Friday, rode 42 miles.
Saturday, rode 48 miles.
Sunday, rode 44 miles.
During the Meet Your Muslim Neighbor gathering Saturday at the Clear Lake library, a full of anger deplorable fired off some nasty questions (typical hand cutting off, public stonings, etc.). To the credit of those who organized the event, they calmly answered the questions with grace. Mr. deplorable couldn't help himself and angrily continued, so my wife stands up and shames him into silence with a few common sense statements. The rest of the forum was fairly uneventful. Afterward, several Muslim attendees warmly thanked us for our defensive stance and solidarity. At least Mr. Deplorable stayed around for some one on one education with the panel, so hopefully he left with a better understanding of Islamic facts versus fiction.
Even after some basic study of many religions, I walked away with a much better understanding of The Quran and my Muslim neighbors. I watched how families love their children. It was obvious that we have far more in common than we have differences. We all breath the same air.
The Sunday night open house was incredible. We toured the facility, shared the Ramadan fast break snacks at sundown, and were allowed in the prayer rooms during prayer. It was both powerful and enlightening. They invited us to stay for dinner. So many warm and friendly families created an incredible energy. This was the most positive event I've ever experienced in any house of worship in my 54 laps around the Sun.