Archive for June, 2008

My Weight, Continued.

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

So my weight is finally getting back down to borderline respectable. IE under 180. I was getting close to 2 bills after the holidays. It was an ugly winter. Anyway, I pointed out to my wife a thread on BikeForums recently about guys who are lighter then ...

What I Hear now, When I Hear Ligett and Sherwin

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

In other news, this morning coming off the trail, an overweight guy on a tri-bike blew by me. He was kicking ever so hard. As he rode ahead, I couldn't help notice that his under the saddle bag was not secured properly. And swinging back and forth. Like ...

How’s My Racing Season Going You Ask?

Friday, June 20th, 2008

How to Avoid the Bummer Life posted the video above. The visuals pretty much sum it up. Did the drives again this week. It went badly. Popped a little over a half a lap in. But I did end up getting in a good workout, desperately trying to ...

Unlucky Chipmunk

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Did a lunch ride today because I blew myself up on Tuesday, didn't ride at all on Wednesday, and needed to do something... Anyway,  I ended up riding thru Ft. Washington park with an eye towards going out to Joshua Road and then up the steep part of the road once ...

Vlad and the True Nature of Furniture

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

I often refer to the period of time after college graduation as my summer vacation that lasted 3 years. I wandered.  I had odd jobs. Everyone should be so lucky. I worked for a moving company here in Philadelphia intermittently from 1996-1997.  The warehouse had a 40 ft rock climbing wall, ...

They Said You Better Look Alive…

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

I've been following and commenting on a blog from my old employer nytimes.com, The Climb.  Today's post was of some interest...the problem of the song stuck in your head on a long ride. Its funny that the author thinks having Bright Eyes The Four Winds bubbling around in your head is ...

Another Turtle

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } P1000532, originally uploaded by chris_mckenna. I almost ran this little one over on Ocean Drive tonight. We went back so I could help him across the road.

You can haz PBR.

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

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In which I may apologize for the previous post.

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Some of you come to me since I compared Tom Boonen to Dr. Rockzo and have been all: "Dude, harsh! TB just got dis invited from the Tour." I want to address that now. But first a long digression: One of the great ideas my dad ever had was making my ...

This One Goes Out to Tom Boonen!

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Tom Boonen, the Dr. Rockso of professional cycling...apparently.