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Good morning Monkies! I too am tired but 4 decent bike rides in 3 days make it totally wort it. This mornings workout will be a struggle...
Morning! It is a shame one must drag his corpse to the office on such a fine day. I'd rather be downhilling. 
too much productivity and not enough play this weekend. of course the upside is that a lot of my play stuff is now repaired!
4 day work week for me. Going to spend next weekend in LA with my dad on fathers day. at 93 I never know if he is going to be around for the next one, quality time with him is important, I wish I didn't live over 300 miles away..
4 day work week for me. Going to spend next weekend in LA with my dad on fathers day. at 93 I never know if he is going to be around for the next one, quality time with him is important, I wish I didn't live over 300 miles away..
ugh. here. have a good day everyone.
Mornin!
Not much to report here, solid ride yesterday. Now back to the grind and impatiently waiting for the bike shop to call me.
Not much to report here, solid ride yesterday. Now back to the grind and impatiently waiting for the bike shop to call me.
Here. Good ride yesterday, still sore and noticed it running up the stairs at work. I'm pretty sure that I won't be doing my race next weekend, as my knee still hurts and the ride made it abundantly clear that I am fat and out of shape.
Planning on riding in tomorrow and Thursday, weather dependent. Wifey is doing her first layoff this morning and she's definitely not looking forward to it. There will probably be a scotch on the desk by 9am.
Planning on riding in tomorrow and Thursday, weather dependent. Wifey is doing her first layoff this morning and she's definitely not looking forward to it. There will probably be a scotch on the desk by 9am.
WTF for?
Threw my back out yesterday. Dinner with friends made possible with liberal application of gin.
Not sure how to make it through the day today, though. Perhaps will be prone a lot.
Not sure how to make it through the day today, though. Perhaps will be prone a lot.
Nothing apparently. Should have remembered the 45 minute cool down rule before I packed all my crap. Road trips get cancelled 95% of the time within the hour. There was a phone call for one to Springfield MO this morning too that got canceled before I even made it into work.
Roached another XO1 crank arm yesterday when I slammed it into a sniper rock hidden in grass on side of trail at speed. Alu pedal insert exposed and mauled, but it looks sound enough to ride for a while.
2nd pair in as many months, time to go back to aluminum cranks but I havent missed bending cranks like I did in the past. #lowbbproblems.
Other than that (which I didn't see to I got home), great ride at a place I used to ride often but moved on from.
Lots of burly new trails and lines and the place has opened up enough that you can carry stupid amounts of speed now.
2nd pair in as many months, time to go back to aluminum cranks but I havent missed bending cranks like I did in the past. #lowbbproblems.
Other than that (which I didn't see to I got home), great ride at a place I used to ride often but moved on from.
Lots of burly new trails and lines and the place has opened up enough that you can carry stupid amounts of speed now.
Bit of a bummer of a weekend. GF and I drove down to CT Saturday morning to pick up a 7mo bernedoodle we found on Craiglist, as the family stated they couldn't give him the time he deserved due to their work/children situation. Named him Hendrix and fell in love with the little bastard instantly. Got a text late that night from the family saying they made a giant mistake, had been a wreck all day and already changed their work schedule to make more time for him. They asked if we would consider giving him back, which we did the next morning. GF took it a lot harder than I did and was in tears most of the day. But knowing how they clearly felt made it a pretty easy decision to return him to his family. I just hope they took this to heart and treat him how he should be treated.
That story sucks. hopefully you can find another good dawg who needs a good home.
To the shelter!
So you didn't go? If you did, eat at Sweet Melissa's. Sweet Potato & Black bean burrito, served nacho style.
Nothing apparently. Should have remembered the 45 minute cool down rule before I packed all my crap. Road trips get cancelled 95% of the time within the hour. There was a phone call for one to Springfield MO this morning too that got canceled before I even made it into work.
It's still cool, damp, and cloudy. Quite a number of local trail systems are closed.
Used the opportunity to do some bike maintenance.
Used the opportunity to do some bike maintenance.
We did not, but I will certainly file the food recommendation away. Eating at new places on the company nickle is the best part of any road trip.
This sounds like something I should know how to make... sweet potato and black beans are high on the good list.
Good ride yesterday, despite the wasp attack. That will teach me to stop and help the trail builders...
Afterward headed over and mowed the lawn at the house,then surveyed the progress on the renos. It's looking pretty demolished...
Currently making my regular blood donation, as should you.
Afterward headed over and mowed the lawn at the house,then surveyed the progress on the renos. It's looking pretty demolished...
Currently making my regular blood donation, as should you.
Crabby Joe it takes a big heart to take in a dog and an even bigger one to be able to give one back... What a sh!tty situation though.
Finally made it back on here, been cruising by my email notifications as work has been insane, and the 9 year old is fun and time consuming
He scored 5 goals in his soccer game yesterday, and 3 of them were against the 14 year old coach's daughter (not enough kids to make teams this week), who grew up playing competitively! So proud of my rock star!
Speaking of whom, another parenting/family question--you guys are so good at these!
Say you have a relative you got along great with and were close to, and then you found out something that makes you not trust them/want to be around them/etc. to save the frustration and heartache. Say this is an in-law 
doh:I know). Would you allow your child to have sleepovers with someone you don't trust? Ready go!
Not much in other news, miss you guys! I'll keep trying to check in!! xoxo
Finally made it back on here, been cruising by my email notifications as work has been insane, and the 9 year old is fun and time consuming
He scored 5 goals in his soccer game yesterday, and 3 of them were against the 14 year old coach's daughter (not enough kids to make teams this week), who grew up playing competitively! So proud of my rock star!Speaking of whom, another parenting/family question--you guys are so good at these!
Say you have a relative you got along great with and were close to, and then you found out something that makes you not trust them/want to be around them/etc. to save the frustration and heartache. Say this is an in-law doh:I know). Would you allow your child to have sleepovers with someone you don't trust? Ready go!Not much in other news, miss you guys! I'll keep trying to check in!! xoxo
I rode hard last week and had to take off three days to eat and drink. The struggle is real.
I did manage to create a new walkway to my house on friday night. My wife ran the wheel barrow while I dug up all of the shitty grass/weeds. Got it all prepped by 7 and decided to just finish it that night. I can't shovel like I used too. Sore and tired on Sat. am.
After and before snip'd from her Instagram
Did a mega local loop yesterday with the locals. Rain on us quite a bit, but we finished with cheeseburgers and beers.
Bikes again tonight. Why not 'eh?
After and before snip'd from her Instagram
Did a mega local loop yesterday with the locals. Rain on us quite a bit, but we finished with cheeseburgers and beers.
Bikes again tonight. Why not 'eh?
did your bad back tell you that?Aaaaaaaaand it's pouring. Hail should be arriving shortly. At 11:30 in the morning.
Well, I'm laying in bed looking out the window... so sort of?
i wasn't sure if it gave you weather forecasting powers like 'squeeb's damaged joints
Not yet... but I'm sure soon.
Prepare to pull weeds. My walkways were usually more verdant than my lawn or gardens.
This. The strength and persistence of weeds boggles my mind. If only grass were as tough, my lawn might actually look respectable.
No.
Raining fit to float an ark here.Aaaaaaaaand it's pouring. Hail should be arriving shortly. At 11:30 in the morning.
It's sunny and blue sky for as far as can be seen now. Fucking weather.