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(Much to my chagrin, this is becoming a series. Chapter 1 is here. Chapter 2 is here.)

I got my Time Warner Cable bill today. Despite three different customer service reps telling me that I wouldn't be billed for the TV I'm not getting, I see this line item:

All The Best Partial Month(s) 05/01-05/16 $58.60

The appointment to hook up my service isn't until the 19th. But they'd like me to pay for service from the first through the 16th anyway.

Oh, and somehow I'm getting free digital voicemail service for the next year, even though I don't get my phone service through Time Warner. Go figure.

I took a great spin through Cheeseboro Canyon on Thursday evening. Took a couple of shots at climbing "The Wall", but didn't quite make it. Had a great time anyway.

(Map: "Shepherd's Flat")

After work yesterday, I headed over to the trailhead below the Rosewood / Space Mountain loop, indending to make a try at bettering my personal record on the course.

I hit the Rosewood trailhead right on time, but more winded than I wanted to be, and with my legs strugling to find the kick I needed on the climbs. By the time I hit the last switchback before the final leg to the picnic table, I was about a minute behind my target pace, and quickly realizing that it wasn't my night. Keeping the pace was getting harder and harder.

Near the top of Rosewood, I bumped into a guy from Conejo Open Spaces named Mark Langton, who was riding as part of an effort to spread the word to mountain bikers to slow down around hikers and equestrians. He said there have been some complaints from hikers lately, especially along the trails closer to local neighborhoods.

(Map: "Rosewood, Space Mountain")

I hooked up my Time Warner Cable receiver on Sunday night, and behold: nothing.

When I hooked it up, and hit the "menu" button, it said "this feature is being updated and will be available shortly." So I let it run, and waited.

And waited.