WWN....and George

My Wednesday with Nora started out with George Hood. You can follow that link and see what he's all about. I manned the front desk at the Y from 10PM to 5AM on Tuesday night. It was really neat to see the people come in to say hi to George, or get on a bike and ride along for a few hours. In the photo above, the guy in the camo shorts is kinda like the coach; he monitors the stats and helps keep George on pace. The guy in the white polo shirt is some kind of medical professional. The green and red shirted guys are friends who are riding along. I've stopped in every night to see what's going on. I took this video last night. He's got to maintain 12 mph to qualify for the record, and I think he was behind at this point. He does not always ride this fast.

The lady in front is a chaplain from a police survivors organization, and she's there at 10 each night for prayer. The blonde with the short hair is his girlfriend, Marcia; she's the taskmaster. I was actually there for one of his breaks. He stops pedaling, 2 people unclip his feet, and some more help him get off the bike and onto a massage table. From there, 3 people stretched him out for a couple minutes before they covered him with blankets and let him sleep. I've never seen such peaceful sleep in all my life. The man was dead to the world. Marcia watched the clock and had him back on the bike in 15 minutes. A couple minutes later, he was riding the bike and doing an interview for the local TV station. The whole thing is quite amazing. He's scheduled to break the record Saturday morning, but plans to ride until Sunday morning.....just showing off I guess.

As for WWN, I was pretty zonked myself on Wednesday morning. I got up and picked her up from dance, did lunch, and came home. I was able to get my railroad work done while I was at the Y, so it was nice to have it out of the way. We laid around, watched American Idol, and I might've dozed once or twice :) I had been telling Nora about George, and she was excited to see him after we picked up the other 2. We went over, the girls got to go on stage, say hi, and they even got his autograph. They were so proud of their personalized notes from George. Then is was, supper, baths, and study time for Maggie. They went home, and I headed back to the Y for more of the festivities. I went to bed around 11:30 last night and was wiped out. I set the alarm, but don't think I heard it if/when it went off. All in all, it wasn't a bad birthday.