Steak Taco

2011-01-06T17:44:00.002-05:00

After about a week of living with it, I decided to deal with an irritating splinter on my right thumb. It took a half-hour of neck-straining and eye-crossing, but I did managed to get it out. Relief.

The offending sliver turned out to be my very own stubble.

2011-01-05T15:34:00.002-05:00

At two in the morning I was in bed: trying to gauge how much wine was left out in the kitchen, calculating its value in dollars, determining it wasn't worth leaving the warmth of the covers and the dog, and then getting up to cork the bottle anyway.

2011-01-04T15:24:00.002-05:00

Our winter RPM sessions started today. It's the first time I've been on my road bike in about a year. I had to scramble to put the bike back together again.

But I don't think this technically counts as being back on the road bike; I may be on the bike, but the bike is on a CompuTrainer, and the CompuTrainer is on the second story of a Center City shop.

Thursday: FTP test.

2011-01-03T13:20:00.002-05:00

Spent the last of my Team Performance points on MTB booties and two tubes of chamois cream.

2011-01-02T14:41:00.001-05:00

Holiday recovery mode. Slept until noon. The dog didn't even wake us up; she was still out when we got up.

Paid the premium for MobileMe service. It's not bad; even syncs widgets and dock items.

And in theory, I should never lose my phone again.

2011-01-01T21:14:00.001-05:00

We spent New Year's Day on the road. The plan was to get up at eight and be out the door by nine; instead we got up at nine and were out the door by eleven.

At least neither of us was hungover.

And I didn't have to shovel when we arrived at one in the morning—Philly warmed up just in time.

Though I did have to scrub rugs for an hour; I stepped on poo while unloading the car.

Despite getting razed by a 45 lbs Labrador, the baby dog had her best holiday ever.

2010-10-25T12:23:00.003-04:00

I know. I dropped the ball when cross season kicked in this October.

But I like to look at it this way: I did post 18 minutes and 57 seconds worth of video, which breaks down to 34,110 still images, which—if the old adage is at all accurate—is worth about 34,110,000 words.

In a way I've been extremely productive.

2010-10-02T12:34:00.000-04:00

Elmer, New Jersey—after a long day of spectating and working on the course for tomorrow's feature race, all I wanted was a Diet Coke or at least a bottle of water. But of course all they had were ice cold bottles of beer. This is cyclocross, after all.

2010-09-27T15:45:00.002-04:00

I took a four-hour nap. Take that, cold.

2010-09-26T06:50:00.003-04:00

Whirlybird Cross — I was terrified of this course last year, this year not so much. It took a lap to really warm up to it, but after that I never had to ease up on the gas.

Now if I can just stop losing 50 spots before the hole shot even comes up, I'll be in a good place. Waste of a third row starting position; finished 56 out of 125.

2010-09-25T07:27:00.000-04:00

It seems we weren't the only ones who felt the need to work on their skills. Melanie and Tara were also over at Belmont, with barriers.

2010-09-24T07:23:00.003-04:00

The one time I decided to ride without the took pack, Tammie got a flat. The best part? Her spare tube was defective: it came with a giant hole by the valve stem.

2010-09-23T07:07:00.004-04:00

Our Thursday evening routine is shaping up with a familiar backbone — Fringe, Bones, and The Mentalist.

2010-09-22T09:11:00.003-04:00

Thump.

Uh oh. That isn't the sound the Subie's hatch is supposed to make when I slam it shut.

I had set my computer on the bumper while getting suited up, and I could tell right away that the hatch door had whacked it good and the LCD had cracked. It was bleeding black inside. Nice job, Carlos.

It's little consolation that this was my older Edge, the one I used for cross and mountain abuse. It's still an expensive toy, and now I only have the bigger, heavier 705 to work with.

"This means you can't get mad at me the next time I break something," my wife says.

I suppose it does.

2010-09-21T13:25:00.001-04:00

I had a new car stereo installed. I suppose it's okay, but it looks kinda dorky and the install was sloppy.

2010-09-20T13:21:00.002-04:00

The toilet must be magical, because each time I sat on it someone knocked on the front door with a package. Four times today that happened, and I normally only receive deliveries from three places: UPS, USPS, and FedEx.

2010-09-19T09:33:00.002-04:00

Charm City Cross, day 2—I wasn't hungry until I placed the order for my post-race meal (BBQ pork on a biscuit) but then it became the longest ten minutes of my life.

2010-09-18T09:18:00.002-04:00

I dropped the Tamster off for her red-eye to the UK and proceeded south to Baltimore for the second day of Charm City Cross. I didn't think I'd actually go since I've been fighting a cold since dusty Belmont.

The dog was with me since we didn't schedule a pet sitter. She was a good car dog. We'll see if she'll be a good guest dog.

Everyone went straight to sleep as soon as we arrived.

2010-09-17T09:15:00.000-04:00

Second day in pajamas. The same pajamas.

2010-09-16T19:25:00.000-04:00

A deadline kinda snuck up on me. Spent the day in my jammies.

2010-09-15T08:23:00.004-04:00

The Belmont Cross Practice was costly for some of us: I slashed a new tire, Cody cracked his carbon bars, Alaina busted her wrist, and Joe cracked three ribs.

2010-09-14T23:40:00.002-04:00

I'm not totally sold on the Thudbuster.

I guess it's nice to have that cushion when my legs are too fried to soak in the terrain. But it's a pretty big weight penalty; and today I learned that my butt does a pretty good job of getting off the saddle during the first two hours of the ride anyway.

2010-09-13T23:33:00.000-04:00

I punched myself right in the eye while trying to wrestle a seatpost off of my 26er. Thankfully, there was a saddle installed. It was also fortunate that the seatpost happened to be a Thudbuster. This is going to show.

The Tamster has had a bruise on her cheek for several days now. God only knows what she's been telling people. This is my chance to even the score.

2010-09-12T23:20:00.000-04:00

The Lovely Bones wasn't at all what I thought it would be. I guess—since it was Peter Jackson—I was expecting a mix of gore, puppets, lawnmowers, the grim reaper, ghosts, and stone creatures that attack Kate Winslet.

2010-09-11T23:15:00.002-04:00

My first mass start this year. I got stuck behind a crash, couldn't merge into traffic, got swarmed, and froze. I didn't really get moving until it thinned out.

Tammie, on the other hand, had a great start and looked strong until she dropped her chain. It's my fault; I was being too cheap and lazy to upgrade her BMX cranks.

Yeah... that didn't work out so well.

2010-09-10T23:05:00.000-04:00

I spent the afternoon truing wheels, overhauling hubs, replacing brake pads, and cleaning rims.

The bikes are ready for Nittany Lion. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for this guy.

2010-09-09T20:48:00.002-04:00

Yesterday, one of the limbs of our ancient Silver Maple fell through our backyard.

When I heard it, I thought the Tamster knocked over a shelf. She thought something happened to me. And the dog thought a tree fell outside. Probably.

It took down two iron fences, a bunch of utility cables, some bricks off of a corner of our house, and the picnic table.

A tree person came today—I don't know her profession or what you would call her industry—and said it was logistically impossible to take the tree down. There was just no way to get equipment in, and no way to get tree chunks out, short of lifting it via helicopter or taking down the houses.

Furthermore, the tree is very healthy. The species just happens to grow fast and isn't very strong. It seems the best solution is to cable the branches to prevent them from falling.

Sounds good to me. I like that tree, I just don't want it to fall on me.

2010-09-08T20:43:00.000-04:00

Belmont Cross Wednesdays—I had always imagined that it would only be a bunch of fast, hardened cyclo-crossers showing up at this weekly series.

It turned out to be the same group as Grass Track Mondays, only twice as large; riding on a course twice as hard. And I'm every bit just as slow.

2010-09-07T20:37:00.000-04:00

We had planned on doing an epic trail ride but by the time we left, we'd cut it down to a standard weekend ride. And after feeling our legs, we settled on our short loop reserved for weeknights.

I took a just couple of descents to confirm that we were totally toast from a weekend of long rides, and soon after we were ambling along The Forbidden Drive.

Even that was hard.

2010-09-06T20:23:00.002-04:00

The Cup of Joe Ride—we finally went on one, and it wasn't so bad.

I rode a creek crossing. Tammie rode some logs. For the most part whenever there was anything too technical or intimidating, you can usually find a bail-out line.

Our ride-able trail network just grew two-fold; it's becoming harder to decide where to go.

2010-09-05T20:07:00.003-04:00

The Inaugural Mount Airy Mayhem—Because of all the delicious food, what was originally supposed to be a 7-lap time trial turned into a 1-lap sprint with a beer chug at the line.

I didn't have room for an entire can of PBR, so I did it relay: Melanie took on the beer leg while I rode the bike portion.

2010-09-04T19:50:00.002-04:00

Tammie wrecked her rear brake lever in a fall; it seems the piston was forced through a seal or something towards that effect.

This could've derailed her weekend were we unable to find a replacement. Thankfully, REI had a kit sitting in a dusty corner of their repair shop with a sale tag that beats the Internet hands-down. And since it has an ambidextrous lever, we can keep it as a back up for both front and rear.

I guess it's the perfect time to learn how to rebuild hydraulic brakes. They've become a staple in our household.

2010-09-03T09:06:00.000-04:00

Today's 5k in 1k splits:

Km 1 — 8:29 min/mi
Km 2 — 7:55 min/mi
Km 3 — 8:49 min/mi, climbing Wayne Avenue
Km 4 — 9:01 min/mi, dog-lag
Km 5 — 9:13 min/mi, serious dog-lag

2010-09-02T09:01:00.000-04:00

Instead of working on a paying web project, I whipped up the fist design in a long list of novelty t-shirt ideas. I'm pretty happy with it. Now I just need to set up shop.

And maybe finish that freelance website.

2010-09-01T08:54:00.000-04:00

Hot, hot day. I ran, but waited too long to get a ride in. I need to get in the habit of riding first (or second) thing in the morning.

At least the dog got her exercise.

2010-08-31T08:39:00.000-04:00

"Damn, riding with a hydration pack is hard!"

I was seriously considering going straight to REI after the ride to return the Osprey pack. I was having a hard time following my standard lines during rocky descents, throwing my weight around on the switchbacks, and getting up ledges.

I suspected the backpack made me too top-heavy. I had filled it with tools and a DSLR to see what it would be like to ride fully-loaded, since I've never used a "Camelbak". I thought it was too bad; the actual hydration system on this was nice—nicer than Camelbak's—and it was comfortable despite the weight.

Then on the way back, I happened to look down to see that my fork was locked-out. I had, in effect, been riding rigid through the Wiss.

2010-08-30T20:05:00.005-04:00

Grass Track Mondays—I almost made myself throw up trying to beat the women in the last race of the series.

In my defense, I've been doing the Bs and Cs back-to-back this year; doing poorly in the former and not attempting to contend in the latter. So when I lined up at the back of the last race—a C's Miss-and-Out—and found myself at the front when the course was reversed, I took it as a sign to end it quickly.

2010-08-29T17:02:00.000-04:00

Dinner was a regular fiesta: we had three types of taco meat, two types of tortilla, several beers to choose from, and I had less than an hour to prepare.

2010-08-28T17:00:00.001-04:00

Got rejected at Bear Creek, went straight home to take it out on the Wissahickon. I guess you can call it a revenge ride.

2010-08-27T16:16:00.000-04:00

Good to know: there are two types of brake pads, and I have the finicky ones.

2010-08-26T11:34:00.002-04:00

I dunno how I got suckered into doing another mountain bike race—a notoriously technical one at that—especially since I currently don't have fitness.

2010-08-25T14:15:00.001-04:00

I see where the tall ones are, but where do I find the short kitchen bags?

2010-08-24T09:16:00.000-04:00

There's gotta be something I can do with the 6 gallons of water the dehumidifier collects daily... but I already have a water barrel that collects rain water outside.

2010-08-23T15:01:00.000-04:00

Irony: runners complaining that running on a treadmill is boring.

2010-08-22T13:51:00.001-04:00

Salt... meh. It was okay. I thought it was going to have more free running action. Dunno what Ebert was talking about.

2010-08-21T13:32:00.003-04:00

Besides having to empty a two gallon bucket thrice in its first twenty-four hours of run time, having the dehumidifier in the basement is awesome. In that time the relative humidity went down to 45%; the air felt crisper, the basement smell has gone, and the bikes happier.

We'll see how the electric bill feels about this in a month.

2010-08-20T13:29:00.002-04:00

I wrung my hands for almost an hour before finding the courage to walk into the bathroom, coax the mouse into a dustpan, flick it into the toilet, and flush, flush, flush.

2010-08-19T12:48:00.002-04:00

In an attempt to train my hair to grow out straight (instead of ingrowing), I decided to try shaving with the grain for a couple of months.

I could never get it as close, shaving this way as opposed to shaving against the grain. But it's supposed to get better once the hair is primed. We'll see.

2010-08-18T14:48:00.001-04:00

So I'm pretty sure I left a twelve-pack of Coke Zero on the bottom rack of the shopping cart because... it's nowhere to be found. Fantastic.

2010-08-17T08:10:00.000-04:00

Allergy season, round two.

2010-08-16T16:24:00.003-04:00

I had to turn around after a block on this morning's run. My lower back hurt to much; it was sore from Saturday's 37 minute run.

I tried again an hour later but without the dog. That was more manageable, though it still hurt on the descents. The dog didn't like that very much.

It was nice to see that tired legs didn't affect my performance at Grass Track Mondays. Which is to say that I still sucked.

2010-08-15T09:15:00.001-04:00

Instead of going for a ride I spent the afternoon wrestling a seized chain off of my bike. Third rusted chain since we moved. Frustration. Looking at dehumidifiers online.

2010-08-14T09:11:00.001-04:00

We were bored so we went to REI. There's always something to buy at REI...

Well... I found a running top. The Tamster was more successful. The truth is I'm running out of stuff to buy there. Unless I become unreasonable. Or pick up a new hobby.

2010-08-13T09:06:00.000-04:00

Nittany Lion Cross, C race: 35 confirmed riders, 100 rider field limit.

I've got plenty of time.

2010-08-12T09:02:00.001-04:00

It turned out I had plenty of time to kill, so I went shopping for a new pair of running shoes. My current ones had a reasonable amount of wear anyway.

2010-08-11T07:58:00.000-04:00

It took a while to get into it; but once I thought of it less as putzing around on Chris' yard and more as working on technique on a cross course, it was actually a whole lot of fun.

2010-08-10T17:05:00.000-04:00

So I paid over $10 to ship 76¢ worth of photos. Brilliant.

2010-08-09T19:52:00.002-04:00

A pot-smoking ninja?. Hmmm... that's not the first thing I'd expect to come out of the Wissahickon.

2010-08-08T20:02:00.000-04:00

That movie messed me up. It took about an hour to completely convince myself that we've actually left the theater. It didn't help that we passed a six-foot-square section of asphalt that seemed to be getting rained on when the sky was clear. It also didn't help that Philadelphians are a weird-lookin' bunch.

2010-08-07T20:29:00.000-04:00

We went out to see Inception but ended up shopping and eating Thai instead. Just goes to show what our priorities are.

2010-08-06T20:33:00.000-04:00

BrVT.

2010-08-05T10:01:00.000-04:00

Michael Scofield must've had really poor memory if he needed that many tattoos.

2010-08-04T18:58:00.003-04:00

I decided to give in to the hype and try out the new Gillette razors. They were noticeably smoother than the previous version, though not quite fifty-cents-per-cartridge smoother.

Honestly, I don't think consumers fall for marketing gimmicks as much as they embrace—or hold on to—the idea that they can spend their way into something better.

I wish it were that simple.

2010-08-03T20:42:00.003-04:00

Earlier this morning, our Subie's CD player had stopped loading CDs. This came out of the blue, but at least it's still under warranty.

After sweating it out at home, I realized our two-month-old tower fan had stopped working. I'm sure I could attempt to return it but being from a third-party Amazon vendor it might not be worth the hassle.

Now I wait in anticipation. Because we all know this happens in threes.

2010-08-02T18:58:00.003-04:00

Shouldn't it be a twit since the site is called twitter?

2010-08-01T16:31:00.000-04:00

Spent the day with Ben and Amy: did the brunch thing at home, a walk in the woods, free margaritas, a bike fit, and The Book of Eli. That movie kinda sucked.

2010-07-31T16:18:00.000-04:00

Ben was in town for a gig at Pageant Soloveev, his last show with this band. It was a crappy venue; a dried up pine tree (art) obscured the band from the crowd. We showed up—and stayed—for support.

Haven't been around hipsters in a while. It was interesting to note that Sperry Top-Siders are back in vogue. I should've worn my Crocs.

2010-07-30T16:14:00.000-04:00

Good run on Forbidden Drive. Went from a duration of twenty minutes (previous run) to twenty-five and increased my pace substantially. Still running on hybrid power though.

2010-07-29T16:12:00.001-04:00

Now that I've collected a large bottle of the stuff, it occurs to me that I don't actually know what to do with bacon grease. Toss it in the garbage?

2010-07-28T14:05:00.000-04:00

Well... it's a good thing I tried out the cross bike before Grass Track Mondays.

It seems every single thing on it needs a tune up, as if each and every bolt has shrunk since November. And here I thought I just needed to lube the chain and pump up the tires.

Perhaps I should've ridden around the block before of heading out to the Wiss.

2010-07-27T14:49:00.001-04:00

As the racer-types were sweating it out on The Drives, we comfortably drove by—in air conditioning—to celebrate Tammie's birthday with sushi and gelato. Sucks to be them.

2010-07-26T14:59:00.000-04:00

I had to drop my cousin off at the airport by 4 am.

At some point, I decided to skip the coffee I'd brought along so I could try and get more sleep. Neither my wife nor my dog (who had a rough night) shifted in the slightest when I snuck back under the sheets.

That pretty much messed me up for the rest of the day.

2010-07-25T15:14:00.006-04:00

Had an eventful day:

· Picked up my cousin from a community center in Manayunk at 7 am. She rode all the way here from Richmond, Virginia building houses as she went along. I just don't see the appeal.

· Watched the end of the tour. No surprises there.

· Had brunch at Figs after seeing the line at Sabrina's. I guess it's that good.

· Figs doesn't take Visa.

· Waited in line for the wash closet at Capogiro. I refused to get my gelato beforehand because that shit melts fast. Fifteen minutes later the lady ahead of me realized the bathroom was unoccupied. And all I needed was a number one.

· Dropped my cousin off at the airport. Teasing, I told her the flight might get cancelled due to a storm. An hour later, she called to let us know her flight got cancelled due to a storm and she can't leave until 6 the next morning.

· Meanwhile, we were stuck in a gas station on Kelly Drive because visibility was nil and the trees were damn near horizontal. Lincoln Drive was closed down. A plastic number from the gas price smacked into our car.

· A few hours—and two trips to the airport—later we were back home, refreshed, and ready to go out for sushi. Except our dog got bit by the neighbors', and though it didn't seem too bad it was bad enough to warrant an emergency visit to the vet.

· The dog enjoyed every minute of all the attention that comes with a hospital visit. She didn't even know there was a hole on her muzzle.

· At midnight I made it home to a plastic container of tandoori lamb chops and three hours of sleep until I needed to drive to the airport again.

Like I said, eventful.

2010-07-24T15:59:00.000-04:00

Apparently I forgot to include the street number when I looked up directions to a PennDOT facility on my phone. We drove around some sketchy neighborhoods before we realized we were off by a couple of miles.

2010-07-23T16:13:00.000-04:00

I understand that one of the draws of mountain biking is that the trails are always changing. But man... the Wiss sure took a beating from the last couple of storms. All of a sudden, I really suck again.

2010-07-22T16:23:00.000-04:00

"CAMPING WANKER!!!"

Well, that's obviously from the other side of the pond. How globalized we are these days.

2010-07-21T16:26:00.001-04:00

I went to two different hardware stores to figure out my rodent-slash-propane-hose problem.

After looking online, I learned that it may likely be squirrels (which we have in spades) rather than raccoons (which we also have) that were chewing up our grill.

But the fix—I hope—is the same: aluminum screening wrapped around the hose and secured with zip ties. It's the best thing I could come up with, next to a steel braided hose assembly which doesn't seem to exist.

2010-07-20T16:20:00.001-04:00

"u r fucking horrible"

Someone I don't know actually took the time to send me that message through the PlayStation Network.

2010-07-19T16:36:00.002-04:00

Considering the winter we've had and the summer we've been having, I wouldn't be surprised if the whole 2012 thing comes to fruition. Mother Nature can't be that resilient.

2010-07-18T16:49:00.001-04:00

First race this year, and first mountain bike race ever.

Held on to 4th wheel until mile 6 of 13 where I cracked spectacularly under the heat. Would've cried but it was too hot for tears. Dropped out of the race and headed straight home; the finish line just happened to be on the way.

Must've let twenty riders pass me yet somehow held on to 9th. Funny that.

2010-07-17T17:32:00.000-04:00

It's nice having the Tamster back. I get bored weird whenever she leaves for a conference. I do strange things, like go to the mall and buy jeans.

2010-07-16T11:01:00.001-04:00

I was looking forward to grilling a cheeseburger for my wife and a filet mignon for myself. But alas, the stoopid varmints ate my grill. Again.

2010-07-15T11:00:00.000-04:00

Second night eating McDonald's. Can't wait for the Tamster to come home.

2010-07-14T10:32:00.000-04:00

I had to get creative on today's shoot because I could not, for the life of me, get the Travelites to sync up with the Speedlites.

It was a frustrating start, trying to sort this out in the midst of sixteen riders on CompuTrainers. Every time I moved to a different angle, I had to sort it out all over again. At least they had something to occupy them while I fiddled with my gear.

I think it was combination of the shape of the room and the fact that I've never used both lights in tandem. What it really boils down to is that I don't shoot enough.

2010-07-13T10:55:00.001-04:00

It's not good to spend a day of shooting around all those sexy bikes. $2,000 was starting to sound cheap (well, actually it is).

Good thing I don't have any money.

2010-07-12T06:35:00.000-04:00

I'm cleared to ride. My self-diagnosed tendinitis turned out to be bursitis, but my doctor wasn't concerned about that. He said it just happens.

What he was concerned about was what I'd written off as creaky old knees. It took him a second to see that, mid-stroke, my knee collapses inwards under load; forcing the patella out of it's groove.

If left unchecked, this could lead to early arthritis. Glad I mentioned it.

Just one more condition caused by my weak piriformis. I guess I have to do those leg lifts after all.

2010-07-11T08:43:00.005-04:00

I must've tried on twenty pairs of jeans, easy. Most of them couldn't get past my butt, some got snagged at the thighs. The sad part is these were relaxed fit.

In the end I couldn't make my mind up between two pairs, so I took both to make the most of the trip. It wasn't until I got home that I realized they weren't that different from each other.

I may have pulled my calf in the fitting room.

2010-07-10T08:18:00.000-04:00

When I sat down to watch today's stage, I didn't realize it was going to be for six hours. They've got to have something between the two-minute recap and the full unedited coverage.

I supposed I could've fast-forwarded, since it was on-demand.

2010-07-09T08:13:00.000-04:00

While my wife was getting a haircut, I gave up looking for a spot in Manayunk and camped out in a movie theater parking lot. It was pouring out and I didn't want to get soaked... and I just wanted to look at jeans on my phone.

2010-07-08T08:09:00.002-04:00

Brauhaus Schmidtz—I got the saltiest thing on the menu: breaded pork cutlet with anchovies on top. It was good—perhaps as good as German food gets—but there's something about the cuisine that leaves me with too much of the same thing.

2010-07-07T19:43:00.002-04:00

It's so hot I'm seriously considering coffee ice cream for dinner.

2010-07-07T07:59:00.002-04:00

With Tammie leaving for a week-long conference, I found myself with a very lopsided grocery cart: Steak, fish, and a five-dollar pair of jeans.

I haven't worn jeans in fifteen years.

2010-07-06T19:31:00.002-04:00

I've developed some sort of tendinitis in my right knee. My quadriceps tendon feels tender, bruised, and tight. Every now and then it outright hurts.

Still deciding if this warrants a visit with my primary—a DO who specialized in sports medicine—or if I can just take Doctor Internet's advice: ice, ibuprofen, and PS3.

2010-07-05T18:43:00.001-04:00

A cold shower, the neighborhood coffee shop, an air-conditioned nap, and a movie I didn't really need to see in the theaters; today was all about staying out of the heat.

2010-07-04T19:29:00.000-04:00

I really, really, really didn't need to eat three heaping plates of seafood. But I did.

2010-07-03T19:13:00.002-04:00

I chose the worst part of the day—not necessarily the hottest, but the most sun-beaten part—to work on the deck. I secured the bamboo fence against the railing and replaced the non-working incandescent string lights with partially-working LED.

I said partially-working because every third bulb on one of the strings doesn't fire. I guess I got what I paid for: two sets totaling sixty feet and four-hundred bulbs for $12 shipped from China. I'm still going to ask for a replacement. Cause I'm cheap.

2010-07-02T18:51:00.000-04:00

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2010-07-01T18:38:00.002-04:00

With just an hour of daylight left to ride, what I couldn't get in duration I made up for in intensity. It might've been the first time I've felt lactic acid flush through my legs this year.

2010-06-30T10:00:00.001-04:00

I'm having a hard time getting back on the road. I have the fitness to be on the bike for three hours but my back can only handle one; and frankly a one-hour ride seems like a waste of chamois cream when I could just ride on the trails instead.

I suppose I could flip my stem, but who'd wanna do that?

2010-06-29T07:01:00.000-04:00

So not only did I forget to put a stamp on our car insurance check, I also dropped it on the way back from the post box. Fortunately for me, it was still in the middle of the street when I went back for it half an hour later.