Sunday, July 24, 2005

Slacker time...........

It's vacation time again. Not 100% sure of all my plans for the week, But I'd like to get some time in practicing with my new camera. I'd like to take it along on some of my rides this week and show ya'll some of the scenery around where I ride.

Gotta love digital photography-you can take 200 pictures and keep 10 or 20 and it doesn't cost anything until you print them out.

Here's some pics of my ride on Saturday down to the Susquehanna river................

Click on the pics to enlarge.............

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My trusty Surly.

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Suburban sprawl-this used to be a drive in when I was a kid. Not any more.

York County has plenty of..........

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Corn.

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Cemetarys.

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Cows.

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Apple trees.

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Alfalfa.

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I've always wondered what's at the end of this dirt road........

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Green tunnel.

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Share the road.

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Wanna buy an old car?

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Downtown Wrightsville.

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Plaque on the bridge.

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I could never spell it correctly when I was in school.

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Bridge from the side.

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View of old bridge supports. It was burned down in 1863 to prevent the Confederates from crossing.

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New bridge built back in the late 60's/ early 70's

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Old quarry located right off the main road. Hardly anyone knows it's there. I stuck the camera through a chain link fence to get the shot.

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My favorite pic. I didn't see any "slow" kids...............

Till later tater.

Thursday, July 21, 2005

I'm not that good...............

I'm good at lots of stuff...........

-Teaching people how to bake and I make really good donuts, pies, pastries and breads.

-I think I'm a fairly good parent and husband.

-I'm fairly good with computers.

-I'm good at catching shoplifters where I work.

-I am an excellent smartass.

One skill that has kinda fallen by the wayside this year has been bicycle fitness.

While I still enjoy riding as much as I always have, due to concurrent back and foot injuries last year-I sorta fell off the fitness train.

Oops.

Started really taking it seriously the last few weeks but I betcha it will take an entire year to get back to where I was. Should be a fun but it sucks to be at the back of the pack all the time on social rides. Not that I mind the company at the back of the pack, I just want to get back all the fitness I lost.

Most guys my age (45) are happy to park their fat asses in front of the TV and watch NASCAR on the weekend. TV is okay if that's what trips your trigger but ain't nothing beats a bike ride in my opinion:-)

Here is another bloggers entry on carrying ID- I always have an old drivers license or something with me so that the authorities can identify my bloated corpse.

Our son and my mom went to see Willy Wonka yesterday. As I expected, my mom liked the original better and our son liked the new one better.

I had said something about my folks being online a couple days ago.

I was mistaken.

They were online briefly but some jackass from a computing consulting company my moms former employer uses came over to install some stuff for her and also thought he would do her a favor and install the router I had bought.

Not sure what he did but I'm betting this dumbass couldn't compute his way out of a wet cardboard box. Looks like I will have to go over and undo whatever this clueless spacktard did so my folks can go online. I'm no computer expert but I do know how to read and follow instructions. I have to same exact router and it works perfectly for me.

Maybe I should start one of those "geeks for hire" companies. Computers intimidate the hell out of alot of people-it's just a bunch of 1's and 0's and most of the time, if you can read and follow the instructions that come with most new software and hardware-it's a piece of cake to make stuff run. That's not always the case, but with most modern boxes nowadays-it's really hard to permanently screw something up.

I have helped a few friends with spyware removal, maybe I could do that for a part time job. Most folks have no idea how much crap is lurking on their boxes.

I do enjoy reading about all this "Peak Oil" bullshit, hey-whenever the oil runs out or slows to a trickle-no problem. You know why I say it's no problem? There isn't anything I can do about it. So why worry or waste a bunch of computer keystrokes getting all worked up in a lather about it?

I'd rather go for a ride or something. Life is too damn short to debate shit like that on a message board.

A really good friend of mine came in last night to talk, haven't seen him in ages-it was great to catch up on stuff. The fact that he is black matters not an iota to me but it's really weird how people react to seeing a black guy in a mostly white area. People tend to give black folks a wide berth. Whatever. Gordon and I always joke that we could be twins because we have both have wives with the same jobs and we both have kids that are the same age.

Moral of the story-racism sucks. The only things I am prejudiced against is ignorance, laziness and stupidity.

I like reading about Wal-Mart. Like any other huge company-they have good points and bad points. Since I work for a international company that is in head to head competition with them in many markets- I can tell you one thing-they are a vicious competitor and they know how to run a store. Oh, remember the old wives tale about supermarkets making a penny for every dollar? That's bullshit.......it's way more then that.

Been reading a few biker blogs about night rides. I'm on vacation next week and I am thinkin' about doing one. I gots the lights so why the hell not?

Till later.

An actual bike ride............

That's right-I actually got in a ride that lasted longer then 20 minutes yesterday. I rode 31.785 miles in a little over 2 hours. Had a deer jump out right in front of me last night. Usually I enjoy watching deer but I was going about 35 mph down a steep twisty section of road and just about soiled myself. It was close.

Mapped out my route with the link a fellow bike blogger so kindly left in my comments section yesterday. Next time I crack open the template to this blog hereNT, I'll make sure I add your link.

I gotta say-it must be something in the water out there in Minnesota-you folks have the best blogs out of anyone-you kids talk the talk and walk the walk. Fine, fine blogging going on out there.

Thought about what to feature on Test-It-Thursday and the answer was right in front of my handlebars.........
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Specialized Armadillo tires. I freakin' love these tires. Couple of minus's though........for one thing-they are wire beaded and heavy due to the thick center section.........then again, anyone that runs a bugle horn on their touring bike can't really complain too much about weight. Secondly,they were a bee-otch to get on my rims.

Positives? I've never had a flat even though I abuse the living shit out of these tires. Example? On the way back from my ride last night, I took a shortcut through a construction site. Rocks, mud, broken up asphalt-it's all good. Last year I rode through a washed out section on our local rail trail at about 15 mph and ran over fist sized rocks with no problem. I'm a real finesse rider.........like a water buffalo in a china shop.

I listen to a few bike advocacy related podcasts at work and I wonder what it would take to get bike lanes put in around where I live. Since our city is always strapped for cash, maybe they could institute a "congestion charge" just like London does. Probably never see either idea come to fruitation but it would be cool to have more room to ride sometimes. Or at least a little bit more respect.

Our son is going to see the new Willy Wonka movie today, maybe I can con him into writing a review here on my blog tomorrow.................

Till later.

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

I'm an artist............

No, not really...........I was bored.............I went to Cafepress and made my own t-shirt.

I'm famous even if I had to generate my own publicity :-)

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Kinda hard to read the print because I enlarged the image. It has my web address below the image. If anyone is dumb enough to want to buy one-lemme know and I'll open up a store. Maybe I'll do a "Bike Riding Donut Guy" thong. Maybe that isn't such a good idea after all.........the only woman I know that would wear one are my daughter and my wife..........how weird would that be?

Anybody use Google Maps? I really like it, I had to find a place in Baltimore and using the "satellite view" I was able to zero in on the exact building I am going to. Very cool.

HI MOM!!!!!

My folks will be online, uptight and outta sight by the end of today with their new laptop. First time they have ever had a computer and internet access.
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The cable people are coming to install their cable modem. All I will have to do is install their router sometime this week and they will also be wireless as well.

My mom is familiar with computers so teaching her some tips and tricks will be easy. My pop on the other hand...........let's just say he's set in his ways. Once I get him hooked on some sites concerning his hobby (photography) I think he will be hooked. Hell, they'll be fighting over who gets to use it probably..........

Wow. This was a ton of work. Probably several tons.

Holy crap. Is 2008 here yet? He can't be that clueless for real, can he?

Here's an photo update on our daughter's room reconstruction........

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I think my wife has filled up over a dozen egg boxes full of stuff.
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We always thought there was a bed in her room, first time we have seen it for a couple of years.
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There was ALOT of stuff on these shelves.

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Only area that hasn't been tackled yet.

Been reading a lot of other bikers blogs and I enjoy reading them all. Sometimes reading about "Peak Oil" gets a little old but overall....... it's all good. I'm sure my blog isn't everybody's cup of tea either-if you don't like what I'm writing here-just skip it and go on to another web site-no worries-you ain't gonna hurt my feelings :-)

I did enjoy the comment Scout left on the comments section of my previous entry about wearing helmets........By the way-check her blog out-girls on bikes rock!!!! And she's a pastry chef-way cool :-)

I've known lots of people who don't wear helmets, and I never understand their moxie. Whatever. Survival of the fittest. Since you're related to the dummy, tho, maybe you could point out that he doesn't have to worry about himself so much as other people.

I think there's also got to be a picture or two online of helmets that have been split in half from a blow to the head. Pictures of LIVING people holding their helmets, y'know?

Also interesting is that you post this exactly ten years after the death of Fabio Casartelli, who probably would have survived had he been wearing a helmet.

I did take my nephew to the LBS and let the guys fit him with a new helmet-he promised me he would wear it all the time-I'm gonna so totally kick his ass if I see him riding without it. I've seen what people look like after they've had a wreck. Road rash heals up way faster then head injuries.

I saw the same thing happen when I was at an AC/DC concert.

Old people need to retest for their driver's license every couple of years. Lucky he didn't kill anyone.

So simple, it's hard to believe it hasn't been invented before.

Really liked OIFS's latest blog entry. You can have lots of fun with not a whole lotta bike.

Granted-I have 6 bikes but none of them were ultra expensive-my favorite bike of all the ones I own was the cheapest. I bought my Surly Cross-Check used from the owner of my LBS. I paid about 500 bucks for it and it was worth every penny. Not the lightest bike, nor the fastest but it has a sweet, sweet ride.

Hard to describe but it's smooooooooth :-)

I'm not much of a bike snob and while I like the latest and greatest- it ain't about the bike-it's about the ride and how much fun it is to rip a solo ride off on some sweet singletrack on my singlespeed or get my ass handed to me on a group road ride.............it's all about having fun.

Does anyone have a pair of these?
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Saw them in a magazine article and they cost something like 125 bucks.

They have metal springs in them.

Sounds like a lot of money for a pair of shoes-but then you reading a blog written by a guy that has 6 bikes so I'm not sure it's fair for me to say they are expensive. Just curious if anyone has any experience with them-my wife has some back problems and thought maybe the extra cushioning would help.

Not sure what I'll have for my next Test-It Thursday article-I'm sure something stupid will come to mind.........

Till later.

Monday, July 18, 2005

If I ever................

I enjoy my job for the most part.

Not a whole lot of paperwork, very little supervision and I can be creative. The hours kinda suck but hey, ya can't have everything. I used to be a dept. mgr for my company, but opted out of that position 6 or 7 years ago to take the job I am in now doing most of the on the job training for new bakers.

I just spent 8 hours counting every box, carton and bag of ingredients we have-some of that time is spent in a freezer that is 10 below zero............Not much fun.

Our company makes dept. managers do an inventory every 4 weeks to determine how profitable each department is. A total pain in the ass.

Last night, I told one of my friends that if I ever say I'm going to be a manager again to hit me in the face with a hammer................I hate walking around counting stuff.

First day off since a week ago, I might actually ride one of my bikes later today. I was gonna do a little ride yesterday but the forecast was calling for severe thunderstorms and since I've been nearly been hit by lightning a couple times-I elected to catch up on some TV shows I had taped.

Is TV nowadays geared to someone with an IQ of 70? Man, there is a lot of dumb shit on TV. I've never understood why people will eat hog intestines, goat testicles, etc so they can win some money and be on television. Unless I am guaranteed the big bucks-screw that. I do a fairly good job of being an ass already-just ask anyone that knows me.

I mostly stick to the "Chopper Channel" (Discovery), TLC, PBS, History Channel and ESPN 1 and 2. Lots of other good stuff on as well-just lack the time to fit it all in. Sure wish we had OLN...........I woulda loved seeing George kick some ass on Sunday.

Till later.

Sunday, July 17, 2005

Wear a helmet dumbass.............

................That's what I wanted to say to my 17 year old nephew when I found out he was doing road rides on his bicycle without a helmet.

Needless to say, his mom wasn't very happy either. He told his mom that the helmet he has is too hot. I'm gonna get him to the LBS and get him fixed up with a newer more ventilated model this week. I know he probably thinks nothing will ever happen to him and he's right to a certain extent but it's the one time that shit goes pear shaped that his lack of common sense will bite him in the ass.

When I am king.............

-I am going to ban the use of empty margarine containers for the storage of leftovers. My wife used to do that and it drove me nuts. Sometimes I would open up 6 containers of leftovers before I found the margarine. She got the habit from her mom. I love my mother-in-law almost as much as my own mom but she hasn't thrown anything away since 1965.

Haven't posted much about the Tour here, there are plenty of other sites for that, but it looks like Lance has another win in the bag as long as he stays upright and keeps a couple of key opponents within sight.

7 wins?

In a row?

Who woulda thunk it was even possible....... I know there are some Lance haters out there, but the guy has busted his ass for his entire career-he and his team earned every win.

Here's an hour or two of your life you'll never get back.

Retards.

Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka? Gimme a fuckin' break. Nothing will ever top the original. Or failing that-read the book.

Is this cool or what? Instant family.

This kind of shit really pisses me off. Most "religious" folks are assholes.

My recently retired mom will be reading this blog on a regular basis since she now has internet access. I will have to behave from now on.

Yeah, right.

Love ya mom :-)

Till later...................

Saturday, July 16, 2005

Finally caught the bastard..........

Where I work at, retail theft is a constant problem. Since I've been in retail for close to 30 years, you kinda develop an "eye" for people who look like shoplifters. Someone can be white, black, male or female-you just get a feeling for it after awhile...........There has been this guy who comes into our store who always gets a bottle of flavored milk off the shelf, shops, drinks it while he shops and puts the empty bottle back on the shelf.

Last night the guy came in and did his usual and I saw him and several of our surveillance cameras captured him drinking half of a bottle of milk and putting it back on the shelf. The look on his face when I brought the 1/2 empty container up to the register as he was checking out was priceless. I plopped it down onto the belt and asked him if he "forgot" it. He kinda stammered and didn't know what to say.

Is a 99 cent bottle of milk that big a deal? No not really, it just pisses me off that someone can think that stealing is okay.

The only reason he didn't get arrested was because he had his 10 year old son with him. I'm a heartless bastard sometimes, but I'm not that heartless. No 10 year old needs to see their daddy get arrested.

Ya know, these folks do have a point. They're probably moving to Kansas.

Oh no, this didn't smell...........

Dad of the Year .........they oughta put his ass in the ring with a real boxer for 15 rounds. I'm sure he'll get plenty of practice being a punching bag in prison.

This isn't news. Go into any burger or taco place and the food never looks like the pictures.

Daisy Duke she ain't. SFW video on a NSFW website.

I'm sure this guy doesn't need reminded...........The internet is forever.

I'm gonna wear one of these next time I go mountain biking during hunting season. Or not.

My wife was talking to our daughter and she thinks Katie might want to go to med school. How awesome would that be? Not too many folks on my side of the family have gone to college......... come to think of it-our daughter will be the first person I know with my last name to go past high school. Ever.

Looks like we might be in the poorhouse for a long time:-)

Bought another one of those Specialized Body Geometry saddles for my Surly. Yeah, the bike I planned to be buried with. Not the lightest bike in the world, but any bike you can ride downhill at 35 mph with no hands and steer by sticking a knee out into the wind is a keeper in my book.

I know lots of folks think Specialized stuff is overpriced and maybe it is, but I'm sold on this particular model of saddle and their full finger gloves.

This is some scary shit if you drive a car and even scarier if you ride a bike.

Air powered car. Not sure how it works but it sure is butt-ugly.

I could have some fun with this site.

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No, that's not me......... I don't smoke.
.............nor is my stomach that hairy.

Till later...........

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Freeride bikes.........

No, not that kind of "freeride"...........actually ride some new bikes for free. My buddy that runs a bike shop here in York is having a demo day.........

Here is part of the e-mail he sent me...........
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Here is the first installment of the Ed’s Ski & Cycle newsletter. Thanks to everyone so far who is making our first year with bikes, a great one. Here are a few reminders for you to further your cycling experience with us.

Mark your calendars for the bicycle demo; Sunday July 24, 2005. This event will be in conjunction with Jamis Bicycles and the York County Parks. The demo will be at the Lake Redman boat launch from 10a-2p. Come out with your riding gear; sans bicycle. If you have clipless pedals, be sure to bring them so we can swap them onto the demo bikes. This day will give you a good idea of the caliber of bicycle that is coming from Jamis. This year has penned Jamis as Bicycle Magazine’s Editor’s choice in the mountain and road segments. The Redman area is prime for this event because of its great trail network system and nice roads. Road and mountain bikes will be there for your leisure.

In celebration of the Tour de France, Ed’s is honoring the sport with a TDF sale. Swing in for special in store savings on hardgoods, softgoods and personal fittings.

Starting next Tuesday the 19th we’ll be having ‘Tech-day Tuesday’. This first clinic will cover the steps involved with maintaining your drivetrain; including, degreasing, cleaning, lubrication and adjusting. If you can make this free clinic, please reply to this email with your intend to attend. The class will start at 7:15pm, feel free to bring your own bike. There will be an extra repair stand if you want to do your rig as we step through ours.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and we hope to see you soon.
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Will isn't payin' me to flog his new shop, I just thought I'd help put the word out to any local area riders that wanna try out some new rides. If ya go-try out the Jamis XLT-that's an awesome ride...........and tell him the Donut Guy sent ya:-)

Not to change the subject, but is it hotter then the innermost ring of Hell outside or what?

I just love working when it's this hot out, about 10 minutes after I start-my shirt is pretty much soaked the whole way through. Since I've been in bakeries most of my career-I'm used to it. I don't like it but that's the way it is.............

Today's Test-It-Thursday is the most awesome invention ever........

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George Foreman's Lean Mean Grill. All the fat drips out the front and all that's left is delicious MEAT. It does a really nice job with chicken breasts too. If you don't eat meat..........I guess you're shit outta luck. Sorry, maybe I'll test out a salad shooter sometime but don't hold your f**king breath.

Another candidate for Mother of the Year. Let her ride in the trunk.

You want weird? This is weird.

At first, I thought this was kinda retarded, but I thought about it and it's actually pretty neat. Folks that are handicapped can go out, wear funny clothes, and drink beers like "normal" people.

My mom bought a new laptop, we started out at Sam's with a really nice HP but through a comedy of errors, we ended up at another store with an even nicer Toshiba. I'm in the middle of updating it and getting it ready for her to use. First thing I did after updating Windows and install a firewall and anti-virus software was remove AOL from it. Some folks consider AOL to be a virus. I tend to agree................

Till later.

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Just some random thoughts today.......

Just some random thoughts today................................some of the links might not be work safe or they might even hurt your feelings if you're the sensitive type.
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If you come here often, none of the preceding is news to you.

Here's an interesting web site. Some of his ideas are a touch radical in my opinion but he does make a lot of sense.

Not sure when Peak Oil is going to happen, but one thing seems to be sure-it's going to happen sooner or later.

I was at Wal-Mart last week and saw that they now offered road bikes in addition to their other bikes. I stopped to check one out.

What a piece of shit.

Twist grip shifters on 2 piece ? drop bars, bolt on wheels (no QR's) and the thing weighed at least 30 pounds. If anybody wants a serious road bike, don't buy one of these.

It will ruin your idea of what biking is all about.

Save up a few hundred more bucks and buy an entry level road bike from a real bike shop- it's worth the money.

This is way, way cool. Find out the mileage of any route you want. I like this.

Wassup with this dog? Did it forget that it has back legs or what?

I love the white socks.

This little guy is lost. I wonder why............

Governor of Michigan? Hell, I'd like to see him run for President and have Jesse Ventura be his VP. Not sure how things would go but it couldn't be much worse then it is now.

If it was me, I'd change my last name. Can you imagine the teasing that poor guy got when he was a kid?

Helicopter chase video. Surprised the police didn't Taser him.

More Tourettes fun...........

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Till later...........

Sunday, July 10, 2005

Meet new people...........

I love reading spam. Along with free credit reports, cheap Viagra and penis extenders-I can find friends for free online. Hell, as long as they ride bikes-I'd be okay with that. On the other hand, our local Parks system is having some issues with men looking for "dates" with other men and then having those "dates" inside the public restrooms or their cars on Park property.

Personally? I don't really care if someone is gay, it really isn't any of my business. I belong to a parks volunteer group that hikes and rides the local trails to offer assistance to park users. I don't think this is part of our assistance program..................

Work continues on our daughters room while she is at college.



At this point, my wife has filled up a dozen large boxes with stuff. Rocks, old toast, ribbons, petrified Play Doh, you name it-it's in there. Evidently, our daughter has inherited the "pack rat" gene from my wife's side of the family.

My in-laws have stuff they bought back in the 60's packed away just in case they "need it" sometime. For example- my father-in-law has a collection of jars packed with assorted nuts and bolts. No problem, most guys have a jar or two like that. My father-in-law has shelves full of them. And he has no idea what's in any of them. I love the fact that they have a 2 1/2 car garage and have never parked a car in it.

Not sure where or what they are planning to do with all their stuff when they move into a smaller house. It would take days to help them move.

That about it for today except for this link to a fellow blogger. Not too sure I wanna see how "peak oil" is gonna shake out, but i don't think I am going to have a choice.

Ride your bike.......till later.

Thursday, July 07, 2005

Flame overload..........

I'm probably the only person around with a flamed Shuffle......
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I suppose I have way to much spare time............

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As I am typing this on Thursday afternoon-we are getting a monsoon type rainstorm, it doesn't look like it in the picture but it's like being inside a car wash.

On to Test-It-Thursday..............

Whenever I ride off road in the summer, some sort of bug spray is almost mandatory here in South Central Pennsylvania. Due to some of the tight singletrack we have around here, picking up deer ticks is a very real possibility.

I use this stuff here........
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We are talking Repel 40% Deet.

Not sure how healthy it is to wear something with that much Deet in it, but it does an awesome job of keeping the bugs out of my face on climbs. Let's face it, ain't no way I'm fast enough to outrun the bugs on most climbs. It cost about 5 bucks a can and is worth every penny.

This next item is sure to gross some folks out.
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Mmmmm, donut shortening :-)

Here is a close-up of the nutrition panel.
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Not sure why it's called a "Nutrition Panel"

1890 servings of pure fat calories in a 50 pound block and I use a block of this stuff every night I work. Yum. And people wonder why they have trouble losing weight. This stuff (hydrogenated soybean oil) is some nasty-ass shit. It and high fructose corn syrup are in just about everything except toothpaste and toilet paper.


I am saddened by what has happened in London.

Terrorism isn't the answer to the world's problems.

I have a wonderful family and I feel for those folks.

It just isn't right.

Till later.

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Oops...........

Since updating my computer to SP2 on Tuesday, it no longer reconizes my camera when I plug it into a USB post. Since I have to track down exactly where I put the disc with the drivers on it- no pics and no Test-It-Thurday. I have a test on some new bug spray, donut shortening and giving my iPod shuffle a flame job.

Sorry, as soon as I figure out where the hell my disc is- I'll post up something.

I copied and pasted the following article from the Washington Post here...........

Convergence of Driver, Bicyclist Ends in Arrest
Bystanders Track Alleged Assailant

By Petula Dvorak
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, July 2, 2005; B01

It began as a shouting match on a busy Capitol Hill street corner during the frenetic morning commute, a bike-vs.-car incident not uncommon in a big city.

But then the silver-haired, retired Navy lieutenant got out of his car, approached the red-headed ballet dancer riding a bike and allegedly shoved her to the ground, authorities said. He got back into his car and, as bystanders followed him, drove down the block to his nearby office, the bicyclist said.

The man was identified as Ted E. Schelenski, 64, vice president for finance and operations at the Heritage Foundation, a think tank that promotes conservative policies. He pleaded not guilty this week to a charge of simple assault.

The bicyclist, Kristin Hall, 23, said the trouble began about 8:30 a.m. June 14. She was riding on the sidewalk, about to turn onto the 300 block of Massachusetts Avenue NE, when a car stopped in front of her, blocking her path, she said. She stopped her bike and asked the man to move his silver Acura, she said.

But Schelenski wouldn't move, and the two yelled at one another, she said in an interview yesterday.

"It was some kind of road-rage nonsense," Hall said. "When he got out of the car, I told him: 'You're crazy! Get back in the car!' "

But Schelenski came at the 105-pound, communications assistant at the Academy for Educational Development and shoved her to the ground while she was still straddled on her bicycle, she said.

"I was pretty scraped up and bruised," Hall said. "And he just got back into his car and floored it. He took off."

There were several bystanders. One helped Hall up; someone took down the license plate number of the car and watched it go just a block past the scene to the foundation's office. Someone else summoned a nearby U.S. Capitol Police officer, she said.

About 10 minutes later, Schelenski returned to the scene, Hall said, and tried to apologize. "He said he lost his temper," she said. "And then he told the officer that all he did was try to shake my bike. He said I was the one who fell over."

Police arrested Schelenski after he gave them his side of the story and took him to Capitol Police headquarters for processing, according to charging papers filed by prosecutors. He was released and appeared Thursday in D.C. Superior Court. His attorney, Robert Bredhoff, declined to comment on the case, and Schelenski did not return calls to his home or office.

Schelenski is due back in court July 27 for a status hearing.
© 2005 The Washington Post Company

I think they oughta throw the book at the f*cker.

That's it for today folks......gotta get some zzzz's so I can tan the fat later today at the pool with our 11 year old.

Till later.

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Give up meat?

Who me? I don't think so.
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A fellow bike blogger and his wife have done so and so far it seems to be working great for them.

Good stuff.

I love having the occasional hamburger too much to give up all meat. I used to work with a woman that was totally vegan, which as I understand it (correct me if I'm wrong) means that you only eat plant based food.

The only problem I had with working with her was that she never shut up about how bad it was to eat meat, fish, drink milk etc. I wanted to feed her a leather coat after awhile. She was totally into living the natural life and while that's 100% A-OK with me, having her around ramming it down everyone's throat got old after awhile...............especially since she also didn't believe in wearing deodorant.

Militant vegans are okay I guess but smelly militant vegans aren't. Since I was her supervisor at the time, I was the one that had the privelege of telling her that her body odor was offensive. If you know me, you know that I am the master of tactful conversations. The conversation went well.

At least for me it did anyways.........

I went to cookout over at my brother and sister-in-laws house on the 4th.
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I drank 2 of these. Yikes.

I don't drink very much and I have no idea how much alcohol is in one of them but 2 of them made me kinda fuzzy. Glad I stopped at 2 because I always get a massive hangover when I drink more then 2 of anything with alcohol in it.

The Tour seems to be going well for Lance and Co. so far. I'm not really gonna put much up here about it unless something really good or really bad happens. I assume most folks reading my blog already are following it.

Is this mountain biking?

My opinion? .............I'm not really sure.

While I like reading about it and I'd love to attend one of the events.............I think it's turned into more of a circus act then mountain biking. I'm not taking anything away from it as it takes an enormus amount of skill and a huge sac to pull off some of those moves- but it's more of a stunt contest then an athletic contest.

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Science time.

I suppose this will be good for when the "once every 65 million years" comet returns to Earth. ............which if I am not mistaken is any ole' time now.

I installed a key in my registry last year which prevented Windows from installing Service Pack 2. Finally got around to removing it and going through with the install. Everything works fine but what a pain in the ass. If Apple wasn't going to Intel chipsets later this year-I'd be tempted to switch over but Apple is gonna have some of the same issues that Windows does.

Not a bad way to make a living.

Figured out that if I stick to my annual driving mileage (about 6ooo miles) and my minivan doesn't blow up- it will be about 18 years old when it gets 100,000 miles on it. At that rate-I will only own one more new car until I retire. More money for bikes. Yea.

Till later.................

Weekend update.........

Been a busy weekend.

Got an nice little short off-road ride in Sunday morning before it got to hot out down at Lake Redman. I think we mighta rode 7 or 8 miles. Whatever, it was just fun to get out with some buddies and get a little dusty.

I was planning on vacuuming out my wife's car but somehow how it turned into a 5 hour detailing session Sunday afternoon-after that, I was pretty much smoked..............

WTF? I think the guy oughta fill up his freakin' yard with American flags. I mean, he only leaves them up for 3 or 4 weeks which is the same as Christmas lights. What's the big deal?

Here's my arrogant opinion...............cops don't nearly make enough money for the shit they have to put up with. This guy deserves a raise.

Instead of the fine, they should tow the offenders vehicles to the infield and have a monster truck car crushing competition.

Not as easy as it looks........

This is Cateye's newest light. Kinda looks like the blower housing from a Top Fuel car.

My lovely wife has begun to trench out our daughter's room..........

Here are a few thumbnails of what it looked like before Janet touched anything.

Click'em to see the full sized horror.
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I don't know exactly what my wife has gotten rid of but I hauled 2 trash bags full of stuff out to the trash. I'm thinking of this quote when I look in her room. I'm glad of 2 things..........

#1 Her room has a door that we can close.

#2 We haven't found any dead animals.

..................It's gonna get a whole lot uglier before it gets better.

Here's a nifty website to educate yourself about spyware.

This website doesn't really have any tie in to my weekend, but it's kinda funny. Don't click on it if rabbits having sex offends you.

Beat it? You gotta be kidding me. Good idea, but they coulda picked a better slogan.

Been following the tour over the weekend, not having OLN totally blows. Yeah, I know they show rodeos and bass fishing most of the time but a little bike love would be nice. If Lance doesn't have too much bad luck, I don't see anyone beating him.

It's kind of funny how everyone forgets about all the problems in cycling for 3 weeks out of every year. It's a tough sport that chews up and spits out lots of riders. Kinda sad sometimes considering all the training they do.

Saw some guy riding out his bike on Rt 83 Sunday on my way back from the Lake Redman ride. On the wrong side of the road. Without a helmet. In a construction zone. What could possibly go wrong?

I was gonna feature my new flame stickers on this week's Test it Thursday but I was bored so I put them on Monday morning instead of riding cause my knee was sore............

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Did I overdo the flames? Yeah probably, but it's a free country and I like flames. Sue me.

Our son is a pyromaniac.

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Here are a couple more thumbnails of him and a couple of his cousins lighting off fireworks July 4th. It's the one day out of the year the kid is allowed to play with fire and he loves it.

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My nephew Joe is also a pyro
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And so is his sister Mary Beth
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A little time exposure action

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The aftermath

No blown off fingers, so it was all good.

Till later.