Its crackin me up... duh - that's me, when i get rambling... that scientific overdrive where i switch to clear, objective, concise writing seems to be rather absent in web log mode...
Nascar, one more comment about it, a very good friend of mine in CT is working with a few modified teams (nascar), one of these days i may go watch his car... we'll see. That and i don't care who you are - i'd wager even the diminutive KL would get a rush sitting in the middle of 175,000 people as 43 cup cars come through for the green flag or a re-start. I've been to MIS and holycrap is it hard to describe... its pretty cool... but then, yeah... its just cars, and i will admit this being on the bike thing has chilled any desire for watching the races anymore, coupled with NOT being in Michigan. That state just does weird things to you... Heck, i was starting to find seattle inhospitable, not in terms of the people, but for me personally, i didn't feel like it was the right fit anymore... maybe next time i'm there it'll feel different.
Coaching... I'm very glad to get SB's summary of Nega-Coach's position. I guess if i was confused i should succumb to the marketing and send in the check and sign up as a client... but i'm not... I know i suck. I know why i suck. I know what i need to do to not suck. I know that what ever i do will not be enough to not suck. I know that even being a suck fest rider that i will still have fun in cross this season, even if i do suck. Is that sucky enough of a position? I'm too cerebral to be coached, but then maybe not... maybe that's enough reason to get one. That and if i spend money and get a plan maybe i'll get a bit more parol or priority in the weekly planner (not that we have a planner).
How was that at pleonasm?
(check Frazz out today... LMFAO)
Coffee... Aint THAT the truth? Well at least outside of Rhode Island. 'Round here there seems to be some given that people put so much damn milk and sugar in there that it ceases to be coffee.... Take the car... Take VW's absolutely STUPID cupholder placement. its an elegant design, and fits perfectlyl within the space... (i'm talking the MkIV/A4/99.5-05? Golf/Jetta) BUT how many dashes have i seen ruined cause people drink something other than black coffee in the cups that inhabit that location? Countless. Spill some black coffee (if you have black interior) and hey - cool - let it dry and the radio sitting below works fine. Dump some sugar laden soda/pop, ice tea, RI style coffee, juice (basically the frazz cartoon comment list) and something's gonna go T.U. (tits up for the jargon impaired).
I wanted to run an idea through my fingers that popped into my head on the way home lastnight and has fortunately kept poppin in. Sort on the lines of sailorboy's "blogger" press protection question. it started off as "do people who read other people's blogs have voyeuristic personalities?" then well, if the 'readers' are voyeurs, then the writers/bloggers must be exhibitionists. More than not a "duh" statement. But its out there out of my brain, so i can free up space to ... DAMN gotta make coffee... gotta head out for a meeting in a second... damn...
I got an extra blvd lap in lastnight after picking up the youngest. Felt reasonably good damn hot... made a concious effort to stay in the 50x23 all the way in today... felt good... Oh and last night headed to get the trailer before going to daycare, i noticed an increase in power duration and output... it felt good, and normally where i'd tap out power/legs wise i was feeling good enough to power through it all... nice change. Kinda thinking that if i can just increase the mileage a touch, get the TT rides in more regularly i should be closer to Cross.
That and isn't Cross more TT than road race? It has always been in my experience, sure there are a few opportunities for drafting but for the most part its a hard core all out suckfest. Hopefully in shitty weather... Cause this heat we've got now, i don't like... Although granted, being this skinny assed tall freak with a crazy high surface/mass ratio, the heat is reasonably tolerable... assuming i can stay hydrated.
Oh hey - looky here folks - another reason to NOT park at work:
Dear Parking Patron,How about that... $357/year.... to park at the place you WORK?
Effective July 1, 2006, the parking fee for fiscal year 2007 will be 357.00.
Why? Damn near every university i have 'worked' at you have to PAY to park there. WTF is up with that?
Sure i guess there are many places that you have to pay to park where you work, ie the city. But then, ya know... there are some damn fine alternatives. Take that $357 over a couple years, plunk it into a bike and gear and well... that's some sweet ass commuter.
Now i know, the majority play street parking roulette... but that's flat out insane... why drive and then spend 10-15 minutes looking for parking, then walk 5-15 minutes to work? I DON'T get it.
*shrug*
RIDE YOUR DAMN BIKE...
Heck i'd rather ride in the winter and the rain than the nice summer days... its eaiser, cooler... and you can always put another layer on... riding to work nekkid in the heat of the sumer is silly... for that matter dropping your daughter off at Daycare in lycra is also silly... those girls that work there might never let me leave... that or might never let me drop her off again... oh well...
peace out - G
5 comments:
Light and Sweet or as the canucks say “extra extra”
RI is all about coffee milk, boy. Flip that chocolate milk recovery shiz. Autocrat syrup. A swallow will tell.
http://www.quahog.org/factsfolklore/index.php?id=56
No wonder so many of us like it light and sweet. It’s what we’ve been drinking since birth.
BTW in case you missed it chapter I of the Geert story is at:
http://theflahute.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-i.html
I anyone up for a fieldtrip to Seekonk Speedway? It is no longer a NASCAR affiliated track so even Ms. Litka can come. http://www.seekonkspeedway.com/
XO,
Il Bruce
In Boston, and other metro areas, AFAIK (unless Republicans have repealed it) if your job offers free parking, then they are required by law to reimburse for T passes too. Charging for parking is forward thinking. Why give the car a free ride?
Fries had an article in the Ride that claimed a single mother riding the orange line to work covered almost 90% of the cost with her fare, but a lawyer on the expressway covers less than 50% of his, as gas taxes do not cover the true expense (and this is NOT counting the war machine that ensures the supply). When we spend billions on roads, it is "investing in infrastructure" but if we spend on public transit, it is a "subsidy."
As for See-crash, I can handle once a year. I don't think KL would be too much fun, but could possibly serve as designated driver. USAC Midgets used to go there once a year, that would be the most interesting to me. If G's friend is working Modifieds, Stafford or Thompson would be cool. There is actually bike race coming up at Stafford, but I am away that weekend.
Lebanon Valley would still be my first choice, but it is a long drive. I just like the smell of the alchohol, the fried mushrooms, and the skanky teenage chicks who parade the midway...
And hey, here is the word I have to type to post this: fkuwanux
For the record, I never actually smelled any of the skanky teenage chicks on the midway. That is just poor sentence construction.
"...riding to work nekkid..."
{shudder} now there's a mental image that'll be hard to get rid of... ya gotta give us some kind of warning when you're gonna say summit like that! kinda like seeing gory pictures... they stay with ya far longer than you would ever want... LOL!
i said that? Damn - well there are plenty of nekkid bike riding events... like at the Alley cat...
and Suds - i'm gonna pull a Vik:
"some guys can get away with that - cause they aint as HUGE as me"
(i expect only suds to get that reference... but for those others out there, VikF is a Nuke Plant engineer, 6'4" football player, Italian, thick as a brick but not fat... and he's always busting little Pauly S. (dropFrog) about 'size')
man - if that isn't pleonasm ;-)
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