by about 5 minutes came blasting southwest on the parkway. Speed would be estimated at 75 miles an hour or more without lights or siren. If they had rounded one of the corners and came up on one of the bikers the biker would not have had a chance.This is very unsafe and foolish on the Trooper's part.

So be careful if you ride the parkway with a bike.