"There is no God!"

Today I'm with Peter on this one. If there was a God then there wouldn't be 35km/hr winds on the day I'm supposed to ride long.

It was a tough day overall. I started out at the pool and completed 1500 metres total. Ten kms into my ride I suddenly knew one of my cleats was loose and then quickly also realized that I didn't have any tools. So I limped back home, changed to my other shoes and headed back out into the hurricane. At about 65 kms I made a new friend. A very big very ugly shepherd crosss who could run 35 kms/hr without breathing hard. Fortunately he only wanted to race me, not eat me! I finished 101 kms in a slow 3 hrs 43 minutes. As planned I followed it up by a run which was also not very successful. I did the block but walked for about 6 minutes. I'm not sure why I didn't have more energy? I expected to fly today and yet I was sluggish. The only explanation I have is that maybe I didn't eat and/or drink enough. I know that I lost a surprising amount of fluids....about 6 pounds worth. Oh and I chose not do do my weights tonite. Tomorrow will be a better day.

Of course I don't seriously discount God just because there was some wind today and on the contrary some may consider it to be proof of his existence. But if there were a god, my childern would not have to suffer the way they do. I've had enough!! He has 24 hours to prove his existence to me or I'm giving up!!! So there!!!

I wish to dedicate day 219 to John Muir, the nice gentleman who regularly drives me back and forth to the airport. The next time I see him I'm gonna ask if he believes??

“Is man one of God's blunders? Or is God one of man's blunders?"---Friedrich Nietzsche

"No matter how much I prove and prod,
I cannot quite believe in God;
But oh, I hope to God that He
Unswervingly believes in me."---E.Y. Harburg

"I prefer to think that God is not dead, just drunk."---John Marcellus Huston

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peter