Well that was diffferent

 Had two whole days off that I treated like a fucking vacation. 

Felt rested and ready to go for the first time in FOREVER. Like it was amazing. I just woke up, made coffee got everyone ready for the day - saw them all take off and i watched TV some terrible movies, cooked up a creative breakfast and then fancy lunch, watched more TV or just did not a whole lot - kept the fire going cause it was fucking cold and well - that was good, warm is good.

So after a couple of days of just chilling, well, lets get on the trainer and do one of the more stupid exhausting workouts we can think of. 3x20 mins. While watching the Flying Scotsman (good film BTW).

Kid was also doing 3x20min on the erg. Difference? I did a 10 min warmup (she didn't) and I had longer rest intervals (she did 3 min breaks in the middle) and then I did a cool down. She was done WAY before I was. 

And then I woke up REALLY fucking tired. SHOCKING. Drank too much coffee on Saturday at the bike shop and then? GUESS WHAT? Slept LIKE SHIT. AMAZING. You would think I might learn. 

Or not.

Sunday tho? Dirt Church in the snow in Big River and it was fucking magic. Was kind of fun being the fastest dude on the ride. Sure the mid-fat tires helped, the big monster XR4 knobs, and the singlespeed was just the right gear to smoke it. It was work but man it was fun. So much fun. Even if it was cold.

Now here I am, day after a nor'easter and I'm catching up. Yesterday was a bit bananas, the ride in? Totally cool. Rode the Crockett - 38x15 singlespeed. Was great yesterday. Just solid lumpy ice or bare skim ice. Not too bad. The ride home just was that with a trace of snow over it. Well we got more snow, and then rain. Was a fucking slurpee fest ride in today. Sooooooooper slow too. The snow was pretty deep or slushy and sitting on a couple inches of ice was semi-frozen even tho temps were up above freezing and it was raining. Was pretty brutal and long. Gears might have been been nice but I'd have just been slower.

Not sure what's going to happen on the way home. Gonna be prepared for the work. Hey, doubles aren't the worst esp when they're this much work. Need to figure out how not to be so fucking tired tho.

But I did break the old Zefal rear fender from 1994 trying to jam the bike into the spot last night. Plastic doesn't last forever. Nice thing about that massive resistance in the snow and slush is I never got going fast enough to get that wet off the rear tire.

So the Bosstones have a new song out. It is good. Pick your service here:
https://bosstones.ffm.to/thefinalparade

I was over on Youtube - i like the video of it - i listened to it like four times, and then got working and distracted and instead of hitting repeat again this came on

and i'm jacked and in a good mood and all that - call it cliche or old or whatever the fuck - the Bosstones and ska and that shit has a big place in my dark black musical soul

Might have over-excitedly shared with Parsons about that Shadow conspiracy chain but then I realized we can't use narrow wide rings and thus the Endless  rings probably won't work, need to find something old school and how the fuck am I gonna do with that moronic 94 BCD 4 bolt nonsense on my 180 XTs? HOW. Guess I'll stick with wearing out shimano chains.

But one thing is true - i'm just a one cog, one chainring kind of guy

Not smaht enough for geahs dude - ah shit this just kicked on Opening with Sinead and the Fucking CHEIFTANS fuck yeah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5VMJwOSk6E Hmm DKs rank up there pretty high for me too...  bit of a chance of pace from this mornings Bones UK radio with Utep and ZZ Ward and the like.

Guess we're listening to the DKMs right now. That lamp can be replaced later. The Emails I was going to deal with after that will get some priority - all thanks to music.

oh some links:
https://xkcd.com/2419/

Yeah I'm kind of a hug guy - y'all know that right?

And that is one long lived fucking coffee maker (I've had mine since 1991) https://maddogmedia.com/2021/02/02/java-stop/ only had to replace the switch (under the lever) was a couple bucks from digikey. 

here's this:
http://drunkcyclist.com/2021/01/27/night-moves/

Also catch up on the saga of Team Dicky - one of the only others out there still web logging:
http://teamdicky.blogspot.com/2021/02/winter-shart-tarck-series-21-race-two_2.html

Not to mention AHTBM and Stevil's latest:
https://allhailtheblackmarket.com/2021/02/every-day-is-a-gift/

And one of the few others still doing it:
jilloutside.com/2021/02/the-necessity-and-frivolity-of-personal.html

Bikesnob might still be web logging but I'm just not his audience I guess, never really got into his thing.

Who else is still writing shit we want to read? I dunno. We. HAH. Fuck that - ME MEMEME isn't that what this is all about?

The most selfless engage in the most navel gazing activity? Or something. 

Gotta toss some lube on the chain for the ride home. Need to give the mineral spirits time to fuck up my brain and get off my chain before riding...

Amor Fati Motherfuckers

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