could be worse

i only counted to 25 6 or 7 times on the way in and missed counting easily that many packets of gu, power gel, sport beans, and hammer gel. I saw one maybe two clif shot packets, and probably a hundred tabs from Gu and Power gel.

I take anything back i said bad about the litter leash. And the one packet of clif i noticed still had the litter attached. The water zone was the worst for the tabs. I guess they manged to pick up the packets but couldn't get all the many many many many tabs strewn all over the path.

The DEM crew was driving slowly up the path through the Arenburg Forst stretch there in Riverside. I think they were picking up after the runners. Granted with the literally thousands of runners, if only 1% are rationalizing tossing them on the ground either #1 they don't care #2 they can't be bothered to put it back where it was because it is sticky #3 can't run to the feed/water zone where there were many many many barrels for trash along the route to toss stuff in, then I guess maybe the litter isn't too bad. I was almost debating picking them up. But, doing that, while certainly great for the path, won't get me to work in time to make sure everything survived the weekend. So with a touch of guilt i rode past the mess - sufficing to count, until i lost track (usually around 20-25) then start counting again because i couldn't remember if it was 20 or 25...

But anyway it was bad. So bad that I've got some Hound Dog Taylor cranking in the office. Damn I like me some Hound Dog. Is there a better blue guitarist out there? no don't answer - there are plenty of great ones and all with a different style... Hound Dog's just resonates with me.

Was off the bike completely this weekend. But sunday the legs were itchin for a ride... But i had to make a trip out to the farm to grab a couple things, including 20 or so strawberry plants. Got them in the ground at the house just as it started to rain. They look pretty damn perky this morning. Some even flowering. Heck, we might even get a strawberry or two if we can get them before the birds and the squirrels do. Actually thinking about Sterling this weekend. Haven't done that race yet - sounds like race perfectly unsuited to me, so why not. I've been totally slacking this last week or so so i'm really primed and ready for racing (not). But the slacking has been selfless first - my wife ran the 1/2 marathon yesterday down here and she beat both her first and ultimate goal finishing times. Well worth it. Hoping to get out for the local smackdown ride tomorrow - rain or no rain i need to get beaten down by the local hammers, assuming they aren't too lame to bail if it starts raining.

Dave's (the frame builder) got a good post up this morning. The other Dave does too, and it is a great read, seat of the pants, wanting to read faster to see what happens. I won't post the spoiler for either of those today, for a change.

well this has taken the normal pre-requisite billion interruptions to get finished. nothing as polished as the pieces by dave or dave, but hey - they say you can't polish a turd. At least not while it is still steaming. Let it sit a while and then maybe you have a chance.

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