So, well, (tried to order the batteries this AM, but web order is not wanting to take my money, must wait till they open i guess)...
Brockton. The race. Travis Cycles. Big thanks to Diane and the crew from USAC there to officiate in the mess. Their spirits were not at all dampened by the conditions. Certainly, they didn't have to race in them... so maybe that was it.
So i get the warm up in. For the layout check on JJ's report. I started joggin towards the reg tent, was told to get the bike. So i did.
Got the bike, rode down, got registered. Changed. left the slightly longer wool socks on instead of the white short wool socks (white and mud no mix). this'll bite me in the ass later.
Rode the distance back to the road and the porta-potty... fortunately it was a standing transaction and TP was not required so i didn't notice if there was any missing in one or the other. Freaking oldest scariest looking units i've seen. Yikes.
Okay - so i ride back. I've got the tunes in my ears. I got Black Sabbath blasting. Kick the fuck ass eh? Its fucking raining and i've got hard core tunes and i'm trying HARD to stay warm/get warm.
Back to the car - down the last of the espresso. Polish off a gatorade water bottle. Drink some plain water to get the sugars out of my mouth. Out to warm up. Which what i find to be best lately, is just jumping on and off the bike, repeatedly. Warms me right up... kinda nice... that and just running with the bike. Granted. From riding the sections of the course I knew it wasn't gonna be a running course. But i figured warmth and blood flow are good.
Before i raced i hit the car for more air. Couple folks said - put more air in. So i went from the 60psi to 75psi in the 28c Vreds. Should be good. Right?
So, the course: Start on pavement, do a chicane onto some moss, back on the pavement left hander around a parking lot through the grass, across the road, (all that gaining elevation) then down a single track strewn with rocks and roots, hard right (watch out for the big rock) wind left right watch out for the rocks, left then right, around past the 'double pit/start finish' turn left over the bridge, down a double track/path veer right then left through a rock fest then a hard right in some sand, back up to the only barriers (far less than UCI height) back on through a S shaped ride, down a rock wall ish thing, hard left (or you wind up in the pond) then around the pond to the right, left over mud and roots up to the pavement, make a sweeping u turn on slick sketchy asphalt up the hill, then take a chicane off road, back up to the road and continue up the hill past the start finish.
Now nearly all but the S turn and the double track after the bridge and the pavement was single unpassable. Definately not really a cross course. Worth the $25 admission? Maybe. Probably. I gotta a T-shirt outa the deal. not that i need or want one.
Before the start i noted Colt, and Mark (the one and only Mark McCormack).
My game plan. Don't blow it on the start. Stay steady, but go hard core. And it worked pretty well. Sitting 9th over all for the first three or four laps (winner did 8 iirc 2+6). on the 4th lap i was sittin in behind 7th and 8th, ready to make a move on the pavement section to get ahead of them on the technical singletrack, and i caught my pedal on the rock ledge by the pond. But i'm getting ahead of myself. The first lap i passed two or three guys with flat tires. I'm thinkin damn. Glad i put more air in there. Tires were hooking up like paparazzi all over brittany spears with a wardrobe malfunction. Seriously. The fucking rubber was i-fucking-deal for the mud. Wicked damn good traction. No bogging of the tread. Cornered wicked damn confidently. I'm loving it. So we tool around. Lots of folks walking back to the cars with flat tires. Marc, same thing. Second lap i think. Flat. About lap two or three I see C-Burke and Curtis riding down towards registration. Oh. We forgot the camera at home DTBL (Zoo, that's damn the bad luck). They shout some encouragement (why is eveyyone so supportive, where's the hecklin and shit - i guess they just be'n nice and all).
So cooking it lap 4 bang the pedal on the rock... going straight would mean riding into the pond. Might shed 10 pounds of mud but could i get back out? Gotta get left, but shit rear wheel is in the air, i'm all off balance and outa kilter... no saving it... Whump. ON MY ASS damn ya'd think with as much rain as there was the ground would be soft. No. it was fucking hard. My tail bone is still bruised. Cut up the backside of my left knee somehow. It still a bit painful. Anyway, two guys passed me. Problem for me was sitting behind blueshirt. He was wicked sketchy and i'm thinking damn get through man, i've got this obstacle down... crash... d'oh. I was feeling great. Legs ready to make the move and gain some spots and start really hurting. But... I got passed by two guys before i managed to collect my off camber crashed ass, i get up... get back on... and chase... And i catch them. So i'm sitting in on the sketchy single track. And behind over the bridge, and then there's the rocky stretch just before the right hand turn on sand... thud SSSSSSSSSSSssss... FUCK...
flat tire...
as far from the pits as you can get except by the start line.... So i ride the flat tire up to the barriers (its a clincher, me not riding it the whole course)... and i run... I ain't fucking dropping out of the fucking race. no fucking way...
So i'm running. Carrying the bike. It feels good up there. And i'm running. Not some Yogurt boy all out not reliving my high school days of 400 meter sprint or the 5-6 minute miles in high school XC. But i'm running. Maybe its jogging, but i'm moving. People are passing. Fuck... passed... passed... it is faster on flat stuff to ride the bike if anyone was wondering. I notice Team-mates at the reg tent. Shoutin at them, HEY Chris, Curtis... they don't notice till i've wound around the pond, am running on the pavement... 'Do you guys have a spare 9 speed wheel?' (i noticed they BOTH brought pit bikes earlier). Curtis says yes but mine has a $150 rear tubular that you can't buy anymore... i said no way - i ain't using that. Chris reluctantly says i can borrow his Tufo rear.
So i'm running. No fucking way am i quitting. Mark says "You can ride a flat tubular" I say its a clincher, he says oh... it looks like a tubular... then a couple more words, and he makes the positive note that "at least i'm getting some running work in today" LOL... that cracked me up... but true enough. Its probably is the longest i've run all year in one stretch.
So i get to the pits. We swap wheels. His rim is way wider than mine. My brakes are rubbing... fuck.... He's got a 12-27, sweet, chance to try that out... As i jump on and ride off getting up I pass Mark and he comments, is there any air in that thing?... I look down and say, prolly not enough for my fat ass.
And that running sucked me pretty dry. But i had to finish. But i had two laps to go. I got lapped i guess in the mess, i can still finish. DFL is better than DNF. And i was NOT gonna DNF today. I was gonna finish. First thing i noticed, that Tufo wouldn't fucking hook up like the Vred. it was slipping and sliding and spinning out and all that jazz. But i gingerly tip-toed through the rocks... made it around... and i think i was about ready to get passed by the winner but i hammered through the road sections so i could at least finish the next lap. I was the last one on the course. Riding. Riding hard. Getting the time on the bike in. And i finished. DFL. At least from what i gathered. Swung back to the pit. Took off chris's wheel. washed it in the pond. Put it back on his rig. re-installed my dirty flat Vred. and walked back to the car as the 'A' race was getting lined up.
I felt full filled. I was caked head to toe in mud. Solid shit. Heavy stuff. Socks, (took a while but i'm back to it). The long socks were fucking heavy. sucked down around the top of the shoe, loaded with mud and water. Ah well, extra work. no wonder it was hard running. I had lead shoes on essentially.
Wishin i had pictures. Would have been good.
Mark started the race wearing his plastic rain jacket. After lap two he appeared at the front NOT wearing the jacket. Crazy. Curtis looked to be hanging on for a while, and Chris was sitting back. We didn't stay to see their finish. We had to scoot. Brad S came walking back to his car (parked right behind us) with a flat. He wasn't really all that happy.
My brake pads are hosed. need new ones. But after hosing the bike. The chain and drive train are spotless and still coated with a nice layer of Boeshield. That shit ROCKS i tell ya. I put the P-mount back together for the ride in today. Until I get those brakes back up and running I'll stick with this beast for a while. But it means not riding the luxurious 38c Serfas tires. And with the sidewall blowout of the other 25c (from age) i put a wicked gd skinny 20c on the front. That thing just looks positively funny. Yup. I have a 700x20c on the front. Maybe i'll just use it for TTs or something. its what i had laying around without knobs on.
That and i noticed when putting the headlight on and checking the aim that poof the battery was already dead. Fuck... at least i could charge it overnight and hopefully it'll get me home. I tried to order the new stuff this am but it didn't work.
Anyway. I didn't do Putney, but had a great day with the girls. got alot done at the house. Wound up going to Aidens last night for the irish session. my bro and his family were there... all good... girls had a great time all together...
All in all a great weekend. Legs did NOT feel at all drained like they did at Canton. So maybe the rest was what i needed... I've been putting more miles on my legs than my wife has been putting on the cars... crazy.
That covers it i think...
peace...
G
Monday, November 13, 2006
wonders of racing...
It was a close to white out rainstorm that we drove through on the way to the race.
Kids, wife, bike on the roof, and a deluge. I'm thinkin "sweet" wife's thinking this is gonna suck.
Get there, parkings kinda messed up... registration is as far from the parking as it can be. its raining. get my number, (day of registration was the same as Bikereg... sweet score there) and head back to change and start warming up. The women were racing, but not many of them... i made sure there were none in the site line and rode one section... sloppy... rode down to the other side rode a different section... this'll be fun.
To preface, Saturday was spent preppin the bike. I figured on rain, and rain and deep section aluminum rims like the Rolfs don't mix. So, i put the "race" cassette (12-25 vs the non-race 12-25 - one is ultegra the other's dura-ace... both 9 sp) on the custom 32 hole wheels i got. And knowing it could be muddy i figure its time to bust out the Vreds. I clean the bike, overspray the chain with Boeshield T-9 and wipe it down till it is almost shiney... And put one last spray on there to soak and dry. Brake pads. DOH... they have about 1 mm of pad before the aluminum holder starts hitting the rim in the rear. "Great." Well, i'll focus on front braking, that or just not braking. Clean and prepped, tires on... Ready to go. One last prep. Load the shammy (yes spelled wrong on purpose - language license) with a solid coating of bag balm in defense of the wet nasty ness. The shammy of the big shorts that hold everything together under the long sleeve skinsuit. Ready.
in the morning i get my gatorade bottles, debated going with accelerade but decided against it. Maybe next weekend. I get some espresso fired up in the travel mug (a bit more than a quad shot with just a touch of sugar to balance the bitterness of straight espresso shots).
but i needed some bfast. knowing that it was a great belgian morning and potential race (much like some of the world champs i've been watching thanks to the ever generous Cronoman) i did waffles. two batches all normal like, then... i busted out the DUTCH Droste Cocoa powder... loaded the rest of the batch with three table spoons of the rich good stuff - added two tablespoons of sugar to balance and sweeten, and boom Chocolate WAFFLES. finally. sort of. well, i didn't put enough chocolate in them. The smelled chocolaty when being cooked. They LOOKED chocolaty, but the choco taste was a subtle undertone. Part of the problem was the white whole wheat flour i was trying out. King Arthur flour is on sale at Whole Foods and i figured on trying this instead of the regular unbleached white stuff. Definately a different smell and flavor when using it. Very strong. Maybe not the best flower to use as a base for Chocolate Waffles. But... i had fuel. That and some dry salt cured thick slice bacon completed the breakfast. I had fuel.
Noon starts work well. Esp when the venue is w/in 2 hours. We rolled out about 9:15.
Into the rain... and more rain... and rain...
TBC (zoo, that means to be contiuned)
Kids, wife, bike on the roof, and a deluge. I'm thinkin "sweet" wife's thinking this is gonna suck.
Get there, parkings kinda messed up... registration is as far from the parking as it can be. its raining. get my number, (day of registration was the same as Bikereg... sweet score there) and head back to change and start warming up. The women were racing, but not many of them... i made sure there were none in the site line and rode one section... sloppy... rode down to the other side rode a different section... this'll be fun.
To preface, Saturday was spent preppin the bike. I figured on rain, and rain and deep section aluminum rims like the Rolfs don't mix. So, i put the "race" cassette (12-25 vs the non-race 12-25 - one is ultegra the other's dura-ace... both 9 sp) on the custom 32 hole wheels i got. And knowing it could be muddy i figure its time to bust out the Vreds. I clean the bike, overspray the chain with Boeshield T-9 and wipe it down till it is almost shiney... And put one last spray on there to soak and dry. Brake pads. DOH... they have about 1 mm of pad before the aluminum holder starts hitting the rim in the rear. "Great." Well, i'll focus on front braking, that or just not braking. Clean and prepped, tires on... Ready to go. One last prep. Load the shammy (yes spelled wrong on purpose - language license) with a solid coating of bag balm in defense of the wet nasty ness. The shammy of the big shorts that hold everything together under the long sleeve skinsuit. Ready.
in the morning i get my gatorade bottles, debated going with accelerade but decided against it. Maybe next weekend. I get some espresso fired up in the travel mug (a bit more than a quad shot with just a touch of sugar to balance the bitterness of straight espresso shots).
but i needed some bfast. knowing that it was a great belgian morning and potential race (much like some of the world champs i've been watching thanks to the ever generous Cronoman) i did waffles. two batches all normal like, then... i busted out the DUTCH Droste Cocoa powder... loaded the rest of the batch with three table spoons of the rich good stuff - added two tablespoons of sugar to balance and sweeten, and boom Chocolate WAFFLES. finally. sort of. well, i didn't put enough chocolate in them. The smelled chocolaty when being cooked. They LOOKED chocolaty, but the choco taste was a subtle undertone. Part of the problem was the white whole wheat flour i was trying out. King Arthur flour is on sale at Whole Foods and i figured on trying this instead of the regular unbleached white stuff. Definately a different smell and flavor when using it. Very strong. Maybe not the best flower to use as a base for Chocolate Waffles. But... i had fuel. That and some dry salt cured thick slice bacon completed the breakfast. I had fuel.
Noon starts work well. Esp when the venue is w/in 2 hours. We rolled out about 9:15.
Into the rain... and more rain... and rain...
TBC (zoo, that means to be contiuned)
Friday, November 10, 2006
good reads
i finally plugged the SEM box into the LAN this afternoon so i could read while the 2048x1594 images were collecting... all 20 of them... slowly...
and i read that New Yorker article that gwadzilla and Racing Union highlighted. I read the whole thing.
fucking prick "bikes are bad" but i'm gonna smoke and then toss my cigarette butt in the street... NICE
Basso... Disco? WTF...
good thing? no fucking way - its stupid - fuck the pro tour... and now the USACycling dude's suing USAC? Fuck. There goes all the cash i gave them... hey FuckingFoley lets set up this masters racing federation ASAthefuckP.
And now Sager. WTF. I distinctly remember the announcers going over and over that shit to the racers, and it came from the officials at the start "pay attention to see if you are called for testing" on the other hand... stick the fuck around if ya could get tested... ya a pro, no? totally shitty for the dude... not totally NOT his fault. but yea gotta feel for him...
This is a good link (its a better link when i actually link it... read through that stuff eh... how many of those 151 things have YOU done?
and yeah there might be a missing entry... i decided that it was way to hypocritical of me to go off saying whats wrong when i'm part of the problem.
like saying ... like saying... farking hell can't sort it out... brockton's almost looking like maybe i day of... right now i don't really feel like doing anything more than taking a nap...
and i read that New Yorker article that gwadzilla and Racing Union highlighted. I read the whole thing.
fucking prick "bikes are bad" but i'm gonna smoke and then toss my cigarette butt in the street... NICE
Basso... Disco? WTF...
good thing? no fucking way - its stupid - fuck the pro tour... and now the USACycling dude's suing USAC? Fuck. There goes all the cash i gave them... hey FuckingFoley lets set up this masters racing federation ASAthefuckP.
And now Sager. WTF. I distinctly remember the announcers going over and over that shit to the racers, and it came from the officials at the start "pay attention to see if you are called for testing" on the other hand... stick the fuck around if ya could get tested... ya a pro, no? totally shitty for the dude... not totally NOT his fault. but yea gotta feel for him...
This is a good link (its a better link when i actually link it... read through that stuff eh... how many of those 151 things have YOU done?
and yeah there might be a missing entry... i decided that it was way to hypocritical of me to go off saying whats wrong when i'm part of the problem.
like saying ... like saying... farking hell can't sort it out... brockton's almost looking like maybe i day of... right now i don't really feel like doing anything more than taking a nap...
bikes bikes bikes cross cross cross
commute commute commute
always on the mind...
Thinking Sunday. Brockton. Weather actually might be 'cross' weather.
field is small
venue is nearby
Cturd is registered as is C-Burke
tempting... would be nice to get out and see how the legs feel... if nothing else so they don't forget how to jump on and off and go hard for a few minutes...
I like how KL's top 5 of the day sort of stalled on day two...
days like today...
it takes a long time to get something out...
was thinking about answering a q: "how much riding have you done this year"
I have no freaking clue. Since august i've been getting about 8-10 hours a week commuting... lessee thats about 12 weeks... (8x12 is... um) that's somewhere around 100 hours (rounding up a touch). Not counting racing, TH rides (sat morn club ride) or any tuesday night jaunts. Prior to august i'd get 4-5 hours a week commuting, maybe 6. So... i dunno another 100 hours or so... I'd have to dig back through the blog and sort out the ride nuggets to get a final tally... but looking at the commuting saddle time post mid August (post august vaycay) that's the same time in less than 3 months, as the whole 8 months leading up...
I need a mental vaycay, maybe a physical one as well... Maybe if there's an odd day with no trainings scheduled (yeah right) i'll burn a V day...
writing and carrying on a thought train between imaging and other things may be why i'm so disjuncted... that or i'm just disfunctional...
so keep moving... don't read anything below this line... nothing more to read on this page...
always on the mind...
Thinking Sunday. Brockton. Weather actually might be 'cross' weather.
field is small
venue is nearby
Cturd is registered as is C-Burke
tempting... would be nice to get out and see how the legs feel... if nothing else so they don't forget how to jump on and off and go hard for a few minutes...
I like how KL's top 5 of the day sort of stalled on day two...
days like today...
it takes a long time to get something out...
was thinking about answering a q: "how much riding have you done this year"
I have no freaking clue. Since august i've been getting about 8-10 hours a week commuting... lessee thats about 12 weeks... (8x12 is... um) that's somewhere around 100 hours (rounding up a touch). Not counting racing, TH rides (sat morn club ride) or any tuesday night jaunts. Prior to august i'd get 4-5 hours a week commuting, maybe 6. So... i dunno another 100 hours or so... I'd have to dig back through the blog and sort out the ride nuggets to get a final tally... but looking at the commuting saddle time post mid August (post august vaycay) that's the same time in less than 3 months, as the whole 8 months leading up...
I need a mental vaycay, maybe a physical one as well... Maybe if there's an odd day with no trainings scheduled (yeah right) i'll burn a V day...
writing and carrying on a thought train between imaging and other things may be why i'm so disjuncted... that or i'm just disfunctional...
so keep moving... don't read anything below this line... nothing more to read on this page...
Thursday, November 09, 2006
don't feel much like...
writing now...
Cadence was noted on the way in this morning - counting... using the seconds on the sigma BC800... whole length of bike path from start to hill up the vet never dipped below 100 rpm (always bang on 50 revolutions per 30 seconds)
then...
to keep up the counting...
there 50 swans chillin there in the northwest corner of Watchemekot Cove...
found myself only ticking over at 88 rpms or so (44x2) for he rest of the way in...
counted climbing Lloyd... put it in the 39 14 or so and was turning 54 rpms in a standing climb up from the bottom... kinda luggin it but not working too hard.
Went to put on the HR monitor this am... put the chest strap on and couldn't hear the tick tick tick that normally is there when its reading the pulse... Licked the strap again... nope nadda... well lemme grab the watch/receiver... doh... dead battery. WTF is up with fucking dead batteries... damnit
debating racing - Brockton is the only one that i think is a possibility - UNH and Putney... too far for this family man to make this weekend...
nothing here worth making KL's new daily feature...
did make waffles this morning...
still can't get Riders on the Storm outa my head (that's a youtube link to the video if ya are curious)...
maybe i'm Jim Morrison reincarnated... he did die just two months before i was born... (does that make me seem too young to be a masters racer?) (yeah right... not a chance eh?)
peace...
and don't forget...
smile... smile at people... just for the hell of it...
Cadence was noted on the way in this morning - counting... using the seconds on the sigma BC800... whole length of bike path from start to hill up the vet never dipped below 100 rpm (always bang on 50 revolutions per 30 seconds)
then...
to keep up the counting...
there 50 swans chillin there in the northwest corner of Watchemekot Cove...
found myself only ticking over at 88 rpms or so (44x2) for he rest of the way in...
counted climbing Lloyd... put it in the 39 14 or so and was turning 54 rpms in a standing climb up from the bottom... kinda luggin it but not working too hard.
Went to put on the HR monitor this am... put the chest strap on and couldn't hear the tick tick tick that normally is there when its reading the pulse... Licked the strap again... nope nadda... well lemme grab the watch/receiver... doh... dead battery. WTF is up with fucking dead batteries... damnit
debating racing - Brockton is the only one that i think is a possibility - UNH and Putney... too far for this family man to make this weekend...
nothing here worth making KL's new daily feature...
did make waffles this morning...
still can't get Riders on the Storm outa my head (that's a youtube link to the video if ya are curious)...
maybe i'm Jim Morrison reincarnated... he did die just two months before i was born... (does that make me seem too young to be a masters racer?) (yeah right... not a chance eh?)
peace...
and don't forget...
smile... smile at people... just for the hell of it...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
file this under 'cool'
Columbus takes another shot at stainless steel tubing
Hmmmm
stainless, not so much interested for racing... but think about a cross or more specifically a cross bike built up for commuter duty with the stuff...
could be freaking sweetness... for those commuters who aren't pussified by a little rain.
After a long hiatus, Columbus has reintroduced a stainless steel tubeset, dubbed XCr. Unlike the older Metax pipes, XCr will be truly seamless, starting from a solid machined billet and then cold drawn to produce the final wall thicknesses. Columbus claims that this production method will keep the mechanical properties constant and uniform throughout the entire round section of the tube. Moreover, the grain structure of the new XCr tubing is said to be unaffected by welding, thus maintaining joint strength.
As expected, frames built with the new XCr tubes will boast excellent resistance to corrosion, and many builders will likely opt to use a bare finish. XCr frames also promise to be rather light as well, since tube walls as thin as 0.4mm will be possible given the material's high strength.
Hmmmm
stainless, not so much interested for racing... but think about a cross or more specifically a cross bike built up for commuter duty with the stuff...
could be freaking sweetness... for those commuters who aren't pussified by a little rain.
replacement batteries
So... i got this 15W 6V bulb...
The best source for batteries if i don't want to spend the $130 on a stupid new battery pack from Niterider (6v pro pack NiCad) is batteryspace.
There i can get a lead acid battery (6V 4.5Ah) with charger for $26 (before shipping).
But with a 15 W bulb that will give me just barely over 1 hour of usable light. I could change the bulb (get a 10w or something) and it'd be a lot better burn time. But that adds cash.
The Lead acid battery is two pounds. not insignificant.
Another option would be to get 4 D cell Ni-Cd batteries. And stuff em inside the current waterbottle and use the old school charger (or get a new one). Assuming the combination is linear that would yeild 20,000Ah. With a wee bit of solder work (and the assumption i can use the charger i have) i'm in buizness and i'd have a wicked GD long burn time with the current light. Assuming i can stuff 4 D cells in a waterbottle. Hell i could cobble together a second battery pack (have one charged and ready to go) for not a lot.
Yet another option would be to go a slightly more expensive route and get a wicked bright LED thing they got. The $70 one looks interesting. Add $25 for the 8 AA NiMH + charger and that's kinda pricey. Go with the helmet mount one and its alot more. But it gets me closer.
But if i'm eventually going to hook up with a Dyno hub like the shimano one... maybe i don't wanna get all goofy and toss good hard $$ at a whole lighting system until i have the commuter set up. But then, i wonder, how many watts can that hub generate... hmmm (shimano's site seems to be unavailable).
The nice thing about that $70 set up is the freaking burn time... 9 hours. That's almost a whole commuting week day and night. easily should last a whole week without battery replacement/charging. and those 2500Ah AA would be nice to have kicking around the house.
Making a waterbottle battery is cake... a wee bit of soldering, tape or heatshrink the pack together - stuff in there... spray some Great Stuff in there to keep it in place... done.
In the mean time i've picked up a nice white blinky thing... it can clip on the front strap of the messenger bag in a pinch.
ah well... anyway...
there goes gewilli - introspection man - over intellectualizing everything...
i should mention, i had meant to replace the battery on this light last year, but never got around to actually making a decision.
anyway - after laying it out it seems getting the NiCd D cells is the way to go if they'll get recharged with the charger i have (will have to check the rating on it). I wager it'll be more than 12 hours to charge the Ds, esp if the batts in the bottle now are Cs.
peace
WOOPS...
i'm off on the conversion of Ah to Wh seems maybe 5Ah = 30Wh (at least for a NiMH 6V pack with C cells).
and i left off one option:
The 6V with charger from the above mentioned place. Not quite plug and play but much simpler than doing the whole fab the battery together thing. many fewer amp hours tho...
Them D cells pack a freaking WALLOP.
or i go with this one... D Cells in flat pack but with charger...
see - i think its clear then i go confuse the hell outa myself all over again...
The best source for batteries if i don't want to spend the $130 on a stupid new battery pack from Niterider (6v pro pack NiCad) is batteryspace.
There i can get a lead acid battery (6V 4.5Ah) with charger for $26 (before shipping).
But with a 15 W bulb that will give me just barely over 1 hour of usable light. I could change the bulb (get a 10w or something) and it'd be a lot better burn time. But that adds cash.
The Lead acid battery is two pounds. not insignificant.
Another option would be to get 4 D cell Ni-Cd batteries. And stuff em inside the current waterbottle and use the old school charger (or get a new one). Assuming the combination is linear that would yeild 20,000Ah. With a wee bit of solder work (and the assumption i can use the charger i have) i'm in buizness and i'd have a wicked GD long burn time with the current light. Assuming i can stuff 4 D cells in a waterbottle. Hell i could cobble together a second battery pack (have one charged and ready to go) for not a lot.
Yet another option would be to go a slightly more expensive route and get a wicked bright LED thing they got. The $70 one looks interesting. Add $25 for the 8 AA NiMH + charger and that's kinda pricey. Go with the helmet mount one and its alot more. But it gets me closer.
But if i'm eventually going to hook up with a Dyno hub like the shimano one... maybe i don't wanna get all goofy and toss good hard $$ at a whole lighting system until i have the commuter set up. But then, i wonder, how many watts can that hub generate... hmmm (shimano's site seems to be unavailable).
The nice thing about that $70 set up is the freaking burn time... 9 hours. That's almost a whole commuting week day and night. easily should last a whole week without battery replacement/charging. and those 2500Ah AA would be nice to have kicking around the house.
Making a waterbottle battery is cake... a wee bit of soldering, tape or heatshrink the pack together - stuff in there... spray some Great Stuff in there to keep it in place... done.
In the mean time i've picked up a nice white blinky thing... it can clip on the front strap of the messenger bag in a pinch.
ah well... anyway...
there goes gewilli - introspection man - over intellectualizing everything...
i should mention, i had meant to replace the battery on this light last year, but never got around to actually making a decision.
anyway - after laying it out it seems getting the NiCd D cells is the way to go if they'll get recharged with the charger i have (will have to check the rating on it). I wager it'll be more than 12 hours to charge the Ds, esp if the batts in the bottle now are Cs.
peace
WOOPS...
i'm off on the conversion of Ah to Wh seems maybe 5Ah = 30Wh (at least for a NiMH 6V pack with C cells).
and i left off one option:
The 6V with charger from the above mentioned place. Not quite plug and play but much simpler than doing the whole fab the battery together thing. many fewer amp hours tho...
Them D cells pack a freaking WALLOP.
or i go with this one... D Cells in flat pack but with charger...
see - i think its clear then i go confuse the hell outa myself all over again...
points of thought
based on a short list of notes... made quickly... flushing it out as the day goes on...
Two public service announcements from Gwadzilla.
cross season - towards summer? NOOOO towards winter...
gwadzilla made the comment:
100% agree. The US seems to have a freaking moronic notion that cross racing stops with nationals. can't we keep racing? No wonder the Belgians are so much faster. They actually spend two more months of racing in the winter than 'we' do. Can't we have UCI races all the way through December and January?
In an ideal world i would like to promote Verge Second Series. Revisit the best tracks after nationals. Give the nationals winner a chance to kick ass on home turf before hittin Europe. Something more than just a training race series. Like a real race with points and all that prizes and money.
Don't push the season into August. That's flat out Fucked up. We shouldn't be forced to choose between racing Bob Beal and a cross race. And we should have our season cut short nationals. at least that's what i think. I'm not going to race a full summer. I might race the hilly spring 'classics' do a few TT races, hopefully a mt bike race or two for the hell of it... and then... cross... cross cross...
Esp with Nats being in KC again for the next two years.
lets have our own continuation from nats to worlds... eh?
oops got ahead of myself with this bullet... but hey this one did follow the other... Lets have some Races in the US (specifically new england, specifically South Eastern New England since i'm specifying).
let the freaking nat champs wear the jersey on home turf eh?
There, did it again...
mileage, riding, intensity... duration... timing...rest...
Oh here's a different vein (looking ahead... okay - good to go)
This has me wondering. Am i getting what i need to be fast? Or am i just not fast? I refuse (at least at this point) to think i'm not fast. I can go fast, i am not the slowest out there. That i know. I know this is my first season back into cross since like around the millennium. It is the start of the second year on the bike (muscle wise, but seems the mental side was just as out of shape). And cycling is a building process. That's a very positive motivator for me.
I'm getting saddle time. I am, at least by my own vain measure getting, at least if not bigger, more defined muscles. My body is definately reforming as a cyclist. My intensity and position and attitude when commuting is one where i'm focused on the riding, pedal stroke. not concerned as much with just getting there or all the other benefits of commuting. But that alone. Commuting has enough benefits that i can't stop. Can't as in won't sacrifice commuting on the bike to be faster. I've gotta make it work somehow.
My duration of efforts and intensity, that's what i'm pointing at as a cause maybe. If i could get an extra 30 minutes to put a solid hour (without traffic and city streets to deal with) at least maybe 2x a week.
The trailer, hard to say what it adds wattage wise. One of these days i'll get something to measure it with. that or i'll see if i can find a powertap/SRM user to give it a baseline at least. But it does seem to be about 4-5 mph difference in effort. maybe 6. the wind can make that much more. Riding at 16 mph with the trailer seems to be roughly equal to riding 20-22 mph without it. As a rough judge.
the rest component seems to be lacking... no more than 13 hours between rides, more or less except on weekends. And if i race sunday then i get from friday night until sunday warm up time as a recovery. Toss in chasing girls and moving stuff on saturday and its just not much of a 'recovery'
Anyway... thoughts... musing... like bill cosby said: i'm intellectualizing something that should be natural...
headlight battery... lead acid? recharge every night?
Battery died again last night before hitting the tunnel of trees on the bike path... at least it was a full moon. Still, i need a new battery. I'm intrigued about the lead acid option. #1 cost, cheap. #2 trickle charge it every night and no worries, always a full charge, no memory. #3 heavy, but that's good right? from a training point of view. The heavier the tires the heavier the bike the more watts i need to sustain.
Other options would be to skip batteries altogether and go with a generator, something like a generator wheel. Or go with a peter white offering... damn that'd be sweet... i wonder if i can make the hub power the 15watt niterider... mine's a 6 volt... I like the generator idea the best. But battery may be quickest... Although maybe its time to ride two nights and charge the batter. Its too old prolly to worry about the memory in a NiCad. I just gotta get a real commuter bike. Thinkin that tank, the surly cross-check... full fenders, generator hub... but still cross...
feel bad - taking all solobreaks words and using them up in comments...
he's been making long comments and not updating his stuff... well... i appreciate your insight FnF... even if its not on your own page...
gonna save the last comment for later
learned from watchign cross vids:
top levers... reverse or worthless...
Cause breaking news... The rats are jumping ship...
Rumpfeeler has resigned... HOLY SHIT... can Bush resigning be next? (been trying NOT to be political lately... keeps me sane... i'll just read what others are sayin)
Two public service announcements from Gwadzilla.
cross season - towards summer? NOOOO towards winter...
gwadzilla made the comment:
I fear that the popularity may cause the season to stretch closer to summer
which I think would be a mistake
tried to write an article for Spokes Magazine about the Clementine and Cyclocross
something like that
100% agree. The US seems to have a freaking moronic notion that cross racing stops with nationals. can't we keep racing? No wonder the Belgians are so much faster. They actually spend two more months of racing in the winter than 'we' do. Can't we have UCI races all the way through December and January?
In an ideal world i would like to promote Verge Second Series. Revisit the best tracks after nationals. Give the nationals winner a chance to kick ass on home turf before hittin Europe. Something more than just a training race series. Like a real race with points and all that prizes and money.
Don't push the season into August. That's flat out Fucked up. We shouldn't be forced to choose between racing Bob Beal and a cross race. And we should have our season cut short nationals. at least that's what i think. I'm not going to race a full summer. I might race the hilly spring 'classics' do a few TT races, hopefully a mt bike race or two for the hell of it... and then... cross... cross cross...
Esp with Nats being in KC again for the next two years.
lets have our own continuation from nats to worlds... eh?
oops got ahead of myself with this bullet... but hey this one did follow the other... Lets have some Races in the US (specifically new england, specifically South Eastern New England since i'm specifying).
let the freaking nat champs wear the jersey on home turf eh?
There, did it again...
mileage, riding, intensity... duration... timing...rest...
Oh here's a different vein (looking ahead... okay - good to go)
This has me wondering. Am i getting what i need to be fast? Or am i just not fast? I refuse (at least at this point) to think i'm not fast. I can go fast, i am not the slowest out there. That i know. I know this is my first season back into cross since like around the millennium. It is the start of the second year on the bike (muscle wise, but seems the mental side was just as out of shape). And cycling is a building process. That's a very positive motivator for me.
I'm getting saddle time. I am, at least by my own vain measure getting, at least if not bigger, more defined muscles. My body is definately reforming as a cyclist. My intensity and position and attitude when commuting is one where i'm focused on the riding, pedal stroke. not concerned as much with just getting there or all the other benefits of commuting. But that alone. Commuting has enough benefits that i can't stop. Can't as in won't sacrifice commuting on the bike to be faster. I've gotta make it work somehow.
My duration of efforts and intensity, that's what i'm pointing at as a cause maybe. If i could get an extra 30 minutes to put a solid hour (without traffic and city streets to deal with) at least maybe 2x a week.
The trailer, hard to say what it adds wattage wise. One of these days i'll get something to measure it with. that or i'll see if i can find a powertap/SRM user to give it a baseline at least. But it does seem to be about 4-5 mph difference in effort. maybe 6. the wind can make that much more. Riding at 16 mph with the trailer seems to be roughly equal to riding 20-22 mph without it. As a rough judge.
the rest component seems to be lacking... no more than 13 hours between rides, more or less except on weekends. And if i race sunday then i get from friday night until sunday warm up time as a recovery. Toss in chasing girls and moving stuff on saturday and its just not much of a 'recovery'
Anyway... thoughts... musing... like bill cosby said: i'm intellectualizing something that should be natural...
headlight battery... lead acid? recharge every night?
Battery died again last night before hitting the tunnel of trees on the bike path... at least it was a full moon. Still, i need a new battery. I'm intrigued about the lead acid option. #1 cost, cheap. #2 trickle charge it every night and no worries, always a full charge, no memory. #3 heavy, but that's good right? from a training point of view. The heavier the tires the heavier the bike the more watts i need to sustain.
Other options would be to skip batteries altogether and go with a generator, something like a generator wheel. Or go with a peter white offering... damn that'd be sweet... i wonder if i can make the hub power the 15watt niterider... mine's a 6 volt... I like the generator idea the best. But battery may be quickest... Although maybe its time to ride two nights and charge the batter. Its too old prolly to worry about the memory in a NiCad. I just gotta get a real commuter bike. Thinkin that tank, the surly cross-check... full fenders, generator hub... but still cross...
feel bad - taking all solobreaks words and using them up in comments...
he's been making long comments and not updating his stuff... well... i appreciate your insight FnF... even if its not on your own page...
gonna save the last comment for later
learned from watchign cross vids:
top levers... reverse or worthless...
Cause breaking news... The rats are jumping ship...
Rumpfeeler has resigned... HOLY SHIT... can Bush resigning be next? (been trying NOT to be political lately... keeps me sane... i'll just read what others are sayin)
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Bill Cosby...
Old School hysterics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDf_xr-0JV8 "intellectuals go to study things that people do naturally... "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNStwTlQgJE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qaT3ZsLNn8
watch all three and that'll be the best 30 minutes of your day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDf_xr-0JV8 "intellectuals go to study things that people do naturally... "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNStwTlQgJE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qaT3ZsLNn8
watch all three and that'll be the best 30 minutes of your day!
if i only had a lawn
http://www.lawnmowerbob.com/ if that ain't the freaking coolest... props for the Heads up go to: 32sixteen
Don't forget to read the latest from Patrick O'Grady. And send in a letter of praise for the guy... he deserves a raise for his latest list eloquence on cross...
Yogurt Boy seems to want to out do Zoo in the bloggin of Farmington.
The commute in this morning was great... cool... arm warmers, gloves, PI wind vest... wool socks...
oh and bike hat under helmet.
Saw a wad of dollar bills on the bike path, but it was at the top of the crest, i was moving... with the trailer, stopping is a premeditated action, and gwadzilla's post came to mind and i kept riding. it wasn't my money... maybe next time i'll stop... hopefully who ever found it can use it... maybe the fixie crowd of bike mechanics and folks got it and bought coffee at the coffee depot on their Tuesday morning ride... but i wager it was gone before they got there...
it is election day...
i read two chapters last night in the Darwin book. The guy's writing style is suited better for speech writing than prose, but it is interesting. It does come down to the fact of religion.
And how blindly people believe in it. how they feel that if there isn't anything after this life they can't get a grip. or something like that. No God takes trillions of dollars out of the pockets of those who don't need and puts it back into pockets of those that do need it... Exploitation. Sure so gewilli how can you go off praising PJPII but dissin religion in the same week? No one has ever had a strong enough case against Karl Marx's idiom: Religion is the opiate of the masses.
There is a more hopeful quote from Karl:
being the Heart of a heartless world is certainly good. But if your internal balance favors good vs evil you have internal focus and drive and no need for religion.
I should kill this line of thought before i trip myself and fall down a big pit of nonsensicalness.
That or i keep rambling and drive away any casual stumblers upon this site.
peace... because peace is itself enough... and peace will never be attained through violence and war...
Don't forget to read the latest from Patrick O'Grady. And send in a letter of praise for the guy... he deserves a raise for his latest list eloquence on cross...
Yogurt Boy seems to want to out do Zoo in the bloggin of Farmington.
The commute in this morning was great... cool... arm warmers, gloves, PI wind vest... wool socks...
oh and bike hat under helmet.
Saw a wad of dollar bills on the bike path, but it was at the top of the crest, i was moving... with the trailer, stopping is a premeditated action, and gwadzilla's post came to mind and i kept riding. it wasn't my money... maybe next time i'll stop... hopefully who ever found it can use it... maybe the fixie crowd of bike mechanics and folks got it and bought coffee at the coffee depot on their Tuesday morning ride... but i wager it was gone before they got there...
it is election day...
i read two chapters last night in the Darwin book. The guy's writing style is suited better for speech writing than prose, but it is interesting. It does come down to the fact of religion.
And how blindly people believe in it. how they feel that if there isn't anything after this life they can't get a grip. or something like that. No God takes trillions of dollars out of the pockets of those who don't need and puts it back into pockets of those that do need it... Exploitation. Sure so gewilli how can you go off praising PJPII but dissin religion in the same week? No one has ever had a strong enough case against Karl Marx's idiom: Religion is the opiate of the masses.
There is a more hopeful quote from Karl:
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of a spiritless situation. It is the opium of the people.
Karl Marx, Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right
German economist & Communist political philosopher (1818 - 1883)
being the Heart of a heartless world is certainly good. But if your internal balance favors good vs evil you have internal focus and drive and no need for religion.
I should kill this line of thought before i trip myself and fall down a big pit of nonsensicalness.
That or i keep rambling and drive away any casual stumblers upon this site.
peace... because peace is itself enough... and peace will never be attained through violence and war...
Is Cyclocross Sustainable
at this level we see in New England?
I hear of much more manageable fields in places outside of the PacNW and New England. But those two seem to be making Cross look like Mt Bike racing ala 1995 or something.
Hell i say 1995 like it was eons ago... sure doesn't feel like it... I can remember 1995, working in the shop, eating Rodeo Ched Rye Fry with a Big Blue for lunch (and a basket of Peanuts). Thats a Bacon Cheese burger, with Cheddar, on Rye (cause a mechanics hands are too dirty to eat on a white bun) with duh fries and a 22 oz Labat Blue (that's a beer for those non-alcoholically inclined).
Wrenching, building bikes, hurling insults as fast as we could fling em, making the lesser tongued and not so aware (of words or motions) wicked uncomfortable to the peels of laughter from the gallery.
It was a fun time. Riding out to Rose lake on the Mt Bikes, doing laps and riding back, barely changing and meeting up at the Olive Garden to consume a couple bowls of salad and baskets of bread sticks apiece long before the pasta showed up... It was fun riding... hoppin in the car, driving the hour down to the Pado, doing a double (but usually a single), 18 miles was enough (single lap), and it was fun. When air oil forks ruled but couldn't be steered... when everyone was dumping rigid hard tails in favor of bikes ya couldn't really steer... handle bars chopped down as far as you could slam the levers and shifters in...
Mt Bikes were flying off the shelves... Most of those bikes are still around, being ridden occasionally. Right now, cyclocross bikes are flying off the shelves. Its the new thing. dead weight levers have re-invigorated the recreational road riders experiences, and commuters are digging these 700c bikes that can take fenders and rack, lights and what not and not feel like ya driving some saggy crappy slow POC touring bike.
200+ rider fields seem wrong to me. If you have 600+ riders showing up for the day, have a few more races.
I've been saying it, maybe not loud and deliberately. But Next year New England needs to stick to the Cat system. Make a Pro/1/2 race, have a 3 race and a 4 race. Always separate. Masters bring up an interesting problem. And there, same thing. Make a Masters 4 race, or drop the masters 4 and make em ride with the rest of the 4s. but that won't solve the problem. A Pro/1/2 race for masters would make sense, although i have a feeling the field would be too small, at least until the USAC gets their act in gear and starts upgrading properly...
is there a right answer? i dunno... do i wish i was racing back when Solobreak was promoting shit at the Seekonk Speedway? Yeah, in a way... But stuff like G-ster is fun. Tons and tons of people, vendors, exhibitors, fans, and sweet courses.
My read on the situation is that everyone will take a cue from Adam... He verbally ripped trebon up in treefarm's blog, so much so that Ryan pulled the whole freaking entry... seems that the promoters almost look to him... but i dunno... is Adam and the rest of the promoters stuck in past organizational setups? Will we have races that don't post all their results? or Any results?
Time i guess will share these answers. Patience is one of the recourses, but action might be a more effective one. Am i one to be the squeaky cog? Maybe not this year.
Maybe next year.
Long Live Cross...
I hear of much more manageable fields in places outside of the PacNW and New England. But those two seem to be making Cross look like Mt Bike racing ala 1995 or something.
Hell i say 1995 like it was eons ago... sure doesn't feel like it... I can remember 1995, working in the shop, eating Rodeo Ched Rye Fry with a Big Blue for lunch (and a basket of Peanuts). Thats a Bacon Cheese burger, with Cheddar, on Rye (cause a mechanics hands are too dirty to eat on a white bun) with duh fries and a 22 oz Labat Blue (that's a beer for those non-alcoholically inclined).
Wrenching, building bikes, hurling insults as fast as we could fling em, making the lesser tongued and not so aware (of words or motions) wicked uncomfortable to the peels of laughter from the gallery.
It was a fun time. Riding out to Rose lake on the Mt Bikes, doing laps and riding back, barely changing and meeting up at the Olive Garden to consume a couple bowls of salad and baskets of bread sticks apiece long before the pasta showed up... It was fun riding... hoppin in the car, driving the hour down to the Pado, doing a double (but usually a single), 18 miles was enough (single lap), and it was fun. When air oil forks ruled but couldn't be steered... when everyone was dumping rigid hard tails in favor of bikes ya couldn't really steer... handle bars chopped down as far as you could slam the levers and shifters in...
Mt Bikes were flying off the shelves... Most of those bikes are still around, being ridden occasionally. Right now, cyclocross bikes are flying off the shelves. Its the new thing. dead weight levers have re-invigorated the recreational road riders experiences, and commuters are digging these 700c bikes that can take fenders and rack, lights and what not and not feel like ya driving some saggy crappy slow POC touring bike.
200+ rider fields seem wrong to me. If you have 600+ riders showing up for the day, have a few more races.
I've been saying it, maybe not loud and deliberately. But Next year New England needs to stick to the Cat system. Make a Pro/1/2 race, have a 3 race and a 4 race. Always separate. Masters bring up an interesting problem. And there, same thing. Make a Masters 4 race, or drop the masters 4 and make em ride with the rest of the 4s. but that won't solve the problem. A Pro/1/2 race for masters would make sense, although i have a feeling the field would be too small, at least until the USAC gets their act in gear and starts upgrading properly...
is there a right answer? i dunno... do i wish i was racing back when Solobreak was promoting shit at the Seekonk Speedway? Yeah, in a way... But stuff like G-ster is fun. Tons and tons of people, vendors, exhibitors, fans, and sweet courses.
My read on the situation is that everyone will take a cue from Adam... He verbally ripped trebon up in treefarm's blog, so much so that Ryan pulled the whole freaking entry... seems that the promoters almost look to him... but i dunno... is Adam and the rest of the promoters stuck in past organizational setups? Will we have races that don't post all their results? or Any results?
Time i guess will share these answers. Patience is one of the recourses, but action might be a more effective one. Am i one to be the squeaky cog? Maybe not this year.
Maybe next year.
Long Live Cross...
Monday, November 06, 2006
enough already
Let the big news sources cover his ass...
but do we need Velonews, Cyclingnews and any other cycling news covering some doped up retired cyclist running a freaking marathon?
Its a Marathon... Sheesh... hundreds of thousands of people not quite right in their mind do it all the time... why do 'we' as a cycling community have to care or follow the dude into another sport?
If Armstrong starts up in the PBR, will 'we' have to suffer through the coverage of HIM?
WTF? Is there just not enough news to cover about regular cyclists?
And props to Adam's crew for getting a nice race report up at Cyclingnews. very cool...
Oh Ward... mr ward solar is famous... talking to my buddy down in Richmond... turns out Team natures path was cleaning up in the amateur ranks in VA... His comment about racing (dudes a Mt biker mostly) road and crit specifically... it ain't about how fast you are, its how smart you race... Cross tho different... Smarts play a part but its still fucking mentally all the fuck out all the time...
And i was thinking... That sand run at G-ster (that people could ride or run) was great... just enough running to rest the legs... seems for me in retrospect that i can get decent rest when running in a cross race... rest in terms of leg speed and what not...
Run when possible makes ya faster? If you can? I dunno...
just a thought to tag on to the 'enough armstrong already'
And Patty O-Gee... freaking bang on about Cross being the dirty girl... one of the best reads out there...
And to think... I may not have known her as long as O'Grady, (or cronoman, solobreak....) but i knew here in Michigan just before the spotlight hit with the inevitable makeup and jewelry...
but do we need Velonews, Cyclingnews and any other cycling news covering some doped up retired cyclist running a freaking marathon?
Its a Marathon... Sheesh... hundreds of thousands of people not quite right in their mind do it all the time... why do 'we' as a cycling community have to care or follow the dude into another sport?
If Armstrong starts up in the PBR, will 'we' have to suffer through the coverage of HIM?
WTF? Is there just not enough news to cover about regular cyclists?
And props to Adam's crew for getting a nice race report up at Cyclingnews. very cool...
Oh Ward... mr ward solar is famous... talking to my buddy down in Richmond... turns out Team natures path was cleaning up in the amateur ranks in VA... His comment about racing (dudes a Mt biker mostly) road and crit specifically... it ain't about how fast you are, its how smart you race... Cross tho different... Smarts play a part but its still fucking mentally all the fuck out all the time...
And i was thinking... That sand run at G-ster (that people could ride or run) was great... just enough running to rest the legs... seems for me in retrospect that i can get decent rest when running in a cross race... rest in terms of leg speed and what not...
Run when possible makes ya faster? If you can? I dunno...
just a thought to tag on to the 'enough armstrong already'
And Patty O-Gee... freaking bang on about Cross being the dirty girl... one of the best reads out there...
And to think... I may not have known her as long as O'Grady, (or cronoman, solobreak....) but i knew here in Michigan just before the spotlight hit with the inevitable makeup and jewelry...
Oh Monday...
i'm attempting to fend off a caffeine (lack of) induced headache, as well as the shawl of exhaustion that a poor night sleep and a bit of sinus yuck bring on... all with the magic elixir of coffee.
Ahhh coffee...
Pretty funny reading the last bit off the necyclocross listserve... pretty funny... i can understand a promoter's frustration and exhaustion... but on the other side promoting a bike race or organizing a big conference, both about the same... Someone's always gonna bitch, even if nothing goes wrong...
The writing was on the wall for field sizes it would seem... deal with them or put a realistic cap on the sizes... IE if your course can't handle 200 people at one time... split the shit up... "but the park won't let us stay longer" then put freaking limits on the field... don't be a greedy sack o crap... IE oooh we made cash... lets turn around and use it to make NEXT years event better... that or set a commission/kickback for the promoter/oragnizer... if they do a good job they get paid...
So this weekend, no racing. Despite really wanting to have a go at the NoHo course. I was somewhat discouraged by the lack of a separate race for the B-Masters field... riding with the C-men and who ever else they decided to shove on the course at the same time (both in CT and NoHo) just was somewhat deflating. Sure i could have registered for the Killer Bs or the A masters (beauty of being a cat3 in CX)...
But We got a lot done this weekend. Lots of boxes moved. One stall is now empty... the others are starting to clear up... many more boxes to move... but its all progress and... a good core workout. I dunno how much a book box weighs... but by the end of the day on sunday they were heavy.
Heavy like my head right now...
more thoughts later - maybe...
Ahhh coffee...
Pretty funny reading the last bit off the necyclocross listserve... pretty funny... i can understand a promoter's frustration and exhaustion... but on the other side promoting a bike race or organizing a big conference, both about the same... Someone's always gonna bitch, even if nothing goes wrong...
The writing was on the wall for field sizes it would seem... deal with them or put a realistic cap on the sizes... IE if your course can't handle 200 people at one time... split the shit up... "but the park won't let us stay longer" then put freaking limits on the field... don't be a greedy sack o crap... IE oooh we made cash... lets turn around and use it to make NEXT years event better... that or set a commission/kickback for the promoter/oragnizer... if they do a good job they get paid...
So this weekend, no racing. Despite really wanting to have a go at the NoHo course. I was somewhat discouraged by the lack of a separate race for the B-Masters field... riding with the C-men and who ever else they decided to shove on the course at the same time (both in CT and NoHo) just was somewhat deflating. Sure i could have registered for the Killer Bs or the A masters (beauty of being a cat3 in CX)...
But We got a lot done this weekend. Lots of boxes moved. One stall is now empty... the others are starting to clear up... many more boxes to move... but its all progress and... a good core workout. I dunno how much a book box weighs... but by the end of the day on sunday they were heavy.
Heavy like my head right now...
more thoughts later - maybe...
Friday, November 03, 2006
cool
I've got this lecture i've done a few times, Art in Science...
and here on the google homepage for today:
I've run around lots of stuff - finding quotes about it all...
hadn't seen that one...
part of the lecture is taking 5 minutes and asking the audience to write down their definitions for both art and science and then using those definitions as a building point for the discussion/direction of the talk...
Art is science made clear...
cool quote, but i can't really agree with it...
but...
won't expound on why not...
--
headlight battery died on the way home... when NiCad dies... it dies... at least there was a totally kick ass moon...
and when i do have the light on and i see someone else with lights i'll point the beam down... not like some guy headed to a night ride - kept his nice HID light pointed up as he rode past, said hi, and blinded me... NICE...
and here on the google homepage for today:
Art is science made clear.
- Jean Cocteau
I've run around lots of stuff - finding quotes about it all...
hadn't seen that one...
part of the lecture is taking 5 minutes and asking the audience to write down their definitions for both art and science and then using those definitions as a building point for the discussion/direction of the talk...
Art is science made clear...
cool quote, but i can't really agree with it...
but...
won't expound on why not...
--
headlight battery died on the way home... when NiCad dies... it dies... at least there was a totally kick ass moon...
and when i do have the light on and i see someone else with lights i'll point the beam down... not like some guy headed to a night ride - kept his nice HID light pointed up as he rode past, said hi, and blinded me... NICE...
two bike shows?
like everyone else in the industry lately... I have something to say about it. No, i don't consider myself "in the industry" right now... But having been an insider once, attending 'industry only' trade shows (CABDA)... ya kinda never shake that hat off...
trade show in vegas? a bike trade show? WTF they thinking has always been my POV. one of the letters addressed this in the Friday Mail bag at Velonews, and while i'm waiting for my flies to fall asleep... i gotta flush out my thoughts that have been brewing since the announcement...
Good thing, bad thing... comes down to attendance... if Eurobike doesn't give it a try we'll never know. My hunch would be that attendance would drop at Interbike if Eurobike did their thing in Portland. Could Eurobike sway enough industry giants to pick them over Interbike to be the death knell for the show that killed the longest running industry trade show (Cabda)?
What ever it takes to get the show out of Vegas is a good thing. Granted, i'm sure i'd have a different opinion if the sinclair folks let their 'influence' get to me... But unlike Cippo, i'm prolly not leaving their party with two of the Sinclair booth babes under my arms. It does come down to the capitalist side, if sinclair really has enough profits to shell out the major cash dollars on strippers (models... oops my bad) and booze in some penthouse party, well good for them, i'd say their cash would be better spent on a juniors program than finding Vegas's finest to polish little Cippo (not that that happened, but it was rumored that he left with two), not to mention make all the bike geeks and nerds get all verklempt and schoolboyish in front of the pro's (not pro cyclists... ya know where i'm going i guess, i do, thats what counts in this ramble at least).
The title of the track ripping up the office now is appropriate "Someday I Suppose"
Someday I suppose there will be an industry 'trade show' that makes everyone warm and fuzzy...
I won't be going to either of the trade shows, not unless small things needs a twiggy body guard and post card box carrier, or i suddenly start ripping up the cross circuit and making Marky Mark, JPow, and Timmy J think they is racing WickNasty or Treefarm in some local kit... neither of which, i'm think'n, are likely possibilities...
But just because i'm not going, doesn't mean i don't care... maybe i shouldn't care... Eurobike looks pretty cool... Portland does have its fair share of hot women that can be hired, that said the hotter women in Seattle are only a few hours away anyway... that or they could just hire the vancover (wa not bc) strippers for the sinclair party...
Interbike and CABDA survived a long time together... why not keep it up? From the POV of having planned repeat events ala conferences it is very much easier to keep things where they are... location familiarity is not to be underestimated, as shitty as the location may be. The venue knows what to expect from the year before, and Vegas (outside of portland for the bike crew) is one place such an eclectic and 'strange' (for the US perspective) group can go unnoticed.
So... yeah - bring it on... I'll be an eager spectator watching from the sidelines through cyclingnews, PEZ and whatever internet venue decides to cover it all...
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trade show in vegas? a bike trade show? WTF they thinking has always been my POV. one of the letters addressed this in the Friday Mail bag at Velonews, and while i'm waiting for my flies to fall asleep... i gotta flush out my thoughts that have been brewing since the announcement...
Good thing, bad thing... comes down to attendance... if Eurobike doesn't give it a try we'll never know. My hunch would be that attendance would drop at Interbike if Eurobike did their thing in Portland. Could Eurobike sway enough industry giants to pick them over Interbike to be the death knell for the show that killed the longest running industry trade show (Cabda)?
What ever it takes to get the show out of Vegas is a good thing. Granted, i'm sure i'd have a different opinion if the sinclair folks let their 'influence' get to me... But unlike Cippo, i'm prolly not leaving their party with two of the Sinclair booth babes under my arms. It does come down to the capitalist side, if sinclair really has enough profits to shell out the major cash dollars on strippers (models... oops my bad) and booze in some penthouse party, well good for them, i'd say their cash would be better spent on a juniors program than finding Vegas's finest to polish little Cippo (not that that happened, but it was rumored that he left with two), not to mention make all the bike geeks and nerds get all verklempt and schoolboyish in front of the pro's (not pro cyclists... ya know where i'm going i guess, i do, thats what counts in this ramble at least).
The title of the track ripping up the office now is appropriate "Someday I Suppose"
Someday I suppose there will be an industry 'trade show' that makes everyone warm and fuzzy...
I won't be going to either of the trade shows, not unless small things needs a twiggy body guard and post card box carrier, or i suddenly start ripping up the cross circuit and making Marky Mark, JPow, and Timmy J think they is racing WickNasty or Treefarm in some local kit... neither of which, i'm think'n, are likely possibilities...
But just because i'm not going, doesn't mean i don't care... maybe i shouldn't care... Eurobike looks pretty cool... Portland does have its fair share of hot women that can be hired, that said the hotter women in Seattle are only a few hours away anyway... that or they could just hire the vancover (wa not bc) strippers for the sinclair party...
Interbike and CABDA survived a long time together... why not keep it up? From the POV of having planned repeat events ala conferences it is very much easier to keep things where they are... location familiarity is not to be underestimated, as shitty as the location may be. The venue knows what to expect from the year before, and Vegas (outside of portland for the bike crew) is one place such an eclectic and 'strange' (for the US perspective) group can go unnoticed.
So... yeah - bring it on... I'll be an eager spectator watching from the sidelines through cyclingnews, PEZ and whatever internet venue decides to cover it all...
g
interesting...
I pop up that bit on peace... and the big brother from the land of DC pops up Marley on War... coincidence?
Through the Email list:
A Great read... exploring on the bike...
Kinda like one of SB's walk a bike days... Explore...
This is a scarily overwhelming quote:
Esp from the point of view as a parent.
Alot of the kids in the schools have their whole day structured, Wake up, go to school, go to afterschool program, go to lessons (music, dance what not), go to soccer/baseball/football/sports practice, home, eat, homework, sleep... toss boyscouts/girlscouts and ya got a royal mess...
Parents seem to feel the pressure to make sure that the kids get opportunities to do EVERYTHING without actually letting them just freaking enjoying being a damn kid!
Let them be a kid. Give them time to let their imagination wander. Give them time to notice things on their own. Let them be the observationalist rather than expecting everything to be fed to them out of the boob tube or like KL's latest issue...
Goes a bit back to the Waldorf way of thinking... let them develop as children, keep the light, the spark, of fun alive as long as possible. There are plenty of opportunities to squish them into little adults when they are adults... I have some doubts about not forcing the girls into 5 different activites, one for each night of the week, but... then they wouldn't ever have time to be together, to play, to develop a bond between sisters, between parents... Time together is good...
Maybe that's part of the New England screwed up stuff... no where else in the country will you find so many boarding schools... Sure, they are not the majority and don't explain everything, but... how can you develop a good cohesive family unit if your kids go to school and live somewhere else? Isn't that what College is for? Oh well you know we spend the week between school and summer camp and between summer camp and school together as a family.
*sigh*
There are always exceptions, always jewels of individuals that survive the clusterfuck that growing up can be... that survive despite any situation... and summer camp and boarding schools CAN provide unique opportunities and tools to survive in the world that might not be found otherwise... But combining the two seems a bit crazy... Summer camp for 4-6 weeks can be pretty fun... But well i dunno... It could be my skewed twisted perception... probably is... I know my 'argument' probably can be dismantled pretty easily... go ahead and deconstruct if ya wish...
and to flip back on topic... Jill (Yukon - okay alaska but anyway) got a nice shout out in that article.
peace...
not war...
good...
not evil...
think... about others... and the impact/footprint your actions have...
g
Through the Email list:
A Great read... exploring on the bike...
Kinda like one of SB's walk a bike days... Explore...
This is a scarily overwhelming quote:
In response to the hurried lifestyle of 1920s Oxford, England, philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote an essay extolling the virtues of idleness. He reminds us that work, or moving stuff around, is not the point of life. If it were the point, then we might think that anything that doesn’t help us make more money, improve our test scores, or get a nicer house is not worth doing.
Esp from the point of view as a parent.
Alot of the kids in the schools have their whole day structured, Wake up, go to school, go to afterschool program, go to lessons (music, dance what not), go to soccer/baseball/football/sports practice, home, eat, homework, sleep... toss boyscouts/girlscouts and ya got a royal mess...
Parents seem to feel the pressure to make sure that the kids get opportunities to do EVERYTHING without actually letting them just freaking enjoying being a damn kid!
Let them be a kid. Give them time to let their imagination wander. Give them time to notice things on their own. Let them be the observationalist rather than expecting everything to be fed to them out of the boob tube or like KL's latest issue...
Goes a bit back to the Waldorf way of thinking... let them develop as children, keep the light, the spark, of fun alive as long as possible. There are plenty of opportunities to squish them into little adults when they are adults... I have some doubts about not forcing the girls into 5 different activites, one for each night of the week, but... then they wouldn't ever have time to be together, to play, to develop a bond between sisters, between parents... Time together is good...
Maybe that's part of the New England screwed up stuff... no where else in the country will you find so many boarding schools... Sure, they are not the majority and don't explain everything, but... how can you develop a good cohesive family unit if your kids go to school and live somewhere else? Isn't that what College is for? Oh well you know we spend the week between school and summer camp and between summer camp and school together as a family.
*sigh*
There are always exceptions, always jewels of individuals that survive the clusterfuck that growing up can be... that survive despite any situation... and summer camp and boarding schools CAN provide unique opportunities and tools to survive in the world that might not be found otherwise... But combining the two seems a bit crazy... Summer camp for 4-6 weeks can be pretty fun... But well i dunno... It could be my skewed twisted perception... probably is... I know my 'argument' probably can be dismantled pretty easily... go ahead and deconstruct if ya wish...
and to flip back on topic... Jill (Yukon - okay alaska but anyway) got a nice shout out in that article.
peace...
not war...
good...
not evil...
think... about others... and the impact/footprint your actions have...
g
Must read... revisited
Waiting for a 10am appointment to show... i browsed some old links...
found this one...
one of the best reads every...
Shows the character of the man... why he was so great... in turn is highlights how bad the current guy is...
PJPII really did have it figured out...
Although the words: "DO NOT BE OVERCOME BY EVIL
BUT OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD" are more out of 'The Gospel' (St Paul's letters to the Romans specifically)... Pope John Paul deuce really does a fantastic job of expounding on that ideal.
Specifically "Peace is a good to be promoted with good..."
You cannot foster Peace, or live in Peace, if you attempt to wage war to achieve Peace.
I think i've included the whole text here before but i want to do it one more time, as the last time might have been back in '05... and you can't revisit this topic, this letter too much.
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found this one...
one of the best reads every...
Shows the character of the man... why he was so great... in turn is highlights how bad the current guy is...
PJPII really did have it figured out...
Although the words: "DO NOT BE OVERCOME BY EVIL
BUT OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD" are more out of 'The Gospel' (St Paul's letters to the Romans specifically)... Pope John Paul deuce really does a fantastic job of expounding on that ideal.
Specifically "Peace is a good to be promoted with good..."
You cannot foster Peace, or live in Peace, if you attempt to wage war to achieve Peace.
I think i've included the whole text here before but i want to do it one more time, as the last time might have been back in '05... and you can't revisit this topic, this letter too much.
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MESSAGE
OF HIS HOLINESS
POPE JOHN PAUL II
FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE
WORLD DAY OF PEACE
1 JANUARY 2005
DO NOT BE OVERCOME BY EVIL
BUT OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD
1. At the beginning of the New Year, I once again address the leaders of nations and all men and women of good will, who recognize the need to build peace in the world. For the theme of this 2005 World Day of Peace I have chosen Saint Paul's words in the Letter to the Romans: "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (12:21). Evil is never defeated by evil; once that road is taken, rather than defeating evil, one will instead be defeated by evil.
The great Apostle brings out a fundamental truth: peace is the outcome of a long and demanding battle which is only won when evil is defeated by good. If we consider the tragic scenario of violent fratricidal conflicts in different parts of the world, and the untold sufferings and injustices to which they have given rise, the only truly constructive choice is, as Saint Paul proposes, to flee what is evil and hold fast to what is good (cf. Rom 12:9).
Peace is a good to be promoted with good: it is a good for individuals, for families, for nations and for all humanity; yet it is one which needs to be maintained and fostered by decisions and actions inspired by good. We can appreciate the profound truth of another saying of Saint Paul: "Repay no one evil for evil" (Rom 12:17). The one way out of the vicious circle of requiting evil for evil is to accept the Apostle's words: "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (Rom 12:21).
Evil, good and love
2. From the beginning, humanity has known the tragedy of evil and has struggled to grasp its roots and to explain its causes. Evil is not some impersonal, deterministic force at work in the world. It is the result of human freedom. Freedom, which distinguishes human beings from every other creature on earth, is ever present at the heart of the drama of evil. Evil always has a name and a face: the name and face of those men and women who freely choose it. Sacred Scripture teaches that at the dawn of history Adam and Eve rebelled against God, and Abel was killed by Cain, his brother (cf. Gen 3-4). These were the first wrong choices, which were succeeded by countless others down the centuries. Each of these choices has an intrinsic moral dimension, involving specific individual responsibilities and the fundamental relationship of each person with God, with others and with all of creation.
At its deepest level, evil is a tragic rejection of the demands of love(1). Moral good, on the other hand, is born of love, shows itself as love and is directed towards love. All this is particularly evident to Christians, who know that their membership in the one mystical Body of Christ sets them in a particular relationship not only with the Lord but also with their brothers and sisters. The inner logic of Christian love, which in the Gospel is the living source of moral goodness, leads even to the love of one's enemies: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink" (Rom 12:20).
The "grammar" of the universal moral law
3. If we look to the present state of the world, we cannot help but note the disturbing spread of various social and political manifestations of evil: from social disorders to anarchy and war, from injustice to acts of violence and killing. To steer a path between the conflicting claims of good and evil, the human family urgently needs to preserve and esteem that common patrimony of moral values bestowed by God himself. For this reason, Saint Paul encourages all those determined to overcome evil with good to be noble and disinterested in fostering generosity and peace (cf. Rom 12:17-21).
Ten years ago, in addressing the General Assembly of the United Nations about the need for common commitment to the service of peace, I made reference to the "grammar" of the universal moral law(2), to which the Church appeals in her various pronouncements in this area. By inspiring common values and principles, this law unites human beings, despite their different cultures, and is itself unchanging: "it subsists under the flux of ideas and customs and supports their progress... Even when it is rejected in its very principles, it cannot be destroyed or removed from the heart of man. It always rises again in the life of individuals and societies"(3).
4. This common grammar of the moral law requires ever greater commitment and responsibility in ensuring that the life of individuals and of peoples is respected and advanced. In this light, the evils of a social and political nature which afflict the world, particularly those provoked by outbreaks of violence, are to be vigorously condemned. I think immediately of the beloved continent of Africa, where conflicts which have already claimed millions of victims are still continuing. Or the dangerous situation of Palestine, the Land of Jesus, where the fabric of mutual understanding, torn by a conflict which is fed daily by acts of violence and reprisal, cannot yet be mended in justice and truth. And what of the troubling phenomenon of terrorist violence, which appears to be driving the whole world towards a future of fear and anguish? Finally, how can we not think with profound regret of the drama unfolding in Iraq, which has given rise to tragic situations of uncertainty and insecurity for all?
To attain the good of peace there must be a clear and conscious acknowledgment that violence is an unacceptable evil and that it never solves problems. "Violence is a lie, for it goes against the truth of our faith, the truth of our humanity. Violence destroys what it claims to defend: the dignity, the life, the freedom of human beings"(4). What is needed is a great effort to form consciences and to educate the younger generation to goodness by upholding that integral and fraternal humanism which the Church proclaims and promotes. This is the foundation for a social, economic and political order respectful of the dignity, freedom and fundamental rights of each person.
The good of peace and the common good
5. Fostering peace by overcoming evil with good requires careful reflection on the common good(5) and on its social and political implications. When the common good is promoted at every level, peace is promoted. Can an individual find complete fulfilment without taking account of his social nature, that is, his being "with" and "for" others? The common good closely concerns him. It closely concerns every expression of his social nature: the family, groups, associations, cities, regions, states, the community of peoples and nations. Each person, in some way, is called to work for the common good, constantly looking out for the good of others as if it were his own. This responsibility belongs in a particular way to political authorities at every level, since they are called to create that sum of social conditions which permit and foster in human beings the integral development of their person(6).
The common good therefore demands respect for and the integral promotion of the person and his fundamental rights, as well as respect for and the promotion of the rights of nations on the universal plane. In this regard, the Second Vatican Council observed that "the increasingly close interdependence gradually encompassing the entire world is leading to an increasingly universal common good... and this involves rights and duties with respect to the whole human race. Every social group must take account of the needs and legitimate aspirations of other groups and the common good of the entire human family"(7). The good of humanity as a whole, including future generations, calls for true international cooperation, to which every nation must offer its contribution(8).
Certain reductive visions of humanity tend to present the common good as a purely socio-economic state of well-being lacking any transcendent purpose, thus emptying it of its deepest meaning. Yet the common good has a transcendent dimension, for God is the ultimate end of all his creatures(9). Christians know that Jesus has shed full light on how the true common good of humanity is to be achieved. History journeys towards Christ and in him finds its culmination: because of Christ, through Christ and for Christ, every human reality can be led to complete fulfilment in God.
The good of peace and the use of the world's goods
6. Since the good of peace is closely linked to the development of all peoples, the ethical requirements for the use of the earth's goods must always be taken into account. The Second Vatican Council rightly recalled that "God intended the earth and all it contains for the use of everyone and of all peoples; so that the good things of creation should be available equally to all, with justice as guide and charity in attendance"(10).
As a member of the human family, each person becomes as it were a citizen of the world, with consequent duties and rights, since all human beings are united by a common origin and the same supreme destiny. By the mere fact of being conceived, a child is entitled to rights and deserving of care and attention; and someone has the duty to provide these. The condemnation of racism, the protection of minors, the provision of aid to displaced persons and refugees, and the mobilization of international solidarity towards all the needy are nothing other than consistent applications of the principle of world citizenship.
7. The good of peace should be seen today as closely related to the new goods derived from progress in science and technology. These too, in application of the principle of the universal destination of the earth's goods, need to be put at the service of humanity's basic needs. Appropriate initiatives on the international level can give full practical implementation to the principle of the universal destination of goods by guaranteeing to all — individuals and nations — the basic conditions for sharing in development. This becomes possible once the barriers and monopolies that marginalize many peoples are removed(11).
The good of peace will be better ensured if the international community takes on greater responsibility for what are commonly called public goods. These are goods which all citizens automatically enjoy, without having consciously chosen them or contributed to them in any way. Such is the case, for example, at the national level, with such goods as the judiciary system, the defence system and the network of highways and railways. In our world the phenomenon of increased globalization means that more and more public goods are taking on a global character, and as a result common interests are daily increasing. We need but think of the fight against poverty, the promotion of peace and security, concern for climate change and disease control. The international community needs to respond to these interests with a broader network of juridical accords aimed at regulating the use of public goods and inspired by universal principles of fairness and solidarity.
8. The principle of the universal destination of goods can also make possible a more effective approach to the challenge of poverty, particularly when we consider the extreme poverty in which millions of people are still living. The international community, at the beginning of the new millennium, set the priority of halving their number by the year 2015. The Church supports and encourages this commitment and invites all who believe in Christ to show, practically and in every sector, a preferential love for the poor(12).
The tragedy of poverty remains closely linked to the issue of the foreign debt of poor countries. Despite significant progress in this area, the problem has not yet been adequately resolved. Fifteen years ago I called public attention to the fact that the foreign debt of poor countries "is closely related to a series of other problems such as foreign investment, the proper functioning of the major international organizations, the price of raw materials and so forth"(13). Recent moves in favour of debt reduction, centred mainly on the needs of the poor, have certainly improved the quality of economic growth. Yet, because of a number of factors, this growth is still quantitatively insufficient, especially in relation to the millennium goals. Poor countries remain trapped in a vicious circle: low income and weak growth limit savings and, in turn, weak investments and an inefficient use of savings do not favour growth.
9. As Pope Paul VI stated and as I myself have reaffirmed, the only really effective means of enabling States to deal with the grave problem of poverty is to provide them with the necessary resources through foreign financial aid — public and private — granted under reasonable conditions, within the framework of international commercial relations regulated with fairness(14). What is urgently needed is a moral and economic mobilization, one which respects agreements already made in favour of poor countries, and is at the same time prepared to review those agreements which have proved excessively burdensome for some countries. In this regard, new impulse should be given to Public Aid for Development, and new forms of financing for development should be explored, whatever the difficulties entailed(15). Some governments are already looking carefully at promising mechanisms for this; these significant initiatives should be carried out in a spirit of authentic sharing, with respect for the principle of subsidiarity. The management of financial resources destined to the development of poor countries should also entail scrupulous adherence, on the part of both donors and recipients, to sound administrative practices. The Church encourages and contributes to these efforts. One need only mention the significant contribution made by the many Catholic agencies dedicated to aid and development.
10. At the end of the Great Jubilee of the year 2000, in my Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte, I spoke of the urgent need for a new creativity in charity(16), in order to spread the Gospel of hope in the world. This need is clearly seen when we consider the many difficult problems standing in the way of development in Africa: numerous armed conflicts, pandemic diseases aggravated by extreme poverty, and political instability leading to widespread insecurity. These are tragic situations which call for a radically new direction for Africa: there is a need to create new forms of solidarity, at bilateral and multilateral levels, through a more decisive commitment on the part of all, with complete conviction that the well-being of the peoples of Africa is an indispensable condition for the attainment of the universal common good.
May the peoples of Africa become the protagonists of their own future and their own cultural, civil, social and economic development! May Africa cease to be a mere recipient of aid, and become a responsible agent of convinced and productive sharing! Achieving this goal calls for a new political culture, especially in the area of international cooperation. Once again I wish to state that failure to honour the repeated promises of Public Aid for Development, the still unresolved question of the heavy foreign debt of African countries and the failure to give those countries special consideration in international commercial relations, represent grave obstacles to peace which urgently need to be addressed and resolved. Today more than ever, a decisive condition for bringing peace to the world is an acknowledgement of the interdependence between wealthy and poor countries, such that "development either becomes shared in common by every part of the world or it undergoes a process of regression even in zones marked by constant progress"(17).
The universality of evil and Christian hope
11. Faced with the many tragic situations present in the world, Christians confess with humble trust that God alone can enable individuals and peoples to overcome evil and achieve good. By his death and resurrection, Christ has redeemed us and ransomed us "with a price" (1 Cor 6:20; 7:23), gaining salvation for all. With his help, everyone can defeat evil with good.
Based on the certainty that evil will not prevail, Christians nourish an invincible hope which sustains their efforts to promote justice and peace. Despite the personal and social sins which mark all human activity, hope constantly gives new impulse to the commitment to justice and peace, as well as firm confidence in the possibility of building a better world.
Although the "mystery of iniquity" (2 Th 2:7) is present and active in the world, we must not forget that redeemed humanity is capable of resisting it. Each believer, created in the image of God and redeemed by Christ, "who in a certain way has united himself to each human being"(18), can cooperate in the triumph of good. The work of "the Spirit of the Lord fills the earth" (cf. Wis 1:7). Christians, especially the lay faithful, "should not, then, hide their hope in the depth of their hearts, but rather express it through the structures of their secular lives in continual conversion and in wrestling ‘against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of iniquity' (Eph 6:12)"(19).
12. No man or woman of good will can renounce the struggle to overcome evil with good. This fight can be fought effectively only with the weapons of love. When good overcomes evil, love prevails and where love prevails, there peace prevails. This is the teaching of the Gospel, restated by the Second Vatican Council: "the fundamental law of human perfection, and consequently of the transformation of the world, is the new commandment of love"(20).
The same is true in the social and political spheres. In this regard, Pope LeoXIII wrote that those charged with preserving peace in relations between peoples should foster in themselves and kindle in others "charity, the mistress and queen of all the virtues"(21). Christians must be convinced witnesses of this truth. They should show by their lives that love is the only force capable of bringing fulfilment to persons and societies, the only force ca- pable of directing the course of history in the way of goodness and peace.
During this year dedicated to the Eucharist, may the sons and daughters of the Church find in the supreme sacrament of love the wellspring of all communion: communion with Jesus the Redeemer and, in him, with every human being. By Christ's death and resurrection, made sacramentally present in each Eucharistic celebration, we are saved from evil and enabled to do good. Through the new life which Christ has bestowed on us, we can recognize one another as brothers and sisters, despite every difference of language, nationality and culture. In a word, by sharing in the one bread and the one cup, we come to realize that we are "God's family" and that together we can make our own effective contribution to building a world based on the values of justice, freedom and peace.
From the Vatican, 8 December 2004.
JOHN PAUL II
NOTES
(1) In this regard, Saint Augustine observed that "two loves have established two cities: love of self, carried to contempt for God, has given rise to the earthly city; love of God, carried to contempt for self, has given rise to the heavenly city" (De Civitate Dei, XIV:28).
(2) Cf. Address to the General Assembly of the United Nations for its Fiftieth Anniversary (5 October 1995), 3: Insegnamenti XVIII/2 (1995), 732.
(3) Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 1958.
(4) John Paul II, Homily at Drogheda, Ireland (29 September 1979), 9: AAS 71 (1979), 1081.
(5) The common good is widely understood to be "the sum of those conditions of social life which enable groups and individuals to achieve their fulfilment more completely and readily". Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 26.
(6) Cf. John XXIII, Encyclical Letter Mater et Magistra: AAS 53 (1961), 417.
(7) Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 26.
(8) Cf. John XXIII, Encyclical Letter Mater et Magistra: AAS 53 (1961), 421.
(9) Cf. John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Centesimus Annus, 41: AAS 83 (1991), 844.
(10) Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 69.
(11) Cf. John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Centesimus Annus, 35: AAS 83 (1991), 837.
(12) Cf. John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, 42: AAS 80 (1988), 572.
(13) Address to Participants in the Study Week of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (27 October 1989), 6: Insegnamenti XII/2 (1989), 1050.
(14) Cf. Paul VI, Encyclical Letter Populorum Progressio, 56-61: AAS 59 (1967), 285-287; John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, 33-34: AAS 80 (1988), 557-560.
(15) Cf. John Paul II, Message to the President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace: L'Osservatore Romano, 10 July 2004, p. 5.
(16) Cf. No. 50: AAS 93 (2001), 303.
(17) John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, 17: AAS 80 (1988) 532.
(18) Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 22.
(19) Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium, 35.
(20) Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, 38.
(21) Encyclical Letter Rerum Novarum: Acta Leonis XIII 11 (1892), 143; cf. Benedict XV, Encyclical Letter Pacem Dei: AAS 12 (1920), 215.
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Some good stuff out there
Starting with the CPQ#4 of course. How about that? Finally some press for CV.
Coffee... Italian roast in a french press... doesn't get much better than that...
Finesse... I just gotta find some power to go with that but ya know... it makes sense... fluid = efficient... if you look fast and keep at it, maybe you'll get fast? I mean it should work if ya ain't commuting with a trailer 10+ hours a week, working and raising a family, right? Maybe my speed will follow me... but i wager it'll follow me to next year... as in always one step behind... hopefully i can slow down this weekend, maybe next to let the speed catch up. Sunday i just felt like i had no speed... no jump... i tried to hook onto marro's wheel but the legs wouldn't have any of that shit... besides, resting can't hurt, as long as i don't get sick.
12 psi in the tires... i guess at 54kg running tubulars... ya can get away with that shit... not to mention that sweet ass little hand pump (yeah i still think about that Bosch gadget... and no... no one in the US seems to know what the fuck it is... it is not one of those stupid little POC emergency roadside cig lighter powered crap boxes from Harbor Freight/Northern Tools).
Then mr Too Vanilla, after finally winning a race this year, pops a new entry up...
this quote:
inspired this line of thinking in my head:
Whadda yall think? Will it work?
Oh...
i remembered something, one of the riding in thoughts that has evaded capture:
When someone says "you looked fast out there" does that mean they don't have anything else constructive to say? You Looked fast... means what exactly. I noticed that you weren't fast but you get style points for form? Or for me, anything this big moving looks fast to the tiny bystanders? or now that i took a break to make a pot of coffee and other stuff... have i already put this thought down on paper.
Oh and Ryan Trebon IS fast... fuck... how does he do it? Yeah yeah, hard work and talent... I guess i'm missing the talent part... oh well... i can dream... kinda odd that some 35 year old grumpy old man is looking "up" to some kid ripping up the domestic cross scene... Ah well, inspiration can be drawn from many sources, eh?
Peace out
Oh and turns out What i think was just messin with everyone... and its not pink any more... that shocked me more than anything with the open tabs (which has gotten to the point of three separate folders now... eek... what would i do without FireFox 2.0? - switch to IE 7? maybe... maybe not)
16. Espresso or tea?
French press, italian roast.17. For you, what is the essence of cyclocross?
36. Any words of advice for those new to cyclocross?
finesse
Focus most on looking beautiful and graceful on the bike. The speed will follow.
Coffee... Italian roast in a french press... doesn't get much better than that...
Finesse... I just gotta find some power to go with that but ya know... it makes sense... fluid = efficient... if you look fast and keep at it, maybe you'll get fast? I mean it should work if ya ain't commuting with a trailer 10+ hours a week, working and raising a family, right? Maybe my speed will follow me... but i wager it'll follow me to next year... as in always one step behind... hopefully i can slow down this weekend, maybe next to let the speed catch up. Sunday i just felt like i had no speed... no jump... i tried to hook onto marro's wheel but the legs wouldn't have any of that shit... besides, resting can't hurt, as long as i don't get sick.
12 psi in the tires... i guess at 54kg running tubulars... ya can get away with that shit... not to mention that sweet ass little hand pump (yeah i still think about that Bosch gadget... and no... no one in the US seems to know what the fuck it is... it is not one of those stupid little POC emergency roadside cig lighter powered crap boxes from Harbor Freight/Northern Tools).
Then mr Too Vanilla, after finally winning a race this year, pops a new entry up...
this quote:
Next time you don't get your way at the callup try using this line: "Do you know who I am?" It always works. Trust me.
inspired this line of thinking in my head:
(roll tape on the staging of the Masters 35-39 race)
me: "I'm here for the official call up"
official: "who are you?"
me: "Do you know who I am? I'm GeWilli"
Off: "I don't have you on the list?"
me: "Its a late addition, i'm supposed to line up next to that short vanilla guy."
off: "Shannon?"
me: "yeah... cause i eat Kozy Shack too..."
off: "Have you won anything this year?"
me: "no, but what does that matter? Do you know who I am?"
Whadda yall think? Will it work?
Oh...
i remembered something, one of the riding in thoughts that has evaded capture:
When someone says "you looked fast out there" does that mean they don't have anything else constructive to say? You Looked fast... means what exactly. I noticed that you weren't fast but you get style points for form? Or for me, anything this big moving looks fast to the tiny bystanders? or now that i took a break to make a pot of coffee and other stuff... have i already put this thought down on paper.
Oh and Ryan Trebon IS fast... fuck... how does he do it? Yeah yeah, hard work and talent... I guess i'm missing the talent part... oh well... i can dream... kinda odd that some 35 year old grumpy old man is looking "up" to some kid ripping up the domestic cross scene... Ah well, inspiration can be drawn from many sources, eh?
Peace out
Oh and turns out What i think was just messin with everyone... and its not pink any more... that shocked me more than anything with the open tabs (which has gotten to the point of three separate folders now... eek... what would i do without FireFox 2.0? - switch to IE 7? maybe... maybe not)
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Food tally
Bowl of cereal (my normal big bowl with yogurt, etc.)
Two Fuji Apples
15 fig newtons
1 quart of pasta with meat sauce
and i'm hungry...
NEED MORE FOOD
guess its time to go home then... i don't feel like eating another apple... I'll save these last two for tomorrow...
Reel Big Fish is a pretty cool band. Maybe i've listened to them and liked them on the radio but i don't have any of their disks... Kinda Bosstones meets They Might Be Giants...
And i finally summed up the guts to read this link posted by Big Jonny... That's pretty shitty, majorly fucked up and all that... even if it did happen in '03 (which seems like one hell of a long time ago)...
and on that incredibly positive and riveting note (Hey Zoo, that's sarcasm BTW)... i'm signing off turning off the Microscope questions answered here sign...
peace (wish we were at peace)...
G
Two Fuji Apples
15 fig newtons
1 quart of pasta with meat sauce
and i'm hungry...
NEED MORE FOOD
guess its time to go home then... i don't feel like eating another apple... I'll save these last two for tomorrow...
Reel Big Fish is a pretty cool band. Maybe i've listened to them and liked them on the radio but i don't have any of their disks... Kinda Bosstones meets They Might Be Giants...
And i finally summed up the guts to read this link posted by Big Jonny... That's pretty shitty, majorly fucked up and all that... even if it did happen in '03 (which seems like one hell of a long time ago)...
and on that incredibly positive and riveting note (Hey Zoo, that's sarcasm BTW)... i'm signing off turning off the Microscope questions answered here sign...
peace (wish we were at peace)...
G
Hmmm
So why aren't all the cross races in NE like the ones in this shot?
Notably the top of the frame? For Zoo... THE KEGS
Granted i've cut back (except for moments of indiscretion like monday) to nearly zero consumption of ETOH containing beverages (which made for the problems with monday night)... but i think the spectators and racers would have more fun if there were barrels scattered around and people consuming and cheering and all that...
Eco-cross was one... prolly best part of the race! BEER...
Maybe the Mid-Atlantic is the place for spectators and the not so serious racers... New Englanders are just way too freaking up tight for their own good... sure its produced a few freaking alien like cyclists... can't deny that...
And wtf is the gd holiday on friday?
Notably the top of the frame? For Zoo... THE KEGS
Granted i've cut back (except for moments of indiscretion like monday) to nearly zero consumption of ETOH containing beverages (which made for the problems with monday night)... but i think the spectators and racers would have more fun if there were barrels scattered around and people consuming and cheering and all that...
Eco-cross was one... prolly best part of the race! BEER...
Maybe the Mid-Atlantic is the place for spectators and the not so serious racers... New Englanders are just way too freaking up tight for their own good... sure its produced a few freaking alien like cyclists... can't deny that...
And wtf is the gd holiday on friday?
BioD and other musings
Check this story about a nice "real world" comparison. The downside to that 'comparison' is that they are only using B20. Up side there should still be dramatic differences in performance and maintenance issues. We'll see.
I had hit create to add something but, for the current moment can't think ... oh... i know what it was...
i almost left my work clothes at home... I've been brining in stuff on monday and then making a switch mid-week sometime, last night i brought home the stuff... and almost forgot to bring stuff in today...
that'd have been funny doing a 3 hour training wearing nothing but wet team kit. And it looks like team will weather the upheaval. the big title sponsor last year will prolly just be a downgraded to shop sponsor, logo only on side of jersey, no where else... unless they wanna ante up some cash (which we have our doubts). Goal is to find title sponsor. Beer company would be great, but, for the fact that some of the guys are working on Junior programs and well... beer company sponsoring kidstuff generally isn't terribly the best thing in the world...
Oh and i realized last night, with the helpful reminder from my wonderful wife... I got the P-mount way long time ago... Sure the bike's 20 years old now, but i got it when it was less than 5 years old. Second or third hand, so beat up that i wanted to give it a new paint job (and did, Davidson guys did a great job).
That and looking over at Big Jonny's bikes... that sumbitch, he's pretty much riding my size bikes! Well duh gewilli - makes sense - his nickname is Big Jonny. I'd be lying if i said i wasn't jealous of his fleet... Mine looks pretty boring. Not to mention the P-mount and Q-pro are wheel-less right now and well that means the only bike with fenders (P-mount) wasn't ridden today in the rain.
So i got extra specially doubly wet.
Coffee's warming me up.. pretty soon i'll have enough feeling in my hands to chop some 100nm sections.
I had hit create to add something but, for the current moment can't think ... oh... i know what it was...
i almost left my work clothes at home... I've been brining in stuff on monday and then making a switch mid-week sometime, last night i brought home the stuff... and almost forgot to bring stuff in today...
that'd have been funny doing a 3 hour training wearing nothing but wet team kit. And it looks like team will weather the upheaval. the big title sponsor last year will prolly just be a downgraded to shop sponsor, logo only on side of jersey, no where else... unless they wanna ante up some cash (which we have our doubts). Goal is to find title sponsor. Beer company would be great, but, for the fact that some of the guys are working on Junior programs and well... beer company sponsoring kidstuff generally isn't terribly the best thing in the world...
Oh and i realized last night, with the helpful reminder from my wonderful wife... I got the P-mount way long time ago... Sure the bike's 20 years old now, but i got it when it was less than 5 years old. Second or third hand, so beat up that i wanted to give it a new paint job (and did, Davidson guys did a great job).
That and looking over at Big Jonny's bikes... that sumbitch, he's pretty much riding my size bikes! Well duh gewilli - makes sense - his nickname is Big Jonny. I'd be lying if i said i wasn't jealous of his fleet... Mine looks pretty boring. Not to mention the P-mount and Q-pro are wheel-less right now and well that means the only bike with fenders (P-mount) wasn't ridden today in the rain.
So i got extra specially doubly wet.
Coffee's warming me up.. pretty soon i'll have enough feeling in my hands to chop some 100nm sections.
cold and wet
cold and wet riding in... lots and lots of rain...
elbows are cold despite the arm warmers...
rest of me is warming up...
gloves were worthless after they got soaked...
time to load up on some nice warm coffee...
but days like today...
if ya say "nah i'm not gonna ride in" that's the first nail in the coffin of apathy...
i can take solace in the fact that the cars had at least 2x worse traffic than normal...
when i was riding i was plenty warm... right now...
if it wasn't for my cold elbows i'd be comfortable...
dry clothes are nice...
dats it...
elbows are cold despite the arm warmers...
rest of me is warming up...
gloves were worthless after they got soaked...
time to load up on some nice warm coffee...
but days like today...
if ya say "nah i'm not gonna ride in" that's the first nail in the coffin of apathy...
i can take solace in the fact that the cars had at least 2x worse traffic than normal...
when i was riding i was plenty warm... right now...
if it wasn't for my cold elbows i'd be comfortable...
dry clothes are nice...
dats it...
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Not a new idea but...
its good... and it reminds me why, if/when i turn on the nightly news, i watch NBC.
prisoners in pink.
I'm sort of ambivalent about the whole missing this weekend. I was wicked stoked to race at NoHo. The course map looks freaking sweet. Sounds all good. But, even thinkin about racing in a more convenient time slot just isn't enough to get me excited.
I believe that its a sign of just how damn tired i am. fatigue. mental. physical. its all here sittin on my shoulders right now. Extra coffee hasn't really helped today. And when coffee don't get ya moving... something's goofy...
Got the Pandora pumping a Mighty Mighty Bosstones mix, which normally should get me rocking, bands like Reel Big Fish, Mustard Plug things should be positive and rocking... nothing like a bit of Rock with a Horn section backing them up... but now... a couple really tasty apples later (from the Farmer's market) and i'm still feeling mellow. Mellow maybe isn't the absolute right word, but... it's about well... an appropriate documentation.
its not like its been an unproductive day, far from it... but still... well... its the middle of the week and i'm feeling like its the end...
The other curious pondering is: How many trips can i get out of one charge on my old niterider? How long before i source a new NiMH or LiIon 6 volt power source for it...
that and if i get a spare LED blinky/steady white light for up front, where does it go on the bars? Aint no room on a road bike with a computer and a light. I could take the 'puter off. I know how far i go, and how long it takes... pretty simple to track it all without some display device...
I've been wanting to pick up a few more rear blinky lights... on one side "buy the cheapest cuz they all work" on the other certain cool models have some nice features (niterider Tailfazer comes to mind)... maybe its just a trip to the Shop and buy what they got in stock... and buy a couple (for the back of the trailer)... slap one of the white light ones of what ever they got up front as a backup for the 15W primary beam... I might find a different selection at the Team's shop but, its across town... way out of the way... but they have this featured and that's a wicked damn cool little (expensive but not HID expensive) light.
Well, folks... gonna see about wrapping this web log up for the day. This entry has been spread out like a good dose of peanut butter on some solid bread. Gimme a honey wheat... that or a soft sourdough... i never liked crunchy breads, they always cut up the roof of my mouth...
So, peace out, until...
prisoners in pink.
I'm sort of ambivalent about the whole missing this weekend. I was wicked stoked to race at NoHo. The course map looks freaking sweet. Sounds all good. But, even thinkin about racing in a more convenient time slot just isn't enough to get me excited.
I believe that its a sign of just how damn tired i am. fatigue. mental. physical. its all here sittin on my shoulders right now. Extra coffee hasn't really helped today. And when coffee don't get ya moving... something's goofy...
Got the Pandora pumping a Mighty Mighty Bosstones mix, which normally should get me rocking, bands like Reel Big Fish, Mustard Plug things should be positive and rocking... nothing like a bit of Rock with a Horn section backing them up... but now... a couple really tasty apples later (from the Farmer's market) and i'm still feeling mellow. Mellow maybe isn't the absolute right word, but... it's about well... an appropriate documentation.
its not like its been an unproductive day, far from it... but still... well... its the middle of the week and i'm feeling like its the end...
The other curious pondering is: How many trips can i get out of one charge on my old niterider? How long before i source a new NiMH or LiIon 6 volt power source for it...
that and if i get a spare LED blinky/steady white light for up front, where does it go on the bars? Aint no room on a road bike with a computer and a light. I could take the 'puter off. I know how far i go, and how long it takes... pretty simple to track it all without some display device...
I've been wanting to pick up a few more rear blinky lights... on one side "buy the cheapest cuz they all work" on the other certain cool models have some nice features (niterider Tailfazer comes to mind)... maybe its just a trip to the Shop and buy what they got in stock... and buy a couple (for the back of the trailer)... slap one of the white light ones of what ever they got up front as a backup for the 15W primary beam... I might find a different selection at the Team's shop but, its across town... way out of the way... but they have this featured and that's a wicked damn cool little (expensive but not HID expensive) light.
Well, folks... gonna see about wrapping this web log up for the day. This entry has been spread out like a good dose of peanut butter on some solid bread. Gimme a honey wheat... that or a soft sourdough... i never liked crunchy breads, they always cut up the roof of my mouth...
So, peace out, until...
dreadful ponderings
okay maybe thats a title more fitting of a post on Halloween...
thinking maybe between the 9am starts and the fact that both races this weekend are 2 hours away (minimum)... I may take a weekend off...
downside, next weekend's races ain't any closer...
and NoHo is all about Adam. Course looks pretty good too. As in start don't matter as much as it could...
the threat of waitlist and full fields is very real... saturday is more or less out of contention... there are tons more stuff to move, not to mention square away for Nats visitors.
life DOES come at you fast...
thinking maybe between the 9am starts and the fact that both races this weekend are 2 hours away (minimum)... I may take a weekend off...
downside, next weekend's races ain't any closer...
and NoHo is all about Adam. Course looks pretty good too. As in start don't matter as much as it could...
the threat of waitlist and full fields is very real... saturday is more or less out of contention... there are tons more stuff to move, not to mention square away for Nats visitors.
life DOES come at you fast...
Vote now!
'06 BoothBabe contest is on
there are a lot of mighty fine looking gals there, too many seem to have way too much silicon or help from a lift and shape undergarment...
I could be like ProJo and tell you who to vote for but, i won't. But i did vote. Shouldn't be hard to figure out who i voted for.
there are a lot of mighty fine looking gals there, too many seem to have way too much silicon or help from a lift and shape undergarment...
I could be like ProJo and tell you who to vote for but, i won't. But i did vote. Shouldn't be hard to figure out who i voted for.
Riding thoughts
I pass a newspaper box everymorning... lately its been a "ProJo Supports X candidate for Y"
um...
is anyone else bothered by that? I wonder.
Shouldn't a 'news' source clearly state the positions (facts) on ALL the candidates running for said office and let the fucking reader/voter make up their own fucking mind?
Farmington is the same day as observation at ballet... prolly gonna go to NoHo...
And faster schmaster just busting your ass slomobreak. Cronoman shouldered the bike... he was faster than me, you and most everyone else out there. In both races.
missed the rain on the ride in. kinda nice. but got a late start with a kid who didn't want to put a sweater or jacket or shoes on... 35 pounds of wrigglin kid is hard to contain, esp when they don't want to be... man... tough -but settled down- and we had a nice quiet ride in... for the most part...
The other riding thought...
is it best to take advantage of the adrenaline at the start and go balistic feeling no pain and then hope not to blow it all? or should pain levels be ignored because the adrenaline at the start is raising the normal threshold well beyond?
as slow as i am i'm thinking maybe its best to take advantage of it at the start... coffee time...
peace
um...
is anyone else bothered by that? I wonder.
Shouldn't a 'news' source clearly state the positions (facts) on ALL the candidates running for said office and let the fucking reader/voter make up their own fucking mind?
Farmington is the same day as observation at ballet... prolly gonna go to NoHo...
And faster schmaster just busting your ass slomobreak. Cronoman shouldered the bike... he was faster than me, you and most everyone else out there. In both races.
missed the rain on the ride in. kinda nice. but got a late start with a kid who didn't want to put a sweater or jacket or shoes on... 35 pounds of wrigglin kid is hard to contain, esp when they don't want to be... man... tough -but settled down- and we had a nice quiet ride in... for the most part...
The other riding thought...
is it best to take advantage of the adrenaline at the start and go balistic feeling no pain and then hope not to blow it all? or should pain levels be ignored because the adrenaline at the start is raising the normal threshold well beyond?
as slow as i am i'm thinking maybe its best to take advantage of it at the start... coffee time...
peace
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