Save Our Seas Ride 2019

 Today had me dodging multiple thunderstorms.  I love riding roads after it rains because everything is clean and fresh smelling. While I saw lightning and heard thunder nearby, luckily I did not get hit by any thunderstorms. Here you can see me between one very big set of storm cells to the north and a smaller one to the south. Sadly I encountered a lot of roadkill today. Here is a dog and a possum. Also saw a coyote, a deer, and more skunks. Horses seem to really like watching bicyclists go by. Lots of woods in this area. That small Smart car could fit in the back of the big pickup truck. I love going down country roads. But this one turned into gravel/dirt. Then back into pavement. Then back into dirt. But at least it was very pretty. The line of thunderstorms were thankfully well past me by this point. A bull and some other cattle. On one side of this road was a large ...

Lots of interesting pictures and happenings today.  First off a shout out to Subway. They are the healthiest and most zero waste of fast food chains -- can get inexpensive subs on whole grain breads with lots of veggies and just a little bit of paper waste. Pipelines are important in Oklahoma. My first sighting of a Halliburton facility -- lots of big fossil fuels (and CO2 generation) in Oklahoma. Went by a courthouse that handles foster kids. Back in Silicon Valley I do a lot of work with foster kids as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (see Child Advocates of Silicon Valley ). Entering Yukon, OK, home of singer/songwriter Garth Brooks. I needed a snack so stopped at this donut shop... ... and met David from Louisiana who does a lot of construction work for AMC. His wife is from Mexico and he speaks Spanish. He is a staunch Republican but does not like how Trump tweets like a 2 year old all the time. He agrees we need to b...