The start of WTF half of the week

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Once you get rid of Monday and Tuesday you're left with WTF.

Sitting here - inhaling lunch listening to the Deadmau5 stuff that Big Jonny posted. What is it with these tall freaky late 30s white dudes and electronic music? Whatever Deadmau5 is good stuff.

The ride in this morning was SUPER sketchy. If I ever needed studded tires it was today. 90% of the ride was on ice or snow covered ice. and a light dusting of snow gives only a little bit of traction on ice. As it was, until I hit the bridge (recall the photo from last week or sometime looking across the washington bridge), I didn't slip fall or even Dab. I could tell it was sketchy and the back end wandered around a bit but i stayed upright. Getting onto the bridge, well this wasn't just ice or ice covered snow. This was thick ice and glassy and off camber in some spots. I was all over the place. And once, yeah, front wheel washed out. But a quick grab of the handrail kept me upright.

An interesting ride in. Hopefully the warm temps will clear off most of the ice and snow for the ride home. Or not. If it doesn't heck it will be a nice challenge. I'm ready for an icy cross race now.

This being Feb vacation week. Anyone with kids in school in New England knows about this week. Often Mass and RI have staggered breaks. This year? Nope same week. This week.

So my wife and I are splitting up taking care of the kids. I get to stay home with them Tuesday and Thursday, she is taking them to work MWF for the morning and then they head home for the afternoon. The cool thing is the kids get to go play in a museum (complete with a kids play diner) in the morning, have a computer or two if they get tired of making bacon and eggs (pretend of course) and plenty of space to be out of the way and play nicely together. But Lunch time rolls around and they get to go say hello to the chefs.

First stop today was Chef Richard. Now Richard knows Darcy and every bike racer knows (diggerhead) Darcy. So anyway Richard loads the girls up with pastries and breads and what not to take home. Then with that box they went to visit Chef Jean-Luc. He gives them each a special dish of chocolates (made there of course). Then they discover that students are setting up for a tasting.

They took their first haul back and returned to try some NY Cheesecake, Yellow Cake, Carrot Cake, Mac and Cheese, Smoked Salmon, and Asparagus/Mushroom/Bacon quiche.

Talk about some lucky girls. Heck I'm jealous, hopefully there will be some of Richard's pastry goodies left when I get home tonight.

Oh and NBC's Olympics coverage on NBC sucks. It is horrid. Terrible. And that Jenna B girl in the morning on the Today show? I've heard 5 year olds conduct better and more intelligent/believable/sincere interviews.

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